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English and Chinese tensions in Asia and Japan
A chaotic summary notes rising plague cases in Hong Kong, crime punishments in Shanghai, and a push by Russia and France for a Korea to Yalu line. It mentions a proposed Japanese factory in Shang Wai, voices on competition with Europeans in China, and a US loan plan for China led by Dr. Yung Wing. Also cites Formosa settler hardships and imperial railway ambitions.
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China
Shanghai
Hawaii
Hongkong
Vacuum Oil Co
Nagasaki
Saya
Corea
Yalu River
Soul
Pasan
Shang- Wai
Kobe
British
Yung Wing
Tsingli Yemen
United States
America
Russia
France
Celestial Empire
Formos
Japan Herald
Formosa
Army