Contradictions and conflicts in the field of public life in the late Qing dynasty become intense in that the Chinese and foreigners oppose in an all-round way. Rampant gangsters and secret societies are prevalent. All this is reflected in the four major condemnation stories and the Shun Pao. Western economic invasion is regarded as the major cause to the contradictions and conflicts. The weakening of central power in the late Qing dynasty and all other factors that interact contribute to the complication and intensification of contradictions and clashes in public life.