"Criticizing Hu Shih was described as expounding the May Fourth spirit," said one mainland scholar at the Peking University symposium, giving short shrift to the authorities 'habit of coopting the May Fourth spirit for all sorts of campaigns.
「批胡適也說是闡發五四精神」，在北京大學的研討會上，大陸學者不客氣指責官方濫用五四精神進行各種運動。