The story of the world(The Modern Age, Chapter 17, The Boxer Rebellion)

I have been confused by reading the book--The story of the world(The Modern Age, Chapter 17, The Boxer Rebellion), I doubt the writer has a mistake about that period of history, please tell me the real history, and I will use {} to include the words getting from the book. { In the year 1897, the Germans moved into the southern province of Guizhou and occupied it, stationing German soldiers throughout the whole area. And in 1898, the British seized control of Weihai, an important port city on the Yellow Sea}

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Based on the web search results, the book you are reading seems to have some factual errors. According to the sources I found, the Germans did not occupy Guizhou province in 1897, but they did occupy Jiaozhou Bay (Kiaochou Bucht) on the southern coast of Shandong peninsula¹²³. They also established a sphere of influence in Shandong province in 1898¹³. The British did seize control of Weihai, an important port city on the Yellow Sea, in 1898⁴⁵⁶, but they did not annex it until 1899⁴. They leased it from China until 1930⁴⁵⁶⁷.

I hope this helps you understand the real history better. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask me.