The Origin of China's Youth Day

China celebrates Youth Day every May 4. It was established to honor the patriotic and anti-imperialist May Fourth Movement on May 4, 1919, when a group of Chinese students protested the weak diplomatic response of the then Chinese government to the Treaty of Versailles, marking the beginning of China's new democratic revolution. People expressed their anger through demonstrations and strikes. The greater movements finally pressed the government to refuse to sign the Treaty.

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patriotic：爱国的（patriot 同胞）

anti-imperialist：反帝国主义

protest：抗议（pro 向前 + test 证明）

diplomatic：外交的

diploma：外交官

treaty：合约，谈判

democratic：民主的

demonstration：示威游戏；示范