Timeline Wednesday 17 April 1895

Events on Wednesday 17 April 1895 1

• 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki ends Sino-Japanese War China cedes Taiwan and recognizes Korean independence Japan and China signed the treaty in Shimonoseki on 17 April 1895, ending the First Sino-Japanese War. China ceded Taiwan, the Penghu Islands, and the Liaodong Peninsula to Japan and recognized Korea's full independence. The settlement marked Japan's emergence as a major regional power.