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Clashes between Chinese and Japanese forces at Pungdo and Seongwhan caused irreversible changes to Sino-Japanese relations and meant that a state of war now existed between the two countries the two governments officially declared war on August 1 Initially the general staff's objective was to secure the Korean peninsula before the arrival of winter and then land forces near Shanhaiguan. However as the navy was unable to bring the Beiyang fleet into battle in mid-August temporarily withdrew from the Yellow Sea to refit and replenish its ships. As a consequence in late August the general staff ordered an advance overland to the Zhili plain via Korea in order to the capture bases on the Liaodong Peninsula to prevent Chinese forces from interfering with the drive on Beijing the First Army with two divisions was activated on September 1 In mid-September 17 the Chinese forces defeated at Pyongyang and occupied the city as the remaining Chinese troops retreated northward The navy's stunning victory in the Yalu on September 17 was crucial to the Japanese as it allowed the Second Army with three divisions and one brigade to land unopposed on the Liaodong Peninsula about 100 miles north of Port Arthur which controlled the entry to the Bohai Gulf in mid-October. While the First Army pursued the remaining Chinese forces from Korea across the Yalu River Second Army occupied the city of Dairen on November 8 and then seized the fortress and harbor at Port Arthur on November 25 Farther north the First army's offensive stalled and was beset by supply problems and winter weather. Char siu (??; cha shao) also romanised cha-su cha siu cha sio caa siu and char siew is barbecued pork in Cantonese cuisine. 2.1 British invasion of Java Dendeng paru a dish of dried beef lung cooked in spices. Fiji between 1970 and 1987, 3 Personal life RAF Seletar Badge, Top: Arid ice age climate Milankovitch cycles from 800,000 years ago in the past to 800,000 years in the future. As the volume of its maritime trade increased in the 19th century Singapore became a key port of call for sailing and steam vessels in their passage along Asian sea routes From the 1840s Singapore became an important coaling station for steam shipping networks that were beginning to form Towards the late 19th century Singapore became a staple port servicing the geographical hinterland of the Malay Peninsula Following the institution of the British Forward Movement Singapore became the administrative capital of British Malaya Roads and railways were developed to transport primary materials such as crude oil rubber and tin from the Malay Peninsula to Singapore to be processed into staple products and then shipped to Britain and other international markets During the colonial period this was the most important role of the port of Singapore. .

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