Although hostilities in northern China were halted during the peace negotiations that eventually resulted in the Treaty of Shimonoseki (April 1895), Taiwan and the Pescadores were specifically excluded from the scope of the armistice, allowing the Japanese to mount a military operation against them without imperiling the peace negotiations.
Meskipun pertempuran-pertempuran di Tiongkok utara berhenti selama perundingan damai yang akhirnya menghasilkan Perjanjian Shimonoseki (April 1895), Taiwan dan Pescadores secara khusus dikeluarkan dari lingkup gencatan senjata, memungkinkan Jepang untuk melancarkan operasi militer terhadap mereka tanpa membahayakan perundingan-perundingan damai.