Editing March First Movement (section)

=== China ===
[[File:Chen Duxiu.jpg|thumb|195x195px|[[Chen Duxiu]] praised the March First Movement.<ref name="Shin 2009" />]]
The Chinese government did not openly advocate for Korea's independence, but Chinese politicians and press frequently voiced sympathy and praise for the movement.<ref name="EncyKorea Movement" /><ref name="YNA 2019 14"/>{{Sfn|Manela|2007|p=29}} The prominent newspaper ''[[Min Kuo Jih Pao|Republic Daily News]]'' covered the protests on a daily basis for some time.<ref name="Shin 2009" /><ref name="YNA 2019 14"/> One of its articles contained the line, "If the [protestor] in front falls, the one behind continues marching forward. [The Koreans] truly do not fear death".<ref name="YNA 2019 3" /> Chinese politician [[Chen Duxiu]], in his magazine ''The Weekly Review'' ({{Lang-zh|c=每週評論|labels=no}}), praised the protests and advocated for Chinese people to follow the Korean example. Other prominent figures in modern China, including [[Mao Zedong]] and [[Fu Ssu-nien]], also voiced their support.<ref name="Shin 2009" /> Student journalists of [[Peking University]] similarly wrote favorably of the protests.<ref name="Shin 2009" /> These sentiments were echoed by English-language newspapers in China, including the ''[[Peking Daily News]]'' and ''[[Peking and Tientsin Times]]''.<ref name="EncyKorea Movement" />

One Yonhap News Agency reporter argued that a letter from an anonymous Korean student to U.S. President Wilson was possibly significant in influencing Chinese public opinion on the protests. Although it is unknown if the U.S. ever received the letter, it was widely republished in Chinese papers and was followed by a shift towards more sympathetic reporting towards Korea.<ref>{{Cite web |last=차 |first=대운 |date=2019-02-15 |script-title=ko:[외신속 3·1운동] ④ 韓人 여학생이 띄운 편지, '대륙의 심금'을 울리다 |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20190208154700089 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |language=ko |archive-date=May 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501195847/https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20190208154700089 |url-status=live }}</ref>