Reaksi Jardine Matheson & Co. Terhadap Insiden Rusuhan, Mogok dan Boikot di China (1925 -1926) (Jardine Matheson & Co’s Reaction to Riot Incidents, Strikes and Boycotts in China (1925 -1926))

Abstract

This article examines Jardine Matheson & Co.’s (JM) response to the riots, strikes, and boycotts that the Chinese people, particularly the workers, engaged in from 1925 to 1926. The occurrence was widespread and lasted for a considerable amount of time. spreading from the south to other regions. The British were a prime target of protests, strikes, and boycotts. JM became one of the British companies that were immediately impacted by the disaster as a result. JM’s business’s shipping, port, and manufacturing sectors were severely disrupted and destroyed.JM suffered a large loss because of the riot’s property damage. JM was also required to comply with the workers’ requests for pay increases. To defend JM’s position and business interests in China, JM reacted to the incident because of the circumstance. Therefore, qualitative research methods and library research were utilized to examine JM’s response to episodes of riots, strikes, and boycotts that happened throughout the time covered by this paper. Primary sources for the study included letters, reports from the London Foreign Office (FO371), meeting materials and minutes from the JM Company, and British business organizations including the China Association. While secondary sources are the results of earlier research, including books and journals. Both sources were used in the creation of this article. The results of this study are expected to add to the corpus of additional knowledge in the study of modern Chinese history.