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Tributary relations between Qing Dynasty China and the Ryûkyû Kingdom ended with the [[Ryukyu Shobun|abolition of the latter in the 1870s]], and for a brief period Fuzhou became a center of Ryukyuan activism as a small group of prominent Ryukyuan figures petitioned (though ultimately unsuccessfully) the Chinese government to do something to oppose the Japanese takeover of the Ryukyus.

Tributary relations between Qing Dynasty China and the Ryûkyû Kingdom ended with the [[Ryukyu Shobun|abolition of the latter in the 1870s]], and for a brief period Fuzhou became a center of Ryukyuan activism as a small group of prominent Ryukyuan figures petitioned (though ultimately unsuccessfully) the Chinese government to do something to oppose the Japanese takeover of the Ryukyus.

Trade between southern China and [[Okinawa prefecture]] enjoyed a brief revival following the [[Sino-Japanese War]], when such activity was promoted by the [[Meiji government|Japanese government]] in order to boost the prefecture's economy. [[Maruichi shoten]], a trading company supported by investments from the [[Second Sho Dynasty|former Ryukyuan royal family]], established a branch office in Fuzhou, trading Chinese tea and other manufactured/processed goods for ''kombu'', textiles, and canned goods from [[Osaka]]. Thus trade between Fuzhou and Okinawa enjoyed a brief revival, but ended once again as Sino-Japanese relations turned hostile in the 1930s.

Trade between southern China and [[Okinawa prefecture]] enjoyed a brief revival following the [[Sino-Japanese War]], when such activity was promoted by the [[Meiji government|Japanese government]] in order to boost the prefecture's economy. [[Maruichi shoten]], a trading company supported by investments from the [[Sho Dynasty|former Ryukyuan royal family]], established a branch office in Fuzhou, trading Chinese tea and other manufactured/processed goods for ''kombu'', textiles, and canned goods from [[Osaka]]. Thus trade between Fuzhou and Okinawa enjoyed a brief revival, but ended once again as Sino-Japanese relations turned hostile in the 1930s.

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