In 1920 Taiwanese students in Tokyo formed a political grouping to demand change, and took practical steps to cooperate with local gentry at home in a petition movement for the establishment of an elected assembly in Taiwan, opening a new page in the non-violent resistance to Japan.
東京留學生遂於一九二○年成立「新民會」，展開實際行動，並與台灣士紳合作「台灣議會設置請願運動」，揭開了新一波非武裝抗日運動的序幕。