Movement of May 30th

The May 30th ( May 30, 1925 ) Movement was a workers' and anti- imperialist movement in the earlier days of the Chinese Republic. They began when occupied among other British police forces of the city of Shanghai , which the ' International concession came under the fire on striking Chinese workers in Shanghai opened' International concession 'and several demonstrators killed'. The shots sparked nationwide demonstrations against the 'foreign imperialists' and led to a mass movement with a nationalist tendency.

See also

• Warlord era
• History of the Republic of China
• Municipal Police
• Shanghai International Settlement

literature

• Dieter Kuhn: The Republic of China from 1912 to 1937. Draft for a political event history . In: Würzburger Sinologische Schriften . 3rd revised and expanded edition. Ed. Forum, Heidelberg, ISBN 3-927943-25-8 ( uni-wuerzburg.de ).
• Richard W. Rigby: The May 30 Movement. Events and Themes. Australian National University Press, Canberra 1980, ISBN 0-7081-1758-9 ( review ).