August 1937, after the Shanghai 813 incident. Du participated in the Shanghai Anti-Enemy Support Association, serving as a member of the presidium and director of the fundraising committee. He took part in the activities of the army, raised a lot of materials and sent them to the anti-enemy support club. He got some urgently needed communication equipment and armored insurance vehicles for Chinese Communist generals. At the request of Pan Hannian, the representative of the Eighth Route Army in Shanghai, he presented 1000 pairs of gas masks imported from abroad to the Eighth Route Army.
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1. Du enthusiastically supported the struggle of the people of China from beginning to end and put forward six points: release the arrested students; Pension; Apologize; Cancel the subsidiary printing law; Cancel the dock donation; Take back the mixed court. During the Anti-Japanese War, Du served as the vice president of China Red Cross Society for many years, did some useful charity work and founded many hospitals. At the same time, he also devoted himself to education, founded Shanghai Dagong Vocational School and other schools, and donated money to them.
Second, especially when he was vice president, he was helping the wounded soldiers to transport materials and form resistance forces before and after the Anti-Japanese War. ? After the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, Du participated in the Shanghai Anti-Japanese Support Association, serving as a member of the presidium and director of the fundraising committee. In just over a month, the fund-raising meeting hosted by Du raised a total of10.5 million yuan for national salvation, which effectively supported the war of resistance ahead.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Du