The only battle to be fought in the Far East during World War One had a profound and lasting impact on Chinese-Japanese relations. Germany controlled the port of Tsingtao (modern day Qingdao) on the east coast of China until an Anglo-Japanese force invaded in September 1914. As part of a BBC series looking at stories beyond the trenches, Carol Yarwood from the BBC Chinese service recounts the siege of Tsingtao.

ww1 Beyond the trenches - Versailles shoot

 

“THe siege of tsingtao”

I helped produce the Versailles elements of this story.

The series ran on BBC Two, BBC News, World TV as well as online in a bespoke WW1 iWonder Guides

Presented by Carol Yarwood

Producer - Jonathan Wells

Directed, filmed and edited by Owain Rich

Second camera Chris West