Xi underlines studies on May Fourth Movement

The call made by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, for more study of the May Fourth Movement, will help younger generations better understand the value of its spirit, observers said.

Xi underlined the need to strengthen studies of the May Fourth Movement and its spirit during a speech at the group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Friday, according to a news release issued on Saturday.

This year is the 100th anniversary of the movement launched by young intellectuals and participated in by people from all walks of life. It was a political, anti-imperialist movement that stemmed from student demonstrations in Beijing on May 4, 1919.