British Fire on Protesters: Shameen Incident Bloodies China
British and French soldiers opened fire on Chinese demonstrators marching past the Shameen concession in Canton, killing at least 52 protesters in what became known as the Shameen Incident. The massacre galvanized anti-imperialist sentiment across China, triggering a 16-month boycott of British goods in Canton and Hong Kong that accelerated the nationalist movement.
June 23, 1925
101 years ago
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