Cao Rulin was Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Northern Government, and an important member of the pro-Japanese movement in the early 20th century. In 1915, he took Yuan Shikai's orders and signed the infamous "Twenty-One Demands" treaty with Japan. Yuan Shikai in military uniform Yuan Shikai (Courtesy Weiting 慰亭; Pseudonym: Rongan 容庵 Traditional: 袁世凱; Simplified: 袁世凯; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Yüan Shih-kai) (September 16, 1859 – June 6, 1916) was a Chinese military official and politician during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. ... The Twenty-One Demands were a set of demands which the Japanese government of Okuma Shigenobu sent to the Chinese government in January 18th, 1915, in which China gave into and had signed two treaties with Japan on May 25th. ...

Cao Rulin was part of the Chinese envoy attending the Paris Peace Conference. At the conference many concessions were made to Japan that were unfavorable to China. This caused a great deal of unrest in China resulting in a student demonstration on May 4, 1919 in Tiananmen Square. This was the beginning of the May 4th Movement. The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 was an international conference, organized by the victors of the World War I for negotiating the peace treaties between the Allied and Associated Powers and the defeated Central Powers. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Tiananmen The Tiananmen or Tiananmen (Simplified: 天安门; Traditional: 天安門; Hanyu Pinyin: ), is the main entrance to the Imperial Palace Grounds, also known as the Forbidden City, in Beijing, Peoples Republic of China. ... Students in Beijing rallied during the May Fourth Movement. ...

The demonstration shifted and Cao Rulin's house, at 3 Front Zhaojialou Lane in the East City District, was burned down.

See also

• May 4th Movement
• Twenty-One Demands
• Versailles Treaty

Students in Beijing rallied during the May Fourth Movement. ... The Twenty-One Demands were a set of demands which the Japanese government of Okuma Shigenobu sent to the Chinese government in January 18th, 1915, in which China gave into and had signed two treaties with Japan on May 25th. ... Woodrow Wilson with the American Peace Commissioners The Treaty of Versailles of 1919 is the peace treaty created as a result of six months of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 which put an official end to World War I between the Allies and Central Powers. ...

External links

• Front Zhaojialou Lane
• China in 20th Century - Adolescent China