What event led to the Treaty of Shimonoseki during Guangxu's reign?
Second Sino-Japanese War
Qing's defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War
The Boxer Rebellion
The Opium War
Answer
The Treaty of Shimonoseki, signed in 1895 between China and Japan, was the result of China's defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War. The treaty ceded Taiwan and the Penghu Islands to Japan, opened up several Chinese ports to Japanese trade, and forced China to pay a large indemnity to Japan.
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