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This paper will be an examination of the main features of the Chinese student movement in Japan during the first decade of the twentieth century, as outlined by Robert A. Scalapino, in his article entitled Prelude to Marxism: The Chinese Student Movement in Japan, 1900-1910. To begin will be an introduction to some of the major ideas of the time and reasons behind these ideas. Following this introduction will be a look at some of China’s problems at the time of the Chinese student writings, which are the basis for Scalapino’s article. After looking at the problems, logically solutions to the problems presented in the same writings will be reviewed. Modernization will be talked about next, followed by Scalapino’s conclusion. An overall conclusion will then be made about all the features talked about here. An understanding of some of the ideas of this time (1900-1910) may be aided by a quick look at some of the significant events which marked the downfall of the Qing era. These events included the defeat in the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895), which clearly showed the truth of China’s corruption and brought forth feelings of anger, shame, guilt, and remorse; the “Hundred Days” Reform failure, which was the last ch