106 years ago today, on April 30, 1919 (April 1, 1919, the Paris Peace Conference decided to transfer Germany's rights and interests in Shandong to Japan. The Paris Peace Conference was manipulated by the five countries of Britain, America, France, Japan and Italy. On April 30, 1919, the five-nation meeting made a final ruling on the Shandong issue. In the Peace Treaty with Germany, the Shandong issue was singled out from the China issue. Become a separate issue. There are three articles on the Shandong issue, namely Article 156: Germany will relinquish all rights, titles and privileges acquired by it in accordance with the treaty concluded with China on March 6, 1898, and other conditions related to Shandong Province, including Jiaozhou's territory, railways, minerals and submarine wires, to Japan. All German rights on the Qingdao-Jinan Railway, including branch roads, together with whatever ancillary property, stations, workshops, railway equipment and vehicles, minerals, equipment and materials used in mining, and all ancillary rights and privileges, were acquired and continue to be owned by Japan. The German-owned submarine wires from Qingdao to Shanghai and from Qingdao to Yantai, together with all ancillary rights, privileges and ownership, were also acquired and continue to be owned by Japan, with all burdens waived. Article 156: Germany's state-owned movable and immovable property in the territory of Jiaozhou, as well as all rights that Germany may claim in the territory due to direct or indirect bearing of costs, implementation of projects or improvements, are acquired by Japan and continue to be owned by it, and all burdens will be waived. Article 158: Germany shall hand over civil, military, financial, judicial or other archives, registers, maps, land deeds and various documents within Jiaozhou territory, regardless of where they are stored, within three months from the implementation of this treaty to Japan. Within the same period, Germany shall notify Japan of all treaties, agreements or contracts concerning the rights, titles or privileges referred to in the two preceding articles. The three articles did not say that Japan must return Shandong to China. At this point, China's negotiations on the Shandong issue completely failed. Since the negotiations on the Shandong issue occurred, China initially proposed direct restitution, and then retreated to the joint management of the five countries; The United States initially proposed that the Peace Council take over, and then proposed the five-country disposal. In the end, it only asked Japan to make a written statement that it would return it to Shandong in the future. All compromise proposals were rejected by Japan. After the meeting ended on April 30, the China delegation learned about the meeting that day and immediately reported it to the Beijing government. However, the Peace Council did not immediately announce its decision on Shandong issues. This matter became "fifth. The trigger of the Fourth Movement.