Wilson and China: A Revised History of the Shandong Question

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Documents -- Acknowledgments -- Technical Note -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Diplomatic Situation Prior to the Paris Peace Conference -- The German Diplomatic Position in Shandong -- Japan Declares War on Germany -- Strategic and Military Importance of the Shandong Concession -- Foreign Policy Issues Regarding the Shandong Concession -- Japan Presents the Twenty-one Demands -- The Japanese Ultimatum -- China Joins the War Against Germany -- The 1918 Secret Sino-Japanese Agreements -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 2. The Chinese Delegation's Proposals to the Paris Peace Conference -- The Members of the Chinese Delegation -- Wellington Koo and President Woodrow Wilson -- The Chinese Delegation's Proposals to Paris -- Wellington Koo and the Shandong Question -- The Chinese Delegation's March and April Declarations -- Direct or Indirect Restitution of Shandong -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 3. The Japanese Delegation's Proposals to the Paris Peace Conference -- The Japanese Delegation and its Proposals -- The American Delegation's Opening Position on Shandong -- Who Wanted the Secret Agreements Kept Secret? -- The Impact of the Secret Agreements on America's Proposals -- The Japanese Delegation's April 1919 Proposals -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 4. President Wilson's Compromise Proposal -- The American Delegation and its Proposals -- The Big Three's Negotiations with the Chinese Delegation -- The Big Three's Negotiations with the Japanese Delegation -- Wilson's Rationale Behind this Compromise Solution -- The Impact of Wilson's Compromise -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 5. The Myth of Woodrow Wilson's Betrayal -- The Importance of "Face" in China -- The Chinese Diplomatic Reaction to the Shandong Resolutions