1938 – Assassination of Liu Zhan’en, a Christian educator and philanthropist. After serving as the educational director of the Chinese YMCA, he had become president of the University of Shanghai. Among his many other contributions had been an active role in forming the Chinese Baptist Alliance. When the Japanese invaded China, he organized resistance against them, which is believed to have brought about his death.
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