China and the World War. Appendix FIve W. Reginald Wheeler China and the World War . The object of the alliance is to maintain the independence of Korea on a firm footing and . . .
China recognizes definitely the full and complete independence and autonomy of Korea.
There shall be perpetual peace and friendship between the Empire of Korea and the Empire of China . . . . V. Treaty, England-Japan. The Governments of Great Britain and Japan, actuated solely by a desire to maintain the status quo and general peace in the Extreme East, being, moreover, specially interested in maintaining the territorial integrity of the Empire of China and the Empire of Korea, and in securing equal opportunities in those countries for the commerce and industry of all nations, hereby agree . . . The High Contracting Parties, having mutually recognized the independence of China and Korea, declare themselves to be entirely uninfluenced by any aggressive tendencies in either country. The two Governments consider that the observance of these principles is at the same time a guarantee of their special interests in the Far East.