1.1 Taiwan and Treaty of Shimonoseki

After the 1894–95 Sino-Japanese War, both China and Japan signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki on 17 April 1895. This treaty was enforced on 8 May 1895.

Ultimately, the Treaty determined Taiwan’s fate. The Treaty’s Article 2 required China to cede to Japan certain territories that included: “(1) the Liaodong Peninsula, (2) the island of Formosa, together with all islands appertaining or belonging to the said island of Formosa, (3) the Pescadores Gro…