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1911
 
    
Bernard Leach discovers his skill and future craft at a raku party in Japan, where each guest is invited to throw a pot       
Bernard Leach, self-portrait, 1914
National Portrait Gallery, London

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1912
 
   
A republic of China is proclaimed, with Sun Yatsen as its provisional president      
1912
 
    
The abdication of the child emperor Puyi brings to an end the Qing dynasty       
1912
 
    
Tibet declares its independence after the fall of the Qing dynasty and the end of imperial China       
1913
 
    
Yuan Shikai outlaws the Guomindang party in the republic of China, to give himself unchallenged power as president       
1914 August 23
 
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Japan, with her own local agenda in the far east, declares war on Germany     
1914 November 16
 
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The German enclave of Qingdao, in China, falls to the Japanese after a two-month siege      
1916
 
    
Britain and France sign the secret Sykes-Picot Agreement, dividing up spheres of influence in the Middle East       
1920
 
    
The Japanese potter Shoji Hamada accompanies Bernard Leach on his return to England       
Stoneware jug, Shoji Hamada
Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
1921
 
    
Mao Zedong leads a delegation to the First Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai