After Russia leased Port Arthur (130 kilometres across the sea in Manchuria) from China for 25 years in March 1898, the United Kingdom obtained a lease for Weihaiwei which was to be in force as long as the Russians occupied Port Arthur.
The United Kingdom obtained a lease for Weihaiwei. This lease for Weihaiwei was to be in force as long as the Russians occupied Port Arthur. Russia leased Port Arthur (130 kilometres across the sea in Manchuria) from China for 25 years in March 1898.