On this day, 98 years ago, on January 3, 1927 (November 30, 1926 in the lunar calendar), the "January 3" Incident broke out in Hankou, and the China government announced the withdrawal of the British Concession in Hankou. Conflict between British sailors and people During the Northern Expedition, due to the successful march of the Northern Expedition, the revolutionary enthusiasm of the people across the country was greatly inspired. On January 3, 1927, the people of Wuhan held a celebration meeting for the National Government's northward migration and the victory of the Northern Expedition. In front of Jianghan Wharf in Hankou and on the empty grounds of the British Concession, several promoters were giving speeches. The British imperialists believed that this was an excellent opportunity to provoke, so they mobilized a large number of armed sailors to land, used force to expel the masses who were listening, and used bayonets to stab the crowd. One sailor was stabbed and killed on the spot, and dozens of people were stabbed. Blood dyed Jianghan Pass red. The atrocities of the British imperialists angered the broad working class and revolutionary masses in Wuhan. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, they asked the Wuhan National Government to lodge a solemn protest with the United Kingdom and instructed the British government to: compensate, apologize, and hand the murderer to the China government for punishment in accordance with the law; It also demanded that Britain immediately withdraw its warships stationed in Hankou, disarm the patrols in the British Concession, and let the China government send military police to manage them. It also demanded that the customs be withdrawn, the British ships 'inland navigation rights, and the British consular jurisdiction in China be revoked. The British government is given a reply within 72 hours. However, the British imperialists despised the power of the China people and ignored it. On January 5, more than 400,000 people in Wuhan braved the rain to hold protest meetings and demonstrations. They shouted "Down with British imperialism! ", Down with warlords and traitors" slogan. After the protest meeting, the revolutionary masses heroically expelled the British imperialist patrols and occupied the British Concession in Hankou. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued a declaration protesting British imperialist interference in the China revolution after the restoration of the British Concession in Hankou.