May Thirtieth Movement

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The May Thirtieth Movement (pinyin: wǔsà yùndòng May 30, 1925) was a labor and anti-imperalist movement during the middle-period of the Republic of China era. It began when Shanghai Municipal Police officers opened fire on Chinese protesters in Shanghai's International Settlement. The shootings sparked international censure and nation-wide anti-foreign demonstrations.