The anti-Japanese movement in the United States has also been echoed in China.
With China's victory in the war against Japan and the beginning of civil claims for compensation, China's domestic anti-Japanese movement also reached a new level.
During President Coolidge's visit to China, he and President Wang Hengyue of the Republic of China both kept silent on the anti-Japanese incident. Neither party expressed any opinions on the matter.
And then a small incident happened, just like Pete's speech in the United States, which completely ignited anti-Japanese sentiment in China.
This matter is actually very simple to say.
In Tianjin, a man named Niu Shenggui and a Japanese named Guankou Taihao, who had lived in Tianjin for more than ten years, had a little dispute, and the two sides even got into a fight. This was originally a trivial matter.
After the fight, Niu Shenggui didn't take it too seriously. He went home and drank some wine as usual. Maybe he was angry after the fight during the day and drank more. As a result, he accidentally slipped when he went out to relieve himself.
Fell into the river and drowned.
This was a normal death, but the bad thing was that he had just fought with the Japanese during the day.
As a result, a theory soon began to spread, saying that Niu Shenggui did not fall into the river by himself, but the Japanese who had a grudge pushed him into the river...
As a result, this kind of statement became more and more widespread, and the more it was said, the more outrageous it became. Later, it turned into Niu Shenggui beating three Japanese people by himself, beating the Japanese to a pulp. As a result, when Niu Shenggui was not paying attention, the Japanese took advantage of Niu Shenggui's drinking.
There was a drug in it, poisoning a good man to death.
In this era when communications were not yet developed, the source of news mainly came from people’s mouths.
Ten people will have ten different interpretations of the same thing.
Although there are many versions of Niu Shenggui's death, those who spread the news all have a common understanding:
Niu Shenggui was killed by the Japanese!
Now things got serious.
First, the news spread throughout half of Tianjin, then Beijing and Hebei, one by one like a relay.
At this time, Taiwan also began to make civil claims against Japan, and anti-Japanese sentiment among the Chinese people was rising. The "Niu Shenggui Incident" ignited a fire in this rising sentiment!
Tianjin was the first to take action...
Ever since Wang Hengyue became the President of the Republic of China and took successive actions against Japan, there have been very few Japanese in Tianjin.
Everyone is targeting the few Japanese still living in Tianjin...
The cry of "Drive away the Japanese and give me back my land" rang out in the city of Tianjin!
Guankou Taihao's residence was completely surrounded. The Japanese never thought that an ordinary thing would turn into such a situation today.
The loud Chinese people outside the house made Guankou Taihao and his family feel scared...
The police were at the scene, but they didn't seem to have any intention of stopping them. They just told the Chinese people that fireworks were strictly prohibited and to pay attention to safety...
The sources of water, electricity and daily necessities in the Japanese-populated areas were completely cut off.
Immediately afterwards, large-scale protests broke out in Beijing and Hebei.
At this time, China's President Wang Hengyue and U.S. President Coolidge jointly held a press conference.
At the press conference, a reporter keenly asked whether there is some inevitable connection between the anti-Japanese movements in China and the United States, or that there is some kind of tacit understanding between China and the United States?
Wang Hengyue and Coolidge flatly rejected this possibility.
"The government will not openly support any actions against foreigners or expelling foreigners." Wang Hengyue told all reporters sternly: "Whether it is in China or in the United States, the anti-Japanese movement happened among the people.
The government has never been involved in this kind of action, and we will not approve of such an overly radical approach!"
After Coolidge expressed the same opinion, Wang Hengyue suddenly changed the subject: "However, we believe that the Japanese government must also reflect on why it has created such a situation today? Is Japan also at fault? If within a country
If a wave of opposition is set off against another country, then there may be some problems. But when such a wave of opposition is set off in two major countries at the same time, it’s time to think deeply!”
"Mr. President, what do you think deep thinking means?"
Looking at the reporter who asked the question, Wang Hengyue's expression looked very solemn: "The Japanese government should first ask why? When a nation is unpopular in every country, they must ask why. For example, this time the Northeastern civil society
On the issue of Japanese claims, our government has never made a clear position because we do not want to intensify the matter, which will not be beneficial to both countries. But why do private claims occur? Are those who claim compensation all so-called 'unruly people'? I
See, no. If the Japanese government was a peace-loving country, I think these unpleasant things would not happen. But unfortunately, during the years when they occupied Northeast China and Taiwan, they brought too much harm to the Chinese people.
....The Japanese in the United States have also caused too much harm to the American people..."
This was regarded as Wang Hengyue's official statement.
The word "hurt" and the words "why" became the most frequently appearing words in major newspapers around the world after "egg".
The front page of the New York Times in the United States features three eye-catching boldface words:
Why?
In the following article, he wrote: "...When the President of China asked 'why', the Japanese government still did not have any reflection. They just blindly accused the United States or the Chinese authorities of the so-called '
Inaction'...The almost simultaneous hostility towards Japan in China and the United States is not accidental, but the accumulation of long-term conflicts, and it eventually happened inevitably. This is a tragedy,
But it’s worth everyone’s reflection…”
On the day this New York Times was published, California's newly elected Senator Cornwell S. Pitt was giving a speech at the University of California, Berkeley.
When his assistant handed the newspaper to him, Pete glanced at it quickly, then held up the newspaper and said:
"Children, our friend China has also taken action! The Japanese in China are also compressing the living space of the Chinese and depriving the Chinese of their right to work and land! There is nothing more despicable than this. Stormy
Now that it’s here, let it come more violently and completely wash away all the ugliness!”
The Chinese are excited, and so are the Americans.
The anti-Japan movement has reached a climax in China and the United States at the same time!
"Why" and "hurt" became the slogans of the anti-Japanese movement.
In Tianjin, Beijing, and Hebei, the demonstrators who gathered in Japanese-inhabited areas shouted slogans such as "Why" and "We don't want harm". They loudly called on the government to expel all Japanese in China as soon as possible.
Such a rising momentum has also made the Japanese in Wang Hengyue's think tank and those who evacuated from Japan to China such as Suzuki Masahiro feel scared.
In this regard, Wang Hengyue said to them: "The Japanese are different... There are good people and bad people among the Chinese. As for you, I think you are friends of the Chinese and I will try my best to protect you."
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The President's words made these Japanese feel relieved...
Subsequently, the wave of protests finally got out of control...
Dozens of students gradually lost patience during the several-day protest. They began to try to storm Guankou Taihao's house, but were met with resistance by Guankou Taihao and his family.
So, this completely angered the students.
They smashed rocks at Guankou Tahao's windows and shouted, "Get out of here, the murderer!"
That night, several homemade Molotov cocktails were thrown at Guankou Taihao's house, quickly causing a fire. As the fire spread, Guankou Taihao and his family, despite knowing that the outside was full of dangers, were intimidated by the fire.
Still rushed out!
Then, they were beaten by the crowd outside...
Firefighters arrived quickly. They were busy putting out the fire, but turned a blind eye to Guankou Taihao and his family who were being beaten.
The policemen maintaining order on the periphery were jumping with anxiety. Of course, they were not anxious because the Japanese were being beaten, but because of such a fire.
An elderly policeman kept saying: "I told you to be careful about fires, be careful about fires. Why don't you young men listen? There is a warehouse not far away. What if it catches fire?"
The students were a little sorry...
The beating lasted for more than ten minutes, and then the students dispersed in a hurry. Guanguchi Taihao and his family were sent to the hospital.
This is the "Guankou Tahao Incident" after the "Niu Shenggui Incident". The "Guankou Tahao Incident" also triggered similar incidents in various cities.
Things got a little out of control.
Things are starting to get out of control, both in China and in the United States.
Those resolute anti-Japanese people looked for Japanese everywhere with red eyes like an enraged bull. Once the Japanese fell into their hands, they would face a very tragic fate.
This forced Wang Hengyue to also warn the Japanese who worked for him to reduce going out as much as possible. Even if he really wanted to go out, he must not reveal his Japanese identity.
Subsequently, the Japanese government listed China and the United States as dangerous countries, and urgently discussed with the U.S. government the evacuation of the Japanese. However, the Japanese government had severed diplomatic relations with the Chinese government because of the war, so the Japanese government had to entrust the British to mediate.
Wang Hengyue and his government quickly agreed to the Japanese government's request, but the premise was that people could evacuate. Their properties in China could not be evacuated temporarily due to the opposition of the majority of Chinese people and possible changes.