The line struggle continues and does not go Mao’s way. Plus, comments on the historiography. Further reading: Pang Xianzhi and Jin Chongji, <a href='https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/history/east-asian-history/mao-zedong-biography-volume-1'>Mao Zedong: A Biography, vol. 1: 1893-1949</a> Stuart Schram, ed., <a href='https://www.routledge.com/Maos-Road-to-Power-Revolutionary-Writings-1912-49-v-3-From-the-Jinggangshan/Mao-Hodes/p/book/9781563244391'>Mao’s Road to Power, vol. 3: From the Jinggangshan to the Establishment of the Jiangxi Soviets, July 1927-December 1930</a> Joseph Fewsmith, <a href='https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/forging-leninism-in-china/forging-leninism-in-china/18A1E1DE65E4D894A967FE0E3B0C9569'>Forging Leninism in China: Mao and the Remaking of the Chinese Communist Party, 1927–1934</a> <a href='https://www.theorychina.org.cn/c/2023-12-22/1490256.shtml'>Mao Zedong nianpu, 1893-1937 (毛泽东年谱)</a> Chen Jian, <a href='https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674659582'>Zhou Enlai: A Life</a> Some names from this episode: Liu Angong, special envoy sent by Party Center to the Fourth Red Army Lin Biao, commander of the first column of the Fourth Red Army Chen Yi, replaced Mao as secretary of the Front Committee Zhou Enlai, head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee Jiang Hua, secretary general of the political department of the Fourth Red Army Episode artwork: photo of Jiang Hua<a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=DACDMMMEASJVJ">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;The line struggle continues and does not go Mao’s way. Plus, comments on the historiography.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Further reading:&lt;br/&gt;Pang Xianzhi and Jin Chongji, &lt;a href='https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/history/east-asian-history/mao-zedong-biography-volume-1'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mao Zedong: A Biography&lt;/em&gt;, vol. 1: &lt;em&gt;1893-1949&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Stuart Schram, ed., &lt;a href='https://www.routledge.com/Maos-Road-to-Power-Revolutionary-Writings-1912-49-v-3-From-the-Jinggangshan/Mao-Hodes/p/book/9781563244391'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mao’s Road to Power&lt;/em&gt;, vol. 3: &lt;em&gt;From the Jinggangshan to the Establishment of the Jiangxi Soviets, July 1927-December 1930&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Joseph Fewsmith, &lt;a href='https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/forging-leninism-in-china/forging-leninism-in-china/18A1E1DE65E4D894A967FE0E3B0C9569'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Forging Leninism in China: Mao and the Remaking of the Chinese Communist Party, 1927–1934&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.theorychina.org.cn/c/2023-12-22/1490256.shtml'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mao Zedong nianpu, 1893-1937&lt;/em&gt; (毛泽东年谱)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Chen Jian, &lt;a href='https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674659582'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zhou Enlai: A Life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Some names from this episode:&lt;br/&gt;Liu Angong, special envoy sent by Party Center to the Fourth Red Army&lt;br/&gt;Lin Biao, commander of the first column of the Fourth Red Army&lt;br/&gt;Chen Yi, replaced Mao as secretary of the Front Committee&lt;br/&gt;Zhou Enlai, head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee&lt;br/&gt;Jiang Hua, secretary general of the political department of the Fourth Red Army&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Episode artwork: photo of Jiang Hua&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=DACDMMMEASJVJ"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The line struggle continues and does not go Mao’s way. Plus, comments on the historiography.Further reading:Pang Xianzhi and Jin Chongji, Mao Zedong: A Biography, vol. 1: 1893-1949Stuart Schram, ed., Mao’s Road to Power, vol. 3: From the Jinggangshan to the Establishment of the Jiangxi Soviets, July 1927-December 1930Joseph Fewsmith, Forging Leninism in China: Mao and the Remaking of the Chinese Communist Party, 1927–1934Mao Zedong nianpu, 1893-1937 (毛泽东年谱)Chen Jian, Zhou Enlai: A LifeSo...

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Mao gets Kicked from Party Leadership, and Organizes a Land Reform in Western Fujian

Mao gets Kicked from Party Leadership, and Organizes a Land Reform in Western Fujian

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