Yuan Shikai and Japan's 2 1 Treaty

Article 2 1 * * * is divided into number 5.

There are four articles in No.1, which are about Japan's request to accept Germany's old rights in Shandong Province and expand its rights to build roads, settle down and trade.

Article 7 of Document No.2 requires that Japan's rights and interests in the Kanto Concession, Nanman Railway, Anfeng Railway and Jichang Railway be extended for another 99 years, as well as the Japanese right to mine, settle down and trade in eastern Inner Mongolia and Nanman.

No.3 has two articles, demanding that Japan monopolize the coal and iron industries in Hanyang, Daye and Pingxiang.

No.4 requires China not to cede its coastal ports and islands to other countries.

Article 7 of Circular No.5 requires the China government to employ Japanese as military and financial consultants, and the number of Japanese consultants should be greater than the total number of consultants from other countries. China police are jointly established by China and Japan or employ Japanese consultants. The ordnance equipment needed by the Japanese army is supplied by the ordnance factory jointly run by China and China, or purchased from Japan. The railway construction rights of Hunan, Hubei, Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces were handed over to Japan. Acknowledge the land ownership of Japanese hospitals, temples and schools in China, and acknowledge Japan's religious rights.

Impact on China

1, humiliating the country.

2. Inspired the Japanese people's patriotic struggle against China.

Patriotic organizations in major cities have made propaganda, held rallies and parades, vowed not to admit the "Article 21" of treason, and demanded that the traitors Lu Zhengxiang and Cao Rulin be punished. People from all walks of life in Shanghai held a national convention attended by more than 10 thousand people, expressing their rejection of Japan to the end.

Workers in Shanghai and other places went on strike, and young students from all over the world organized groups to call for resisting Japan and saving the country, setting off a massive boycott of Japanese goods. The All-China Education Federation decided to designate May 9th, the day when Japan accepted the ultimatum, as "National Shame Day".

3. It accelerated the collapse of Yuan Shikai's government and Sun Yat-sen's coming to power.

4. Changed the contradictory position between China and the great powers: the main contradiction between China and imperialism shifted from Britain and the United States to Japan.

5. Fueled the arrogance of Japanese militarism.