ren Historical debate: In February 1913, democratic elections were held for the National Assembly .Song Jiaoren of the KMT zealously supported a system and was widely regarded as a candidate for Prime Minister. But, on 20 March 1913, Song Jiaoren was shot at a Shanghai railway station. The trail of evidence led to the secretary of the and the provisional premier of Yuan Shikai's government. Because of the lack of evidence, Yuan was never officially implicated. Historical debate: ? Japan's Twenty-one Demands In January 1915, Japan sent a secret ultimatum, known as the Twenty-one Demands, to Beijing, which would to invade China further. Yuan's decision to agree to nearly all of the demands , although many of the requests were mere extensions of Qing treaties. Thank you !