The Chinese Nationalist Party And Non-christian Movement (1924-1927)

A fact known to all is that Christianity has always been the object attacked by thepolitical power in two revolutions at Chinese modern age --National Revolution andCommunist Revolution. National Revolution (1924-1927) is a significant event as a turn in Chinese modern history. The Nationalist government, founded in 1925 in Guangzhou, adopts policies to restrain or to resist Christian churches and their undertakings in China under the banner of fighting imperialism. During the Great Revolution in China (1924-1927), Christian churches can't escape from being the object of attacks wherever the revolutionary army arrives. It is certain that the Kuomintang and the Nationalist government led by it have exerted great influences on the development of the Anti-Christian Movement in the period.A great deal of works concerning the Anti-Christian Movement studies have been published, but the previous studies are neither enough nor sufficient. So far, there have no systematical discussion on the relationship between the Anti-Christian Movement and the Kuomintang with its revolutionary political power. To investigate the period of history meticulously and to find out the original facts are the keys to judge the Kuomintang's position.This article first systematically sorts out the viewpoints of main leaders in Kuomintang towards the Anti-Christian Movement in the middle of 1920's, and reconstructs the picture of the relationship between the Anti-Christian Movement and the Kuomintang together with its nationalist government in Guangzhou from 1924-1927. Then it is pointed out that owing to the history background, the Kuomintang's recognition of the positive role of the Anti-Christian Movement and the urge of the revolutionary situation, the Kuomintang with its nationalist government ultimately establishes a basic stand of supporting, encouraging and directing towards the Anti-Christian Movement, which manifests itself through 8 means, namely, declaration of its position, direction/control/regulation, active participation, publicity, interference, financial backing, assistance and providing convenience. The author also holds the idea that taking the social order and stability into consideration; the Kuomintang gradually gives up the supportive stand since the beginning of 1927.