In 1896 China granted a construction concession through northern Inner Manchuria, running from near Chita via Harbin to Vladivostok, and construction was drastically accelerated after Russia concluded a twenty-five year lease of Liaodong from China in 1898.
China granted a construction concession through northern Inner Manchuria. This was in 1896. China was running from near Chita via Harbin to Vladivostok. This was in 1896. Construction was drastically accelerated. Russia concluded a twenty-five year lease of Liaodong from China in 1898.