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Commoners from all over Taiwan donate money to support the costs of war, appoint Tang Jingsong as President and proclaim the era name Yongqing.

Title: [ China ] Commoners from all over Taiwan donate money to support the costs of war, appoint Tang Jingsong as President and proclaim the era name Yongqing.: Shelfmark： 16126.d.2(11); On 29 May 1895, following China's cession of Taiwan to Japan under the Treaty of Shimonoseki, a Japanese army under the command of Admiral Kabayama Sukenori, the first Governor-General, landed in the north-easternmost part of Taiwan to subdue the island. This invasion sparked conflict between the Japanese forces and those Qing Chinese and Taiwanese who opposed the cession. This conflict is called in Japanese the Itsubi Sensō [Itsubi War] after the designation for the year 1895 in the Chinese calendar. This Chinese print shows the proclamation on 25 May of the Republic of Formosa by opponents of the cession and the appointment as its President of Tang Jingsong, who had held the office of xunfu (governor-general), the highest admnistrative office in Taiwan under the Qing. A new era name of Yongqing was also introduced.

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Taiwan's officials and prominent citizens refuse to allow cession of territory

Title: [ China ] Taiwan's officials and prominent citizens refuse to allow cession of territory: Shelfmark： 16126.d.2(13); On 29 May 1895, following China's cession of Taiwan to Japan under the Treaty of Shimonoseki, a Japanese army under the command of Admiral Kabayama Sukenori, the first Governor-General, landed in the north-easternmost part of Taiwan to subdue the island. This invasion sparked conflict between the Japanese forces and those Qing Chinese and Taiwanese who opposed the cession. This conflict is called in Japanese the Itsubi Sensō [Itsubi War] after the designation for the year 1895 in the Chinese calendar. In this print officials and military figures of the Qing government such as Tang Jingsong, first President of the Republic of Formosa, and General Liu Yongfu join the leaders of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan to oppose the cession of Taiwan.