Japan issues the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-One_Demands" id="mwhQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Twenty-One Demands">Twenty-One Demands</a>" to the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912–49)" id="mwhg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Republic of China (1912–49)">Republic of China</a> in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.