At the conference many former German concessions in China were handed to Japan instead of back to China.

Despite American support and the ostensible spirit of self-determination, the Western powers refused his claims, transferring the German concessions to Japan instead.

It complained that the Treaty of Versailles lacked more German concessions, particularly the annexation of the Ruhr.

After the death of his father, Yuan lived reclusively in the German concession in Tianjin.

The Shandong peninsula formed part of the German concessions in China from 1898 to 1914.

German concession (1899-1917)

Article 156 of the treaty transferred German concessions in Shandong, China, to Japan rather than returning sovereign authority to China.

The convention of Peking on 6 March 1898 granted a 99-year German concession for Kiautschou Bay.

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The Treaty of Versailles transferred the German concessions in Shandong to Japan instead of restoring Chinese sovereignty over the area.