As a result of Prince von Bülow's declaration in the Reichstag that the Yangtze agreement of 1900 with Britain did not apply to Manchuria.
Citation:
Editors. "Possibility of Anglo-German-Japanese bloc against Russia ends".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010
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