 The student demonstrations generated a public outcry and forced the formation of the Hebei-Chahar Political Council to be postponed to December 18, 1935.The movement also boosted the profile and prestige of Communist student activists at a time when the Kuomintang-led government was actively suppressing Communists.After the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the December 9 Movement has been commemorated as a patriotic movement.