Shina wa Nisshin sen'eki no haibō ni tsuzuite, rekkyō kara yōgai no chi o soshaku serare, arui wa kyokoku kabun no yaku ni kakaran to suru keisei de atta.Places of strategic importance in China was being leased by the great powers after China lost First Sino-Japanese War, and the situation was like China faced a crisis of dividing the country.