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June 9, 1993. Chinese forces only found personal items belonging to the detained
fisherman and apologized the next day. The personal items as well as detainees were
released. China said they would work on this issue to prevent it from happening in
the future.
Coding changes: End Date changed from June 12, 1993.
MID#4104
Dispute Number: 4104
Date(s): June 1994
Participants: 710 China/365 Russia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Chinese military forces lured Russian fishermen toward the Chinese side
of the Agur River and then opened fire. Russia protested the action.
MID#4485
Dispute Number: 4485
Date(s): February 19, 2009
Participants: 365 Russia/710 China
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Russian coast guard forces sank a Chinese merchant ship trying to flee
port.
365 RUSSIA/740 JAPANMID#106
Dispute Number: 106
Date(s): April 23, 1895 to May 6, 1895
Participants: 220 France, 255 Germany, 365 Russia/740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side B (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: The Sino-Japanese War ended via negotiations in April 1895, and part of
those negotiations included China relinquishing the Laiotung Peninsula of Manchu-
ria to Japan. Russia immediately led Germany and France in lodging a protest and
demanded that Japan give up the territory. Russian and French moved to the waters
near the peninsula and were prepared to stop Japanese communications unless Japan
abandoned claim to the territory.
Russia also threatened to blockade Japanese ports should Japan not yield. By May
6, Japan yielded to the threats and evacuated. The Chinese Qing Dynasty leased the
port cities of Liaodong and Port Arthur to the Russians.
Coding changes: End Date changed from July 1, 1895.