The Central Committee turns out to support centralized leadership. Also, the Comintern publishes Mao’s obituary. 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> Zhou Enlai, <a href='https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/zhou-enlai/selected-works/volume-one.pdf'>Selected Works of Zhou Enlai, vol. 1</a> Some names from this episode: Chen Yi, replaced Mao as secretary of the Front Committee Xiang Zhongfa, General secretary of the CP Zhou Enlai, head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee Li Lisan, Leading Communist Liu Angong, special envoy sent by Party Center to the Fourth Red Army<a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=DACDMMMEASJVJ">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;The Central Committee turns out to support centralized leadership. Also, the Comintern publishes Mao’s obituary.&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;/em&gt;Zhou Enlai, &lt;a href='https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/zhou-enlai/selected-works/volume-one.pdf'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Selected Works of Zhou Enlai&lt;/em&gt;, vol. 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some names from this episode:&lt;br/&gt;Chen Yi, replaced Mao as secretary of the Front Committee&lt;br/&gt;Xiang Zhongfa, General secretary of the CP&lt;br/&gt;Zhou Enlai, head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee&lt;br/&gt; Li Lisan, Leading Communist&lt;br/&gt;Liu Angong, special envoy sent by Party Center to the Fourth Red Army&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 Central Committee turns out to support centralized leadership. Also, the Comintern publishes Mao’s obituary.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, ...

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The Politburo in Shanghai Discusses the Line Struggle in the Red Army and Issues the September Instruction

The Politburo in Shanghai Discusses the Line Struggle in the Red Army and Issues the September Instruction

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