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After several commissioners held the post of British commissioner of Weihaiwei ( Arthur Powlett Blunt 1921 – 1923 and Walter Russell Brown 1923 – 1927 ), the outstanding sinologist Reginald Johnston ( previously tutor to the last Chinese emperor ) was the last.

It was briefly a special administrative region after it was returned to the Republic of China, the successor of the Qing Dynasty.

During 1949, Weihaiwei City was established, and was renamed Weihai City after it was occupied by the People's Republic of China.