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'''Weihaiwei''', now called [[Weihai]], is a harbor city on the northeastern shore of the [[Shandong Peninsula]]. It became a colony of [[Britain]] in [[1898]] after a treaty was signed between [[China]]'s [[Qing]] government and Britain in which [[Weihaiwei]] was leased to the latter.

In [[December]] [[1921]] at the [[Washington Conference]], Chinese government representatives raised claim for its territories leased by various powers. Over the next eight years, the Chinese government held negotiations with the British government concerning the treaty port of [[Weihaiwei]].

On [[October 1]], [[1931]], [[Wang Jiazhen]], the Chinese official responsible for taking [[Weihaiwei]] back, and [[Reginald Johnston]], the British administrator of [[Weihaiwei]], took part in a handover ceremony in front of the British Administrator's premises, signifying the final return of [[Weihaiwei]] to [[China]] after 32 years of British rule.

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