Nanjing "min Sheng Daily News" And Its Political Views

During the period of 10-year civil war from 1927 to 1937, Nanjing national government implemented "the party turn" of control policy to journalistic circles, include to building up government-operated news publicity, Drawing up a series of scathing news laws of the system, establishment and make use of spy etc. illegal means to break and persecute progressive journalism. Because of the high-pressure, absolute news regulatory system, the folk newspapering presented the trend of abnormal development, particularly the folk newspapering of the capital city Nanjing, on one hand, it got a opportunity of development , on the other hand, it was strictly limited. it was in a devil of hole and hardly able to lift each foot.Under the complicated context , Min Sheng Bao was started publication by popular journalist Cheng She Wo at Nanjing in 1928. It was the pioneer of Nanjing folk newspaper after the Nanjing national government was set up. Min Sheng Bao was popular of boldness , frequently it could report the news that other paper dare not to report and say sonething that the other paper dare not to say.After big revolution ends, the Kuomintang lost its intrinsic revolutionary, lately- established national government exposed many weaknesses. On a fair-minded platform ,Min Sheng Bao severely criticized the domestic and foreign policy of Nanjing national government. At the political level, it criticized the inefficient politic and the Venal, impeachable public servants. At the economic level, it criticized the government for squeezing the people dry , borrowing much money from foreign countries and wasting resources . At the cultural level, it criticized the government for government-operated news publicity and it called on the freedom of speech.After the September 18th Incident, Nanjing national government implemented the policy of non-resistance to the foreign foe. Min Sheng Bao severely criticized the atrocities of Japanese imperialism. It appealled to against Japan, conbating the policy of non-resistance and the direct negotiation to the enemy. It attacked government for persistently depending on country allied. The government leader was aslo rebuked because of irresponsibility, Min Sheng Bao propose two things—cessation of civil war and unity against Japan.On May 26,1934, Min Sheng Bao was punished to be not published for three days because of the report that executive yuan 's offical Peng xuepei was suspect to defalcate. Min Sheng Bao defy, released an ten thousand-word article in the paper to express the disaffection to the administration hospital. It was stopped publication permanently on July 23, 1934. We say Min Sheng Ba dare to presume authority of challenging the ruler, this matter is the best elucidation.