21 DEMANDS

BACKGROUND

• Japan interested in northern China and Manchuria
• Joined ranks of European imperialist powers to establish
• Established political and economical control over China
• Japan attempted to expand to China after establishment of Republic of China

DEMANDS

• Confirmed Japan's seizure of German ports in Shandong Province
• Extending the leasehold over the territory for 99 years
• Control of the Hanyeping mining and metallurgical complex in central China
• Stop China from giving coastal concessions to foreign powers except for Japan.
• Hire Japanese advisors who could had control of China's finance and police