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==Ryûkyû Dispute==
==Ryûkyû Dispute==
*1880/3/9 Tokyo agrees to Peking's proposal to meet to negotiate a peaceful solution to the dispute over sovereignty over [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû]].
*1880/3/9 Tokyo agrees to Peking's proposal to meet to negotiate a peaceful solution to the dispute over sovereignty over [[Ryukyu Islands|Ryûkyû]].
*1880/3/11 Tokyo issues a missive to foreign governments, requesting that if any were owed debts by the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]], incurred after 1843, Japan would pay them. The foreign governments were given until May 30 to file their claims.
*1880/4/17 Tokyo agrees to send its representatives to Peking, in light of China's refusal to send its representatives to Tokyo.
*1880/4/17 Tokyo agrees to send its representatives to Peking, in light of China's refusal to send its representatives to Tokyo.
*1880/8-10 Representatives of China and Japan meet in Peking.
*1880/8/15 Representatives of China and Japan meet in Peking to begin negotiations.
*1880/10/21 Negotiations reach an agreement, including Japanese recognition of Chinese sovereignty over the southernmost islands - [[Miyako Islands|Miyako]] and [[Yaeyama Islands|Yaeyama]] - in exchange for China granting Japan [[Most Favored Nation]] status. The Chinese ratification of the treaty is delayed.
*1880/10/21 Negotiations reach an agreement, including Japanese recognition of Chinese sovereignty over the southernmost islands - [[Miyako Islands|Miyako]] and [[Yaeyama Islands|Yaeyama]] - in exchange for China granting Japan [[Most Favored Nation]] status. The Chinese ratification of the treaty is delayed.
*1880/12/20 China declares it will not sign the agreement.
==Other Events of 1880==
==Other Events of 1880==