May Fourth Movement In1919Japanese Newspapers

The May4th Movement was significant in Chinese modern history.But in Japanese newspapers,this movement was in fact anti-Japanese movement. This study based on Osaka Asahi news,Osaka Daily news,Current news,The National news,Kyoto Sunrise news.I want to sort The May4th Movement from these newspapers.In the view of Japanese newspapers,The May4th Movement began in February1919,ended in December1919.On Paris Peace Conference,the representative of China announced Sino-Japanese secret treaties.This move was considered as treachery by the Japanese newspapers.Then,the Japanese minister to China Obata yuuki protested to the Chinese government.This protests triggered rising anti-Japanese sentiment in China.The keen Japanese newspaper discerned anti-Japanese movement in China.On Paris Peace Conference,Shandong issues solved by Japanese proposal.This became a large-scale outbreak of Chinese anti-Japanese movement fuse.On May4th,these angry students in Beijing held a mass demonstration sport.After the other students had to following Beijing’s students.They request on behalf of China refused to sign the Treaty of Paris,and demanded that Japan return Shandong interests.Lots of business association and the council on foreign relations side by side with the students.They have published energized request on behalf of China refused to sign a peace treaty and boycott.With the passage of time, the Japanese newspapers observed that Chinese anti-Japnese movement, expanding the scope.The anti-Japnese situation has become increasingly dangerous,even tended to exclud all foreigners.Into June,student strikes, businessmen strike and workers’strike were growing.The city’s anti-Japanese atmosphere was extremely high.In addition to the academia, business, industry sector’s collective anti-Japanese,Chinses attacked the Japanese and thwarted Japanese shops were sharp increasing.Students were called the Students Boxers by Japanese newspapers.After the Treaty of Paris refused to sign by behalf of China,Chinese anti-Japanese domestic situation gradually weakened.Large-scale anti-Japanese national sport also came to an end.But Japanese newspaper said that development of Chinese anti-Japanese situation emerged after refused to sign the Treaty of Paris:on the one hand,China’s anti-Japanese movement was gradually reduce;on the other hand,students still ongoing anti-Japanese movement.These student movements had transient and regional characteristics.