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Jiaozhou Bay
Jiaozhou Bay is located in northeastern China, on the southern coast of the Shandong peninsula. Its most important port is Qingdao.
The Bay was ruled by Germany from 1897 until 1914, when it was captured by Japan. Jiaozhou was annexed by Germany after the murder of two German Catholic missionaries. Its annexation was an example of the personal rule of Kaiser Wilhelm II as he personally ordered the occupation without consulting his Foreign Office. It was returned to China in 1922. Japanese rule was restored between 1937 and 1945.
Jiaozhou used to be romanized as Kiaochow in English and Kiautschou in German.
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