May 15, 1904 (on Jiachen April day), the Red Cross Society of China was founded. In 15,



1904 the Qing court ordered Foreign Ministry's note to Switzerland, stated its willingness to join the Red Cross-linking about.
24 days, the Qing government funding of 10 million ounces, as start-up costs of the Red Cross.
even the Russo-Japanese War in China's northeast region, the countries nationals residing outside the customs in the funding of the National Red Cross, take the Red Cross ship marked vehicles fled the theater. The Qing government also dispatched ships to pick up refugees in the northeast, but the Russian government said the ship and personnel in China to enter the theater does not belong to the Red Cross, claims that are not protected, and thwart the Chinese vessels. News spread to Shanghai, and from all walks of life whom shock to anger, immediately set up by business people also Shen Dun and negotiations with Britain, the United States, Germany, France and other neutrals consular American Red Cross Shanghai Branch ", also known as the" Shanghai nations Red Cross ", and obtain the support of the Qing court. On May 29, the Red Cross entered into a provisional articles of association. Will be set up immediately to the Northeast to pick up the refugees the same time, set up in the northeastern provinces Branch, expand relief to victims, the capital back to the membership and the postwar put relief work. (Lssdjt.cn)