German Concessions
All in China:
- On 6 March 1898, Qingdao was leased "for 99 years" to Germany (as Kiaochow = Tsingtao) Bay (Kiautschou); it was already occupied by Germany since 14 November 1897. On 23 August 1914, Republic of China canceled the German lease, only to find that the concession had been occupied by Japan since 7 November 1914.
- One of the Concessions in Tianjin (then known as Tientsin)
- One of the concessions in Hankou (now a part of Wuhan)
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