The Severity of Peace Provisions After 1895 Signaled to the Western

The severity of peace provisions after 1895 signaled to the Western powers in East Asia that China was now weak enough to have massive economic and territorial demands forced on it and led to a _________ in which not just Japan, but also France, Great Britain, Russia, and Germany all made known their own territorial demands on China.

A) "race for China"
B) "the three R's reaction, reform, and revolution"
C) "partition of China"
D) "race for concessions"