Cao Rulin
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Cao Rulin (曹汝霖) (1877-August 1966) was Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Beiyang Government, and an important member of the pro-Japanese movement in the early 20th century. In 1915, he took Yuan Shikai's orders and signed the infamous "Twenty-One Demands" treaty with Japan.
Cao Rulin was part of the Chinese envoy attending the Paris Peace Conference. At the conference many concessions were made to Japan that were unfavorable to China. This caused a great deal of unrest in China resulting in a student demonstration on May 4, 1919 in Tiananmen Square. This was the beginning of the May 4th Movement.
The demonstration shifted and Cao Rulin's house, at 3 Front Zhaojialou Lane in the East City District, was burned down.
