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The China History Podcast

Ep. 46 | The May 4th Movement

The China History Podcast

Laszlo Montgomery

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2011

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

May 4, 1919, was a historic day in modern Chinese history. The demonstration in Beijing and the subsequent movement brought seismic changes to Chinese culture, politics and literature. All the leaders of modern China who played a founding role in the establishment of the PRC were influenced by the writings and ideas that grew out continue reading >> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Greetings one and all and welcome back to another episode of the China History Podcast. Las La Montgomery here bringing you another slice of Chinese podcast. X speed skating listener Mark in Western Australia. Today we're looking at the May 4th movement,

1:16.6

the Wu-Sey and Deng, one of the most important, most pivotal, most significant events and periods in modern China.

1:24.7

Some historians contend modern China begins with this explosive event on May 4, 1919. I'm sure a lot of you've been wondering, going back to the Treaty of Nanjing in

1:37.0

1842 and through each and every subsequent slap in the face China got from Japan and the Western powers.

1:44.4

When were they ever going to stand up and say enough already?

1:48.4

Well, this is it, this episode.

1:51.8

This is the event in Chinese history where China sort of wakes up and finally, instead of acquiescing automatically to whatever the latest demands are, China now really starts to get some backbone and begins to explore real ways

2:05.6

to get out of this situation there end. This movement, among other things, gave rise to

2:11.6

the Communist Party of China.

2:13.4

This is where the founders of the party

2:16.0

received their greatest inspiration and nationalistic pride

2:20.5

and also got their earliest boost.

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