China ceded to Japan the Island of Taiwan, the Penghu Islands, and the Liaodong Peninsula in the southern part of present-day Liaoning province (including the city of Dalian). However, Liaodong was subsequently returned to Qing dynasty due to diplomatic intervention of Russia, Germany, and France, which forced Japan to back down and withdraw from the peninsula in the same year.
China cede,d to Japan the Island of Taiwan, the Penghu. Islands, and the Liaodong Peninsula in the southern part of present-day Liaoning province (including the city of Dalian) However, Liaodong was subsequently returned to Qing dynasty due to diplomatic intervention of Russia, Germany and France which forced Japan to back down and withdraw from th,e peninsula in the same year.