August 27, 1929, was a day of reckoning for labor leaders in Peking and Tientsin, China. As the cost of living continued to soar and economic uncertainty hung heavy, the Kuomintang authorities pounced on their enemies – perceived Communist sympathizers. In Tientsin, sixty people, including eight women leaders of the silk strike, were rounded up and thrown into jail. In Peking, twenty-five individuals were similarly apprehended, their fates sealed as suspected Communists.
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- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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