On March 26, 1901 (February 7, 1901), Yang Chung again refused to sign a treaty of humiliation in Moscow. In 1900, when the eight-country coalition invaded China, Shao Xiao raised 17,000 troops and seized the three northeastern provinces of China. At the beginning of 1901, the Qing Dynasty appointed Yang Chung as a minister of all power in Russia and negotiated the three northeastern provinces without compromising the sovereignty of China. On January 4, the negotiations began. On the 17th, Wang Chung Chung Minister of Finance, Vitt, told Yang Chung to submit a draft of the Treaty of 13 articles. On February 16, the Russians formally proposed the 12th paragraph, without discussing Yang Chung's signature. Yang