This country engineered the replacement of Lǐ Bǐnghéng with Zhāng Rǔméi after threatening Chinese officials with the Cormoran ship. This country built the Dìngyuǎn and Zhènyuǎn ironclads for the Běiyáng fleet, as well as a railway to Jǐnán. The Big Swords Society was blamed for killing members of the Society of the Divine Word from this country in the Jùyě (“joo-yeh”) Incident. The first group of the (*) Twenty-One Demands gave Japan control over a region of China formerly held by this country, including enterprises in Shāndōng. This country’s leader delivered an infamous speech against the Boxer rebellion shortly after acquiring Qīngdǎo. For 10 points, name this country where the Gestapo arrested Chinese nationals during World War II. ■END■
ANSWER: Germany [or Deutschland; accept Imperial Germany or German Empire or Second Reich; accept Nazi Germany or Third Reich]
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