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As tensions rose between China and Japan following the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] in which a number of [[Miyako Islands|Miyako Islanders]] were killed by [[Taiwanese aborigines]], the Japanese launched [[Taiwan Expedition of 1874|a punitive expedition to Taiwan]], Li played a prominent role in meeting with Japanese official representatives, and with [[Ulysses S. Grant]], in negotiations regarding responsibility for the incident, and competing Chinese and Japanese claims to the [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû Islands]]. The year [[1873]] saw the conclusion of the first initial treaty establishing modern diplomatic relations between China and Japan. Though the decade ended with Japan unilaterally annexing the Ryukyus despite Beijing's protests, in the end, war was avoided for the time being.

As tensions rose between China and Japan following the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871]] in which a number of [[Miyako Islands|Miyako Islanders]] were killed by [[Taiwanese aborigines]], the Japanese launched [[Taiwan Expedition of 1874|a punitive expedition to Taiwan]], Li played a prominent role in meeting with Japanese official representatives, and with [[Ulysses S. Grant]], in negotiations regarding responsibility for the incident, and competing Chinese and Japanese claims to the [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû Islands]]. The year [[1873]] saw the conclusion of the first initial treaty establishing modern diplomatic relations between China and Japan. Though the decade ended with Japan unilaterally annexing the Ryukyus despite Beijing's protests, in the end, war was avoided for the time being.

Tensions rose again in the 1880s, and diplomatic discussions between Li and [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] ended in both sides agreeing to inform the other if they were to again deploy troops to Korea. This manifested in [[1894]], when the Korean court requested Chinese aid in suppressing the [[Tonghak Rebellion]]. Li had 1500 troops sent, and informed the Japanese, who had already sent troops as well, for the same purpose. Li remained a powerful figure in the Chinese government through the [[Sino-Japanese War]] which followed.

Tensions rose again in the 1880s, and diplomatic discussions between Li and [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] ended in both sides agreeing to inform the other if they were to again deploy troops to Korea. This manifested in [[1894]], when the Korean court requested Chinese aid in suppressing the [[Tonghak Rebellion]]. Li had 1500 troops sent, and informed the Japanese, who had already sent troops as well, for the same purpose. Li remained a powerful figure in the Chinese government through the [[Sino-Japanese War]] which followed. While in [[Shimonoseki]] negotiating an end to the war, Li survived an assassination attempt; he was shot, but survived, and his injuries were attended to by [[Julius Scriba]], a German physician and professor at the [[Tokyo Imperial University]] School of Medicine.<ref>Plaque for bust of [[Julius Scriba]], University of Tokyo.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/34971173920/sizes/k/]</ref>

Chop suey enjoyed a considerable boost in popularity in parts of the United States in conjunction with Li's visit to New York in [[1896]], when signs advertised it, likely quite erroneously, as Li's favorite food.

Chop suey enjoyed a considerable boost in popularity in parts of the United States in conjunction with Li's visit to New York in [[1896]], when signs advertised it, likely quite erroneously, as Li's favorite food.

==References==

==References==

*[[Marius Jansen]], ''China in the Tokugawa World'', Harvard University Press (1992), 114.

*[[Marius Jansen]], ''China in the Tokugawa World'', Harvard University Press (1992), 114.

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