Shutdown of the Min-kuo Jih-pao

The shutdown of the Min-Kuo Jih-pao, the official newspaper of Kuomintang (KMT) in Shanghai, took place in January 1932, after its coverage of the Sakuradamon Incident and the Japanese monk incident irritated the Japanese marines stationed in Shanghai, as well as the Japanese government. The Japanese marines accused the newspaper of making false and disrespectful reporting and demanded an apology from the newspaper, issuing a final ultimatum. While the newspaper submitted to this ultimatum, with pressure from the Japanese marines, the Shanghai International Settlement's Municipal Council forced the newspaper to be closed on January 26, 1928.