Today, 94 years ago, on January 17, 1931, five Leftist writers were arrested.

5 Leftist Writers Arrested - Shanghai East Hostel

On January 17th, 1931, the Kuomintang Shanghai Police Department, together with the patrol room of Shanghai Public Concession, suddenly searched the Oriental Hotel at No.222 Sanma Road, Shanghai, and the Zhongshan Hotel on Tianjin Road, where the Communist Party's activities and liaison places in Shanghai were held, and arrested Lin Yunan who was in a meeting. The minutes and documents of the meeting were all searched. The venue was waiting for secret spies, and Wang Qingshi, Luo Shibing, etc. who came to the meeting were arrested. On the 18th, Li Qiushi was also arrested as a spy for looking for contact work such as Lin Yunan. Then, () Kuomintang Shanghai Police Department and Shanghai Public Concession Patrol House searched Zhongshan Hotel, arrested four people, including Ouyang Li'an, and set up secret spies in the hotel to arrest He Mengxiong, who was in contact with the work. On the night of 17th and 18th, Shanghai Police Department and Concession Patrol House searched Hongkou, Tilanqiao, Yangshupu and other places, and arrested 28 Communist Party members and progressives. On 20th and 21st, seven people were arrested in Yangshupu, Xinzha and other places. Five young writers of the Chinese Left-wing Writers' Union, Rou Shi, Li Qiushi, Yin Fu, Hu Yepin and Feng Keng, were all arrested.

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