Japan defeats China, enabling Russian expansion
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- The House of Rothschild whole source · open book
By raising the spectre of increased Russian influence in the Far East, the Japanese defeat of China in 1894 created a perfect opportunity for co-operation between Berlin and London; and as before it was the Rothschilds and Hansemann who were the driving forces.
chapter: TWELVE - Finances and Alliances (1885-1906)