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Washington Conference Agreements

The Washington Conferences of 1921-22 focused on settling a number of issues relating to East Asia.
Outcomes: 
Under U.S. leadership, the resulting Four, Five, and Nine Power Treaties returned the now Japanese-held areas in Shandong to Chinese sovereignty, and also set limits on the relative sizes of naval forces in East Asia.
Contact Info: 
U.S. Department of State
Source: 

https://history.state.gov/countries/issues/china-us-relations

Government?: 
Yes
Type of Exchange: 
diplomatic
military
Partners: 
United States
Japan
China
France
Britain
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Portugal
Participants (Types): 
Government officials from each of the represented countries
Exchange Date: 
Saturday, November 12, 1921 to Thursday, February 6, 1992
Continuing: 
No
Level of Government: 
national
Location: 
Washington, DC
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