Meeting with Li Hongzhang in Moscow during the coronation ceremonies for Tsar Nicholas II, Witte promised to maintain Chinese territorial integrity and suggested a secret military alliance against possible future aggression by the Empire of Japan. In exchange, Russia would be allowed to use Chinese ports for its warships, and to build a Russian gauge railway through Heilongjiang and Jilin to Vladivostok on the Pacific coast.[2] Along with the railway concession, Russian personnel and police received extraterritorial jurisdiction over large portions of Northeast China and the permission to station troops to protect the railway.[1] China was also not allowed to interfere with Russian troop movements or munitions and also had to grant Russia decreased tariff rates. To avoid diplomatic issues with the other major powers, Li insisted that the concession be granted to the Russo-Chinese Bank, rather than directly to the Russian government,[1] making the railway nominally a joint project, although it was in reality completely financed and controlled by Russia.
Consequencesedit
The terms of the treaty were tantamount to the annexation of northeast China by Russia in all but name.[1] Rather than protecting China from Japanese territorial ambitions, the treaty opened the door towards further Russian expansionism in the form of the Russia–Qing Convention of 1898, in which China was forced to lease the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Russia and allow a southern extension of Russia's China Eastern Railway to be built from northern Harbin to the port city of Dalian.[3] These events increased anti-foreign sentiment in China, which came to a head in the Boxer Uprising of 1900.
^ abcdKowner, Rotem (2006). Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 209–210. ISBN0-8108-4927-5. Kowner, Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War, p. 209-210
^Nish, Ian (2014). The Origins of the Russo-Japanese War. Routledge. p. 31.
^Schumpeter, Elizabeth Boody (1940). The Industrialization of Japan and Manchukuo, 1930-1940. Vol. 8. Taylor & Francis. p. 382.
Further readingedit
Cheng, Tianfang. A history of Sino-Russian relations (1957) pp 57-60.
Kawakami, Kiyoshi Karl. "The Russo-Chinese Conflict in Manchuria." Foreign Affairs 8.1 (1929): 52-68.
Ukoianov, Igor V.L. "The First Russo-Chinese Allied Treaty of 1896." International Journal of Korean History 11 (2007): 151-177 abstract.
May 04, 2024
lobanov, treaty, sino, russian, secret, treaty, chinese, 中俄密約, russian, Союзный, договор, между, Российской, империей, Китаем, secret, unequal, treaty, signed, june, 1896, moscow, foreign, minister, alexey, lobanov, rostovsky, behalf, russian, empire, viceroy,. The Li Lobanov Treaty or the Sino Russian Secret Treaty Chinese 中俄密約 Russian Soyuznyj dogovor mezhdu Rossijskoj imperiej i Kitaem was a secret and unequal treaty signed on June 3 1896 in Moscow by foreign minister Alexey Lobanov Rostovsky on behalf of the Russian Empire and viceroy Li Hongzhang on behalf of Qing China The treaty and its consequences increased anti foreign sentiment in China which came to a head in the Boxer Uprising of 1900 A painting by the Bulgarian artist Marina Ruseva which depicts the signing of the Treaty of 1896 The contents of the agreement were made public only in 1922 Contents 1 Background 2 Contents 3 Consequences 4 See also 5 Notes 6 Further readingBackground editFollowing the Treaty of Shimonoseki ending the First Sino Japanese War and the Triple Intervention China was forced to pay a large indemnity to the Empire of Japan 230 million kuping taels equal to 8 600 tonnes of silver In order to raise the funds for this payment China approached France and Russia for loans Taking advantage of this situation Russian finance minister Sergei Witte established the Russo Chinese Bank which was controlled by the Russian government and agreed to facilitate the loans 1 Contents editMeeting with Li Hongzhang in Moscow during the coronation ceremonies for Tsar Nicholas II Witte promised to maintain Chinese territorial integrity and suggested a secret military alliance against possible future aggression by the Empire of Japan In exchange Russia would be allowed to use Chinese ports for its warships and to build a Russian gauge railway through Heilongjiang and Jilin to Vladivostok on the Pacific coast 2 Along with the railway concession Russian personnel and police received extraterritorial jurisdiction over large portions of Northeast China and the permission to station troops to protect the railway 1 China was also not allowed to interfere with Russian troop movements or munitions and also had to grant Russia decreased tariff rates To avoid diplomatic issues with the other major powers Li insisted that the concession be granted to the Russo Chinese Bank rather than directly to the Russian government 1 making the railway nominally a joint project although it was in reality completely financed and controlled by Russia Consequences editThe terms of the treaty were tantamount to the annexation of northeast China by Russia in all but name 1 Rather than protecting China from Japanese territorial ambitions the treaty opened the door towards further Russian expansionism in the form of the Russia Qing Convention of 1898 in which China was forced to lease the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to Russia and allow a southern extension of Russia s China Eastern Railway to be built from northern Harbin to the port city of Dalian 3 These events increased anti foreign sentiment in China which came to a head in the Boxer Uprising of 1900 See also editRelations between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire 1855 1922 Unequal treaties Imperialism in AsiaNotes edit a b c d Kowner Rotem 2006 Historical Dictionary of the Russo Japanese War The Scarecrow Press pp 209 210 ISBN 0 8108 4927 5 Kowner Historical Dictionary of the Russo Japanese War p 209 210 Nish Ian 2014 The Origins of the Russo Japanese War Routledge p 31 Schumpeter Elizabeth Boody 1940 The Industrialization of Japan and Manchukuo 1930 1940 Vol 8 Taylor amp Francis p 382 Further reading editCheng Tianfang A history of Sino Russian relations 1957 pp 57 60 Kawakami Kiyoshi Karl The Russo Chinese Conflict in Manchuria Foreign Affairs 8 1 1929 52 68 Ukoianov Igor V L The First Russo Chinese Allied Treaty of 1896 International Journal of Korean History 11 2007 151 177 abstract Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Li Lobanov Treaty amp oldid 1216530145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
