The Imperial Government of Japan and the National Government of the Republic of China, in accordance with the basic purpose of the joint declaration of Japan and China concerning the co-operation for the prosecution of the war which has been signed this day and in conformity with the spirit of respecting the sovereignty of the Republic of China, have agreed upon the following articles
Concessions
Article 1 The Government of Japan shall retrocede to the Government of China the administrative rights of the concessions which Japan has presently in China.
Article 2 The Government of the two countries shall respectively appoint an equal number of representatives and shall authorize them to deliberate and decide upon details for carrying into effect the provisions of the preceding article.
Article 3 The Government of China, after the retrocession of concessions which will take place in accordance with the provisions of the preceding two articles shall maintain, as regards its administration of the areas concerned, at least the same conditions with respect to domicile, occupation and welfare of the Japanese subjects.
International Settlement and Legation Quarter
Article 4 The Government of Japan shall recognize that the Government of China restore as soon as possible the administrative rights of the International Settlement in Shanghai and of the International Settlement of Kulangsu in Amoy in accordance with the terms to be agreed upon separately between the two countries.
Article 5 The Government of Japan shall recognize that the Government of China resore its administrative rights without delay in the Legation Quarter in Peking.
Extraterritorial Rights
Article 6 Whereas the Government of Japan has decided to abolish without delay the extraterritorial rights which Japan exercises in China at present, the Governments of the two countries shall establish, with the purpose of deliberating and drafting concrete plans with reference thereto, a technical committee consisting of an equal number of representatives appointed by each Government.
Article 7 Attendant to the relinquishment of extraterritorial rights by Japan, the Government of China shall open its territory for domicile and occupation of Japanese subjects and shall accord to Japanese subjects treatment not less favourable than that enjoyed by its own nationals.
The technical committee mentioned in the preceding article shall also consider concrete plans regarding the preceding paragraph.
Article 8 The present agreement shall come into effect from the date of its signature.