在1920年代中国的社会和政治剧变中，青年学生扮演了一个重要角色。学生运动体现了中国社会的明显进步，那就是中国人民的觉醒。这种觉醒体现在，青年学生怀着对国家民族的责任感和爱国情怀，抵制西方帝国主义和殖民主义，争取民族权利。1925年的五卅运动成为一个重要的转折点，标志着在爱国主义推动下的民族主义的兴起。这时的中国青年学生和知识分子的主流，对西方不再是崇拜和赞赏，而更多是谴责和批判。在西方观察者看来，1920年代是中国学生处于历史舞台中心的时代，他们在中国民族主义兴起过程中扮演了一个主要角色，这是中国所独有的，是其他国家从来没有出现过的现象，即涉世未深的青年学生群体主导了历史发展方向。这些报道还透露了学生运动的一些弱点，包括缺乏知识、经验和准备等。也正是因为这些弱点，虽然他们是中国启蒙运动的主力军，但却不可能成为中国革命的主要动力和领导力量，日后逐步把历史的中心舞台让给了农民运动和工人运动。

Young students have played an important role in the social and political upheaval in 1920s. The student movement reflects the obvious progress of Chinese society, as well as the awakening of the Chinese people. This awakening was reflected in young students’ sense of responsibility and patriotism for the country and nation, resisting Western imperialism and colonialism, and fighting for national rights. The May 30th Movement in 1925 became an important turning point, marking the rise of nationalism fueled by patriotism. At this time, the mainstream of Chinese young students and intellectuals no longer worshipped and admired the West, but more condemned and criticized it. In the eyes of Western observers, the 1920s was an era when Chinese students were at the center of the historical stage, and they played a major role in the rise of Chinese nationalism. This was unique to China and was a phenomenon that has never occurred in other countries. That is, young students who have not yet been deeply involved in the world have dominated the development direction of Chinese history.

youth awakening, May 30th Movement, nationalism, American media