Perceptions among American Expatriates in Shanghai in the 1920s Regarding the Movement to Abrogate the Unequal Treaties
The movement to abrogate the unequal treaties among the Chinese populace in the 1920s had a signifi-cant impact on American expatriates in Shanghai.Most American businesspeople opposed the abrogation,asserting it was inciting a Communist revolution,and they advocated US military intervention.Conversely,most missionar-ies sympathized with the movement,viewing it as a just national revolution,but they criticized the involvement of Communist forces.To varying degrees,they recognized the righteousness of the abrogation and the appeal of Com-munist forces to the populace.The former rejected any political force capable of uniformly rallying the Chinese people against external influences,while the latter were attempting to"guide"the Chinese nationalist movement.There was an implicit consensus among American expatriates to oppose any intervention by the Communist forces.
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