What did Japan hope to accomplish with the 21 Demands?

Specifically, Japan hoped to obtain the following:

- Recognition of Japanese control of southern Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia

- The right to station troops and police, mine, and build railroads in those regions

- Control over the Chinese economy in southern Manchuria and eastern Inner Mongolia

- Special rights and privileges in other parts of China, including the right to establish joint enterprises and build railroads

Japan also wanted China to agree to a general recognition of Japanese preeminence in East Asia.