Gwamnatin Japan, duk da haka, ta yi iƙirarin cewa wannan iko ya haɗa da duk hakkoki da gata da China ta ba Rasha a cikin yarjejeniyar Li-Lobanov na 1896, kamar yadda aka fadada ta Kwantung Lease Agreement na 1898.
Tabbas, mafi rikitarwa na jumla ita ce "Gwamnatin Japan ta yi iƙirarin cewa wannan iko ya haɗa da duk haƙƙoƙi da gata da China ta baiwa Rasha a cikin Yarjejeniyar Li - Lobanov na 1896, kamar yadda Kwantung ya faɗaɗa Yarjejeniyar Yarjejeniyar Kwantung na 1898; wanda ya haɗa da cikakken iko da keɓaɓɓen iko a cikin Yankin Railway na Kudancin Manchuria. "