First Sino-Japanese War
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The First Sino-Japanese War, or the First China–Japan War, was a conflict between the Qing dynasty of China and the Empire of Japan primarily for influence over Korea. In China it is commonly known as
Japanese before the office of Beiyang Fleet after taking Lüshun
1882 photograph of Kim Okkyun taken in Nagasaki. His assassination in China would contribute to tensions leading to the First Sino-Japanese War.
The French-built Matsushima, flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the First Sino-Japanese War
Japanese troops during the First Sino-Japanese War
Foreign imperialism in China
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During the 19th and 20th centuries, foreign powers practiced imperialism in China through the imposition of unequal treaties, opening of treaty ports, and establishment of foreign concessions and leas
An 1898 French political cartoon depicting Britain, France, Russia, Germany, and Japan dividing China
A painting of the Second Battle of Chuenpi of the First Opium War
A portrait of French minister Marie Melchior Joseph Théodose de Lagrené
The ruins of the Old Summer Palace after being sacked by Anglo–French forces in the Second Opium War.