Chinese occupation of German Tientsin
Part of World War I
DateMarch 14th, 1917
Location39°08′01″N 117°12′19″E / 39.1336°N 117.2054°E / 39.1336; 117.2054
Result Allied victory
Territorial
changes
Liquidation of the German concession of Tianjin
Belligerents
 China  Germany

Background

Main article: German concession of Tianjin

In 1895, in order to thank Germany for intervening in Liaoning against Japan, the Chinese government forced Japan to withdraw from the Liaodong Peninsula and they acquired the Treaty of Shimonoseki and allowed Germany to open of a concession in China. On October 3, Germany opened its second concession in China in Tientsin.

Occupation

The day following Chinese ceasing of relations Chinese police officers entered the concession and occupied the e territory take the guards and administrators captive. China later declared war on August 14, 1917.[1]

Aftermath

Following the end of the war Germany gave up all rights to it in the treaty of Versailles and China turned it into the First Special Zone of Tientsin.[1].

References

  1. ^ Gotteland, Mathieu (2014). "La France et le Japon à Tianjin, 1937-1940 : de la neutralité à la collaboration". Outre-mers (in French). 101 (382): 71–88. doi:10.3406/outre.2014.5086. ISSN 1631-0438.