| However, Li Hung Chang given full authority argued strongly that the Japanese troops had not entered the main island of Taiwan and thus Japan's request for the cessation of Taiwan was not reasonable. |
しかし、条約交渉において清の全権李鴻章は、日本軍は台湾本土に入っておらず、その割譲要求は筋が通らないと大いに反論した。 |