Lu Zongyu (simplified Chinese:陆宗舆;traditional Chinese:陸宗輿;pinyin:Lù Zōngyú; 1876–1941) was a pro-Japanese Chinesediplomat at theParis Peace Conference afterWorld War I. Because of subscribing theTwenty-One Demands supporting Japanese interests, along withZhang Zongxiang andCao Rulin, he was labeled as aHanjian ("traitor to the Chinese people") by students participating in theMay Fourth Movement.
Originally fromZhejiang, Lu was educated in Japan and returned to China where he was a lecturer at Beijing College of Law and Administration.[1][2] At the time of the instigation of the May Fourth Movement, Lu was the director-general of the Chinese Mint; the president of China,Xu Shichang, was forced to compel his resignation, along with Zhang and Cao's, after months of demonstrations, strikes, and meetings.[3]
After his death, he received thecourtesy name Runsheng.[2]
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