Mao Zedong

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Biographiesofthecharacters

MaoZedong’spicturesofvariousperiods(18photos)

From1914to1918,hestudiedatHunanFirstNormalSchool.Ontheeveofgraduation,heorganizedtherevolutionarygroupXinminSocietywithCaiHesenandothers.

ContactandacceptMarxismbeforeandaftertheMayFourthMovement.InNovember1920,heestablishedacommunistorganizationinHunan.

InJuly1921,heattendedtheFirstNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChinaheldinShanghai,andlaterservedasSecretaryoftheHunanDistrictCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,leadingthelabormovementinChangsha,Anyuanandotherplaces.

InJune1923,heattendedtheThirdNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChinaandwaselectedasanexecutivememberoftheCentralCommitteetoparticipateintheleadershipoftheCentralCommittee.

InJanuary1924,afterthecooperationbetweentheKuomintangandtheCommunistParty,hewaselectedasanalternatecentralexecutivememberatthefirstandsecondNationalCongressesoftheKuomintang.",hostedtheSixthPeasantMovementWorkshop.

InNovember1926,heservedassecretaryofthePeasantMovementCommitteeoftheCPCCentralCommittee.

Fromthewinterof1925tothespringof1927,hesuccessivelypublishedworkssuchas"AnalysisofVariousClassesinChineseSociety"and"InvestigationReportontheHunanPeasantMovement",pointingouttheimportantpositionofthepeasantproblemintheChineserevolutionandtheproletariatleadingthepeasantstruggleTheextremeimportanceofChenDuxiucriticizedChenDuxiu'sright-leaningthinking.

AftertheKuomintang-Communistcooperationcollapsed,attheemergencymeetingoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinainAugust1927,heproposedthat"governmentisobtainedfromthebarrelofagun",thatis,theideaof​​usingrevolutionaryarmedforcestoseizepowerandwasselectedasAlternatememberofthePoliticalBureauoftheCentralCommittee.Afterthemeeting,hewenttothebordersofHunanandJiangxitoleadtheAutumnHarvestUprising.ThenledtheinsurgenttroopstoJinggangMountain,launchedtheagrarianrevolution,andestablishedthefirstruralrevolutionarybasearea.

InApril1928,hejoinedforceswiththeuprisingtroopsledbyZhuDeandestablishedtheWorkers’andPeasantsRevolutionaryArmy(soontoberenamedtheRedArmy)FourthArmy.Heservedaspartyrepresentativeandsecretaryoftheformerenemycommittee.TheChineseCommunists,withhimasthemainrepresentative,proceededfromtherealityofChinatodeveloparmedstrugglesintheruralareaswheretheKuomintangregimewasrelativelyweak,andpioneeredtheroadofencirclingthecitiesfromtheruralareasandfinallyseizingthecitiesandnationalpower.Hewrotein"WhyCanChina'sRedRegimeExist?""Asinglesparkcanstartaprairiefire"andotherworkselaboratedonthisissuetheoretically.

InMay1930,hewrote"AgainstBookmatism"andputforwardthefamousthesisthat"noinvestigation,norighttospeak".InAugust,theFirstFrontoftheRedArmywasestablishedandservedastheGeneralPoliticalCommissar.Sincetheendof1930,theRedArmyledbyZhuDeanddefeatedtheKuomintangarmy's"encirclementandsuppression"manytimes.Afterthe"Left"lineleadinggrouprepresentedbyWangMingenteredtheCentralRevolutionaryBase,MaoZedongwasexcludedfromtheleadershipofthePartyandtheRedArmy,leadingtothefailureoftheRedArmy'sfifthanti-"encirclementandsuppression"campaign.

OnNovember7,1931,theProvisionalCentralGovernmentoftheChineseSovietRepublicwasestablishedinRuijin,Jiangxi,andwaselectedasthechairmanoftheCentralExecutiveCommitteeonNovember27.

InJanuary1933,hewasby-electedasamemberofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommittee.

InOctober1934,heparticipatedintheLongMarchoftheFirstArmyoftheRedArmy.

OntheLongMarch,thePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeheldanenlargedmeetinginGuizhouinJanuary1935.(ieZunyiMeeting),AnewcentralleadershiprepresentedbyMaoZedongwasestablished.InOctober,theCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaandtheRedArmyarrivedinnorthernShaanxiandendedtheLongMarch.InDecember,hemadeareporton"OnStrategiesAgainstJapaneseImperialism,"whichclarifiedtheanti-Japanesenationalunitedfrontpolicy.

InOctober1936,thethreemainforcesoftheRedArmyjoinedforces.InDecember1936,ZhouEnlaiandotherspromotedthepeacefulsettlementoftheXi'anIncident,whichbecamethehubofthetransitionfromthecivilwartothesecondcooperationbetweentheKMTandtheCommunistPartyandthejointresistanceagainstJapan.Inthesamemonth,hewrote"StrategicIssuesinChina'sRevolutionaryWar".

Inthesummerof1937,hewrote"OnPractice"and"OnContradiction".AfterthestartoftheWarofResistanceAgainstJapan,theCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaheadedbyhimadheredtotheprincipleofindependenceintheunitedfront,workedhardtomobilizethemasses,launchedguerrillawarfarebehindenemylines,andestablishedmanylargeanti-Japanesebaseareas.

InOctober1938,attheSixthPlenarySessionoftheSixthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,theguidingprincipleof"MarxismSinicization"wasputforward.DuringtheWarofResistanceAgainstJapan,hepublishedimportantworkssuchas"OntheProtractedWar","Publicationof"TheCommunist",and"OnNewDemocracy".

InFebruary1942,ledthewholepartytocarryoutarectificationmovementtocorrectsubjectivismandsectarianism,sothatthewholepartyfurthergraspedthebasicdirectionofcombiningtheuniversaltruthofMarxism-LeninismwiththeconcretepracticeoftheChineserevolution.ItlaidtheideologicalfoundationforthevictoryintheWarofResistanceAgainstJapanandtheNationalRevolution.

InMarch1943,hewaselectedChairmanofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommittee.InMay,heledthemilitaryandciviliansinthebaseareatocarryoutaproductioncampaignandsurvivedsevereeconomicdifficulties.

April-June1945,presidedovertheSeventhNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChinaandmadeareporton"OnCoalitionGovernment".Thecongressformulatedapoliticallinetomobilizethemasses,strengthenthepeople'spower,defeattheJapaneseaggressors,liberatethepeopleofthewholecountry,andbuildanewdemocraticChinaundertheleadershipoftheCommunistPartyofChina.MaoZedongThoughtwasconfirmedastheguidingideologyoftheCCPatthisconference.FromtheFirstPlenarySessionoftheSeventhCentralCommitteeuntilhisdeathonSeptember9,1976,hehasservedastheChairmanoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

AfterthevictoryoftheWarofResistanceAgainstJapan,inresponsetoChiangKai-shek’sattempttoeliminatetheCommunistPartyanditsarmedforces,heproposedastrategyof"tact-for-tat"struggle.InAugust1945,hewenttoChongqingtonegotiatewithChiangKai-shek,showingtheCommunistPartyofChina'sdesirefordomesticpeace.

AfterChiangKai-sheklaunchedafull-scalecivilwarinthesummerof1946,MaoZedong,ZhuDe,andZhouEnlailedtheChinesePeople’sLiberationArmyinactivedefense,concentratedsuperiorforces,andwipedouttheenemy.

March1947-March1948,togetherwithZhouEnlaiandRenBishi,movedtonorthernShaanxitocommandtheNorthwestbattlefieldandthenationalliberationwar.Inthesummerof1947,theChinesePeople'sLiberationArmyshiftedfromstrategicdefensetostrategicoffensive.UndertheleadershipofthePartyCentralCommitteeheadedbyhim,theKuomintanggovernmentwasoverthrownthroughthethreemajorbattlesofLiaoshen,Huaihai,andPingjinandtheBattleofCrossingtheRiverinApril1949.

InMarch1949,hepresidedovertheSecondPlenarySessionoftheSeventhCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,andmadeanimportantreport,decidingtoshiftthefocusoftheparty’sworkfromthecountrysidetothecities,stipulatingtheparty’sbasicpoliciesafterthevictoryofthecountry.,Callingonthewholepartytomaintainahumble,prudent,arrogant,andnon-irritablestyleofwork,andmustcontinuetomaintainastyleofhardwork.OnJune30,"OnthePeople'sDemocraticDictatorship"waspublished,whichstipulatedthenatureofthepowerofthePeople'sRepublicanditsbasicinternalandexternalpolicies.

OnOctober1,1949,thePeople'sRepublicofChinawasestablishedandhewaselectedasthechairmanoftheCentralPeople'sGovernment.

InJune1950,hepresidedovertheconveningoftheThirdPlenarySessionoftheSeventhCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,andproposedthegeneraltaskoffightingforthebasicimprovementofthecountry’sfinancialandeconomicconditions.InOctober,theCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,headedbyhim,wasforcedtoentertheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKoreaandthreatenthesituationinNortheastChina.

In1950-1952,underhisleadership,hecarriedoutlandreforms,suppressedcounter-revolutionaryandotherdemocraticreforms,launchedthe"threeevils"movementagainstcorruption,againstwaste,andagainstbureaucracy,andagainstbribery,Opposetaxevasion,thetheftofnationalproperty,theanti-cuttingcorners,andthetheftofeconomicintelligence.

InJune1953,inaccordancewithhisproposal,theCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaannouncedtheparty’sgenerallineduringthetransitionperiodandbegantosystematicallycarryoutsocialistindustrializationandthesocialisttransformationofprivateownershipofthemeansofproduction.

InSeptember1954,thefirstmeetingoftheFirstNationalPeople’sCongresspassedthe"ConstitutionofthePeople’sRepublicofChina"draftedbyhim,andhewaselectedasthefirstinthePeople’sRepublicofChinaatthismeeting.ServedaschairmanuntilApril1959.

InApril1956,hemadeaspeechon"OntheTenMajorRelationships".ThisspeechmadesomepreliminaryexplorationsontheroadtobuildingsocialismthatsuitsChina'snationalconditions.Then,attheenlargedmeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommittee,thepolicyof"letahundredflowersblossomandahundredschoolsofthoughtcontend"wasputforward.InSeptember,thesocialisttransformationoftheprivateownershipofthemeansofproductionwasbasicallycompleted.TheChineseCommunistPartyconvenedtheEighthNationalCongresstopointoutthatthemaintaskofthepeopleacrossthecountryhasbeentransformedintoaconcentratedefforttodevelopsocialproductiveforces.However,thispolicywasnotimplementedseriously,whichledtoaseriesoferrorsandsetbacksinthesubsequentguidancework.

InFebruary1957,hegaveaspeechon"ProperlyHandlingContradictionsamongthePeople",proposingthetheoryofcorrectlydistinguishingandhandlingtwotypesofcontradictionsbetweentheenemyandourselvesandamongthepeopleinasocialistsociety.

TheCollectionofMaoZedong'sPortraits(1)(16photos)

InMay1958,the"GreatLeapForward"andthemovementofruralpeople'scommuneswerelaunched.

InJuly1959,presidedovertheLushanConference.Heoriginallywantedtocorrectthemistakeshehadnoticed,butinthelatterpartofthemeetinghewronglylaunchedacriticismofPengDehuai,andafterthemeeting,thewholepartyerroneouslylaunchedan"anti-rightist"struggle.

Fromthewinterof1960tothebeginningof1965,undertheleadershipoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaheadedbyhim,thepolicyof"adjusting,consolidating,enriching,andimproving"thenationaleconomywasimplemented,andthe"GreatLeapForward"andthePeople'sCommunewereinitiallycorrected.Mistakesinthetransformationhaveenabledthenationaleconomytorecoveranddeveloprelativelyquickly.Duringthisperiod,heproposedaseriesofmeasurestoinitiallycorrectthe"Left"mistakesinruralworkandotherareas.However,attheTenthPlenarySessionoftheEighthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinainSeptember1962,heexpandedandabsolutizedtheclassstruggleinacertainrangeofsocialistsociety,anddevelopedtheproletariatheproposedaftertheanti-rightiststruggleinJuly1957.ThecontradictionbetweentheclassandthebourgeoisieisstillthemaincontradictioninChinesesociety.

From1963to1965,thesocialisteducationmovementinruralandurbanareaswaslaunched,andthefocusofthemovementwastorectifytheso-called"partyinpowerwhotookthecapitalistroad."Beginninginthe1950s,heledaresolutestruggleagainstthegreat-nationalismpursuedbytheleadersoftheCPSUandtheattemptstointerfereandcontrolChina.

InMay1966,duetohisextremeassessmentofthedomesticclassstrugglesituation,helaunchedthe"CulturalRevolution"movement,whichwasmanipulatedbythetwocounter-revolutionarygroupsLinBiaoandJiangQing,whichgreatlyexceededhim.Theanticipationandcontrolofthecountry,andeventhelasttenyears,causedseriousdamageandlossinmanyaspectsofChina.Duringthe"CulturalRevolution",MaoZedongalsostoppedandcorrectedsomespecificmistakes.HeledthestruggletosmashtheLinBiaocounter-revolutionarycliqueandpreventedJiangQingandZhangChunqiaofromsucceedingintheirambitionstoseizethesupremeleadership.

OnSeptember9,1976,MaoZedongdiedinBeijingattheageof83.

HistoricalContributions

1.MaoZedongledtheChinesepeoplethroughalongperiodofrevolutionarystruggleandfinallywonnationalindependenceandpeople’sliberation,andcreatedanewChina.

Second,MaoZedongledtheChinesepeopleontheroadofsocialistconstruction.

Thirdly,anewerainwhichthepeoplearethemastersofthecountryhasbegun,andthearduousandtortuousexplorationoftherealizationofsocialistdemocracyhasbegun.

Four.ItestablishedtherulingpositionoftheCommunistPartyofChinaandmadeunremittingexplorationstomaintaintheadvancednatureandrulingpositionofMarxistparties.

Fifth,ithasestablishedthestatusofNewChinaasamajorcountryintheworld,andhasmadeunremittingeffortstocreateanindependentpeacefuldiplomacy.

CharacterEvaluation

AlthoughMaoZedongmadeseriousmistakesinhislateryears,butfromtheperspectiveofhislife,hiscontributionstotheChineserevolutionfaroutweighhisfailures.HiscontributionsareThefirstiswrong,andthesecondiswrong.HeisstillrespectedandlovedbytheChinesepeople.Fiveyearsafterhisdeath,theChineseCommunistPartymadeacomprehensiveevaluationofallhisrevolutionaryactivitiesandrevolutionaryideasintheformofCentralCommitteeresolutions.AsthedevelopmentofMarxisminChina,MaoZedongThoughtisstilltheguidingideologyoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

Chronologyofevents

1893-1910

1893

December26,bornAfarmer'sfamilyinShaoshanchong,XiangtanCounty,HunanProvince.

1902-1909

IstudiedinsixprivateschoolsinmyhometownShaoshanandreceivedtraditionalChineseenlightenmenteducation.

1910

Intheautumn,hewasadmittedtotheDongshanHighSchoolinXiangxiangCounty,Hunan.Duringthisperiod,hewasinfluencedbyKangYouweiandLiangQichao'sreformistthoughts.

1911-1920

1911

Inspring,IwenttoChangshaandwasadmittedtoXiangxiangProvincialMiddleSchool.Duringtheperiod,Ireadthe"MinliNews"runbytheTongmenghui,andinfluencedbyit,theauthorexpressedhissupportforSunYat-senandtheprogramoftheTongmenghui.

InOctober,inresponsetotheRevolutionof1911,hejoinedthearmyandservedasasoldierintheHunanNewArmy.Quitafterhalfayear.

1913

Inspring,heenteredthepreparatorycourseofHunanProvincialFourthNormalSchool.

1914

Inthefall,itwasincorporatedintotheeighthclassofundergraduateofHunanProvincialFirstNormalSchool.Duringtheschool,undertheinfluenceofYangChangjiandotherprogressiveteachers,hebecameanenthusiasticreaderof"NewYouth"magazine,admiringChenDuxiuandHuShi.

1918

OnApril14,togetherwithXiaoZisheng,HeShuheng,CaiHesen,etc.initiatedtheestablishmentoftheXinminSociety.

InJune,graduatedfromtheHunanProvincialFirstNormalSchool.

InAugust,hewenttoBeijingforthefirsttimetoorganizethework-studyprogramfromHunantoFrance.DuringhisstayinBeijing,heservedasalibrarianatPekingUniversity.WiththehelpofLiDazhaoandothers,hebegantoaccepttheideologicalinfluenceoftheRussianOctoberRevolution.

1919

OnApril6,IreturnedtoChangshafromShanghai.

InMay,inresponsetotheMayFourthMovement,heinitiatedtheestablishmentoftheHunanStudentUniontoleadtheHunanStudentAnti-ImperialPatrioticMovement.

OnJuly14,thejournal"XiangjiangReview"oftheHunanStudentUnion,theeditor-in-chief,waslaunchedinChangsha.FromJulytoAugust,hesuccessivelywroteandpublishedlongarticleson"ThePeople'sUnion".

OnOctober5th,mymotherWen'spassedawayandhurriedbacktoShaoshanfromChangshauponhearingthenews.Onthe8th,itwaswritteninfrontofthemother'sspiritas"MotherInscriptions".

InDecember,hewenttoBeijingforthesecondtimetoleadthecampaigntoexpelHunanwarlordZhangJingyao.DuringmystayinBeijing,IreadMarxistbookssuchastheCommunistManifesto.

1920

InMayandJune,ImetwithChenDuxiuinShanghaitodiscussissuessuchasMarxistbookshehadread.

AtthebeginningofAugust,TongyiLirongandotherssetupaculturalbookstoreonthecouchtospreadMarxismandnewculture.

FromAugusttoSeptember,participatedinthepreparationsfortheestablishmentoftheRussianResearchAssociation.

OnNovember25th,IwrotetoLuoZhanglongandproposedthattheXinminSociety,"Itmustbeacombinationofdoctrines.Doctrineislikeaflag.Whentheflagisraised,everyonecancountonitandknowthetrend.go".

InNovember,organizedtheChangshaCommunistGroupwithHeShuhengandothers.

OnDecember1,IsentalettertoCaiHesen,XiaoZishengandotherwork-studymembersinFrance.TheletterstatedthatheacceptedMarxismandfollowedtheroadoftheOctoberRevolutioninRussia.PreparefortheestablishmentoftheSocialistYouthLeagueinChangsha.MarriedtoYangKaihui.

1921-1930

1921

FromJanuary1stto3rd,withHeShuheng,PengHuang,ZhouShizhao,Morethantenpeople,includingXiongJinjing,heldaNewYearMeetingforthemembersoftheXinminSocietyinChangshaChaozongStreetCulturalPublishingHouse.Atthemeeting,itwasproposedthattheXinminSocietyshouldtake"transformingChinaandtheworld"asitscommongoal,andagreedtouse"Russian"methodstotransformChina.

FromJuly23toearlyAugust,TongHeShuhengattendedtheFirstNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChinaheldinShanghaiasarepresentativeoftheChangshaCommunistGroup.

InAugust,hereturnedtoChangshaandservedasthedirectoroftheHunanBranchoftheSecretaryoftheChineseLaborUnion.EstablishedHunanSelf-studyUniversitywithHeShuheng.

OnOctober10,theHunanbranchoftheCommunistPartyofChinawasestablishedandservedassecretary.

1922

InMay,theXiangDistrictExecutiveCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinawasestablishedandservedasthesecretary.

FromSeptembertoDecember,organizedandledaseriesofstrikessuchasGuangdong-Hanzhourailwayworkers,Anyuanroadmineworkers,andChangshamudworkers,whichpushedtheHunanlabormovementtoaclimax.

1923

InApril,heleftChangshaandarrivedinShanghaitoworkintheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

InJune,heattendedtheThirdNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChinainGuangzhouandwaselectedasamemberoftheCentralExecutiveCommittee,amemberoftheCentralBureau,andservedastheSecretaryoftheCentralBureau.

OnSeptember16,followingthedecisionoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaandentrustedbyLinBoqu,DeputyMinisterofGeneralAffairsoftheKuomintangHeadquarters,hereturnedtoChangshatopreparefortheestablishmentoftheHunanKuomintangorganization.

1924

InJanuary,heattendedtheFirstNationalCongressoftheChineseKuomintanginGuangzhouandwaselectedasanalternatecentralexecutivemember.

InFebruary,IwenttoShanghaitoserveasamemberoftheShanghaiExecutiveDepartmentandSecretaryoftheOrganizationDepartmentoftheKuomintang.

InDecember,IreturnedtoHunantorecuperate.

1925

InFebruary,IreturnedtoShaoshanandstartedapeasantmovementwhilerecoveringfromillness.

InSeptember,IwenttoGuangzhoutoparticipateinthepreparationsfortheSecondNationalCongressoftheKuomintang.

InOctober,heservedasActingMinisterofthePropagandaDepartmentoftheKuomintangCentralCommittee.

OnDecember1,publishedanarticle"AnalysisofVariousClassesinChineseSociety".

OnDecember5,theeditor-in-chiefoftheKMTCentralPropagandaDepartmentpublication"PoliticalWeekly"waslaunched.

1926

InJanuary,heattendedtheSecondNationalCongressoftheChineseKuomintangandcontinuedtobeelectedasanalternatecentralexecutivemember.

OnMarch18,attheGuangzhouKuomintangPoliticalWorkshoptocommemoratethefifty-fifthanniversaryoftheParisCommune,hedeliveredaspeechentitled"TheSignificanceoftheParisCommune".

InMarch,ChiangKai-shekbuilttheZhongshanshipincidentinGuangzhou,andZhouEnlaiandotherforcescounterattacked.

FromMaytoSeptember,hehostedtheKMTSixthPeasantMovementWorkshopandservedasthedirector.

InNovember,hewenttoShanghaiassecretaryofthePeasantMovementCommitteeoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.SoonhewenttoWuhanandfoundedtheKMTCentralPeasantMovementWorkshop.

InDecember,attendedthefirstworkers’congressandthefirstfarmers’congressofHunanprovinceinChangsha.

1927

FromJanuary4thtoFebruary5th,inspectthepeasantmovementinthefivecountiesofXiangtan,Xiangxiang,Hengshan,LilingandChangshainHunan.

InMarch,publishedthe"HunanPeasantMovementInvestigationReport";attendedtheThirdPlenarySessionoftheSecondKMTCentralCommitteeinWuhan.

OnApril12th,ChiangKai-sheklaunchedacounter-revolutionarycoupinShanghai.

FromApril27thtoMay10th,attendedtheFifthNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChinaandwaselectedasanalternatecentralexecutivemember.ThemeetingcriticizedChenDuxiu'sright-leaningmistakes.

OnJuly15,WangJingweilaunchedacounter-revolutionarycoupinWuhan.TheNing-Hanmerged,andtheGreatRevolutionfailed.

OnAugust1,theNanchangUprisingbrokeout.Togetherwith22membersoftheKuomintangCentralCommitteeincludingSoongChingLing,theyjointlyissuedthe"CentralMemberDeclaration",condemningChiangKai-shekandWangJingweiforbetrayingtheNationalRevolution.

OnAugust7,attendinganemergencymeetingoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinainHankou,proposedtheideaof​​poweroutofthegun,andwaselectedasanalternatememberoftheProvisionalPolitburo.Afterthemeeting,hewenttoHunantoleadtheautumnharvestuprisingontheborderbetweenHunanandJiangxi.

OnSeptember9,theautumnharvestuprisingontheborderbetweenHunanandJiangxibrokeout.OnthewaytoJiangxiTongguXiaojiaciThirdRegimentHeadquartersandpassingZhangjiafang,Liuyang,hewascaughtbytheQingxiangTeamoftheRegimentalDefenseBureauandwasescortedoutofdangerwiselyontheway.

InSeptember,aftertheAutumnHarvestUprisingwasfrustrated,heledtheuprisingtroopstomarchtowardsthemiddlesectionoftheLuoxiaoMountains.

InOctober,hearrivedatMaoping,NinggangCounty,Jiangxi,andbegantoestablishtheJinggangshanRevolutionaryBase.

InNovember,hewaswronglyaccusedbythePolitburooftheProvisionalCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,andwasrevokedasanalternatememberofthePolitburo.

1928

InApril,heledtherestoftheNanchangUprisingArmyandtheSouthernHunanUprisingAgriculturalArmyledbyZhuDeandChenYiinLongCity,NinggangCounty,JiangxiProvinceMeettheteacher.

InMay,heservedasthePartyRepresentativeandSecretaryoftheMilitaryCommitteeoftheFourthArmyoftheWorkers’andPeasantsRevolutionaryArmy(laterrenamedtheChineseRedArmy)whichwasformedbythetwoarmies.

InJuly,hewaselectedasamemberoftheCentralCommitteeattheSixthNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

InOctober,draftedaresolutionforthesecondcongressoftheCommunistPartyofHunanandJiangxiborders,proposingtheideaof​​"armedseparationbetweenworkersandpeasants".

OnNovember25th,onbehalfoftheformercommitteeoftheFourthRedArmyoftheCommunistPartyofChina,wroteareporttothecentralgovernment,summarizingtheexperienceofthearmeddivisionoftheworkersandpeasantsinJinggangMountain.

InDecember,presidedovertheformulationoftheJinggangshanLandLaw.

1929

InJanuary,togetherwithZhuDeandChenYi,themainforcesoftheRedArmymarchedtosouthernJiangxiandwesternFujian.Bythespringof1930,southernJiangxiandFujianThetworevolutionarybaseareasinthewestwereinitiallyformed.

InApril,presidedovertheformulationoftheXingguoLandLaw.

InJune,IattendedtheSeventhCongressoftheFourthRedArmyoftheCommunistPartyofChinainLongyan.ThecorrectopinionsontheRedArmy’stasks,politicalwork,andmilitaryworkwerenotaccepted.HewasappointedbytheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.Theformersecretaryofthepartycommitteewasre-elected.Afterthemeeting,heleftthemainleadershippositionoftheFourthRedArmytorecuperateinwesternFujianandguidelocalwork.

InJuly,guidedtheconveningofthefirstcongressoftheCCPMinxi.

InSeptember,theCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaissuedaletterofinstructiontotheFrontCommitteeoftheFourthRedArmy,affirmingMaoZedong’scorrectpropositionontheRedArmy’sactionstrategyandbuildingastrongPeople’sRevolutionaryArmy.

InDecember,presidedovertheNinthCongressoftheFourthRedArmyoftheCommunistPartyofChinainGutianVillage,ShanghangCounty,FujianProvince.Atthemeeting,hemadepoliticalreportsanddraftedtheresolutionsoftheGeneralAssembly(thatis,theresolutionsoftheGutianMeeting).Theconferencere-electedMaoZedongastheformersecretaryofthepartycommittee.

1930

InJanuary,hewrotethearticle"Asinglesparkcanstartaprairiefire",expoundingtheChineserevolutionaryroadofencirclingcitiesandarmedseizureofpowerfromruralareasTheory.

InMay,IconductedaninvestigationinJiangxiXunwu;atthesametime,hewroteanarticle"AgainstBookishism",whichproposedthat"noinvestigation,norighttospeak".

InAugust,heservedasthechiefpoliticalcommissaroftheRedArmyandthesecretaryoftheformerenemycommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

InSeptember,hewaselectedasanalternatememberofthePolitburoattheThirdPlenarySessionoftheSixthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

FromDecember30thtoJanuary3rdofthefollowingyear,togetherwithZhuDeandothers,theycommandedtheRedArmytosmashtheKuomintangarmy'sfirst"encirclementandsuppression".

1931-1940

1931

OnJanuary7,theFourthPlenarySessionoftheSixthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinawasexpandedinShanghai,WaselectedasanalternatememberofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommittee(notattendingthemeeting).WangMingenteredthePoliticalBureauoftheCentralCommitteewiththesupportoftherepresentativesoftheCommunistInternational.

FromApriltoMay,togetherwithZhuDeandothers,commandedtheRedArmytosmashtheKuomintangarmyforthesecond"encirclementandsuppression."

FromJulytoSeptember,smashedtheKuomintangarmy'sthird"encirclementandsuppression"campaign.

FromNovember1stto5th,hewassqueezedoutatthefirstcongressheldbythepartyorganizationoftheCentralSovietArea(theJiangxiConference),andwasaccusedof"narrowempiricism"and"richpeasantline."And"veryseriousconsistentRightopportunism."

InNovember,hemadeareportattheFirstNationalCongressoftheChineseSoviet;hewaselectedasthechairmanandchairmanofthePeople’sCommitteeatthefirstmeetingoftheCentralExecutiveCommitteeoftheChineseSovietRepublic.

1932

InJanuary,IwenttotheancienttempleofDonghuashanontheoutskirtsofRuijinCity,JiangxiProvincetorecuperate.

InMarch,aftertheRedArmydefeatedGanzhou,theystoppedrecuperatingandrushedtothefrontlinetocommand.

OnApril15,the"DeclarationoftheWaragainstJapan"waspublished.

OnMay9th,TongXiangyingissued"TheInterimCentralGovernmentoftheChineseSovietRepublicopposestheKuomintang’sbetrayaloftheSonghuAgreement."

InJune,togetherwithZhuDe,hecommandedtheRedOneandFiveRedArmyregimentstoreturntosouthernJiangxifromwesternFujian.

InOctober,atthemeetingoftheCentralBureauoftheSovietAreaof​​theCommunistPartyofChinaheldinNingdu,Jiangxi,hewashitbythe"Left"erroneousleadership.Afterthemeeting,hewasdismissedfromthepostofChiefPoliticalCommissaroftheFirstRedArmyandwenttoChangting,Fujiantorecuperate.

1933

InlateJanuary,theProvisionalPoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteemovedtotheCentralRevolutionaryBase.

InearlyFebruary,theProvisionalCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinafullyimplementedthe"offensiveline"toeliminatetheinfluenceofMaoZedong'sactivedefenselineinthecentralbasearea,andlaunchedtheso-calledanti-"LuoMingline"struggle.

OnMay30,TongXiangyingandothersissuedthe"DeclarationonSellingPingjinfortheKuomintang"bytheProvisionalCentralGovernmentoftheChineseSovietRepublic.

OnJune1,TongXiangYingandothersissuedthe"InstructionsonLandInvestigationMovement"oftheProvisionalCentralGovernmentoftheChineseSovietRepublic.

InAugust,hemadeareporton"SmashingFive"EncirclementandSuppression"andSovietEconomicConstructionTasks"attheEconomicConstructionConferenceof17CountiesintheSouthernCentralSovietAreaheldinRuijin.

InOctober,Iwrotethearticle"HowtoAnalyzeRuralClasses",whichbecamethestandardfordividingruralclasses.

InNovember,IsuccessivelyinvestigatedChanggangTownshipinXingguoCountyandCaixiTownshipinShanghangCounty,andwrote"InvestigationinChanggangTownship"and"InvestigationinCaixiTownship".

1934

InJanuary,hewaselectedasamemberofthePolitburoattheFifthPlenarySessionoftheSixthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.DeliveredaworkreportattheSecondNationalCongressoftheChineseSoviet.ContinuetobeelectedasChairmanoftheCentralExecutiveCommitteeoftheChineseSovietRepublic.

OnJune19th,TongXiangYingandothersissuedthe"DeclarationontheSellingofNorthChinabytheCentralGovernmentoftheChineseSovietRepublicfortheKuomintang."

OnJuly15,TongXiangYingetal.publishedthe"DeclarationfortheChineseWorkers’andPeasants’RedArmyGoingNorthtoAnti-Japanese."

OnOctober18th,intheevening,ledtheguardsquadtoleavethecapitalandembarkontheroadoftheLongMarch.

AttheendofNovember,theRedArmysufferedheavylossesintheBattleofXiangjiang.Onthe30th,crossedtheXiangjiangRiverwiththeFirstFieldColumnoftheMilitaryCommission.

OnDecember12,attheemergencymeetingoftheheadsoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaheldintheHunanPassage,theRedArmyurgedtheRedArmytoabandonitsoriginalplantorendezvouswithXiangxiandtheRedSecondandSixthArmyandmovetowardsGuizhouwheretheenemy’sstrengthisweak.Wasadopted.

1935

FromJanuary15thto17th,attendedtheenlargedmeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeheldinZunyi,Guizhou,andwasco-optedasthecentralpoliticalMemberoftheStandingCommitteeoftheBureau.ThemeetingendedtheruleofWangMing's"Left"adventurismintheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,andactuallyestablishedanewcentralleadershiprepresentedbyMaoZedong.

InMarch,withZhouEnlaiandWangJiaxiang,theyformedathree-personmilitarycommandgroup.

FromMarchtoMay,ZhouEnlaiandotherscommandedtheRedArmytocrosstheChishuifourtimes,crosstheJinshaRiver,andflewovertheLudingBridge,achievingadecisivevictoryinthestrategicshift.

OnJune15th,TongXiangyingandothersissuedthe"DeclarationofTraitortoJapanagainstJapan'sannexationofNorthChinaandChiangKai-shek."

InJune,theFirstRedArmyandtheFourthRedArmyjoinedforcesinwesternSichuan.Soon,hewasfightingagainstZhangGuotao'sescapeismandseparatism.

OnOctober19,ledtheShaanxi-GansuDetachmentoftheRedArmyofChineseWorkersandPeasantstoWuqiTown,Yan'an,Shaanxi.TheRedArmysuccessfullycompletedtheLongMarch.

InDecember,attendedthePolitburomeetingoftheCPCCentralCommitteeheldinWayaopu,northernShaanxi.Themeetingdeterminedthestrategyofestablishingananti-Japanesenationalunitedfront.

OnDecember27,hemadeareport"OnStrategiesAgainstJapaneseImperialism"atameetingofpartyactivists,expoundingthetacticsoftheanti-Japanesenationalunitedfront.

1936

OnJanuary25,togetherwithZhouEnlai,PengDehuaiandother20RedArmygenerals,theyjointlyissuedthe"FortheRedArmy'swillingnesstojointheNortheastArmytofightagainstJapan"TheLetterofAllGeneralsoftheNortheastArmyputsforwardspecificmethodsfortheorganizationofthenationaldefensegovernmentandtheanti-Japanesecoalitionforces,andsuggeststhatrepresentativesshouldbesenttoeachotherforconsultation.

FromFebruarytoMay,withPengDehuai,theRedArmyledthemainforceacrosstheYellowRiver.

InMarch,heproposedtotheNanjingauthoritiesafive-pointproposaltostopthecivilwarandunanimouslyresisttheJapanese.

OnJune1,andZhuDeissued20propositionsonsavingthecountryandthepeople.

OnJune12,theyissuedadeclarationwithZhuDe,expressingsupportforthe"GuangdongandGuangxiIncident",andproposedeightprogramsforresistingJapanandsavingthecountry.

FromJulytoOctober,ImetwithAmericanjournalistSnowmanytimesinYan'an,northernShaanxi,answeringhisquestionsabouttheChineseRevolutionandtheWorkers’andPeasants’RedArmy,andintroducedmyownexperience.

OnAugust10th,attendedthePolitburomeetingoftheCPCCentralCommitteeandgaveareportontherelationshipbetweenthetwopartiesandtheunitedfront.

OnAugust25,draftedthe"ALetterfromtheCommunistPartyofChinatotheChineseKuomintang",callingforunanimousresistancetoJapan.

OnDecember7,heservedasChairmanoftheRevolutionaryMilitaryCommitteeoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

OnDecember12,ZhangXueliangandYangHuchengcarriedout"soldieradmonitions"inXi'ananddetainedChiangKai-shek.MaoZedongandtheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaanalyzedthecomplicatedpoliticalsituationatthattimeanddeterminedthepolicyofpeacefullyresolvingtheXi'anIncident,andsentZhouEnlaitoXi'antoparticipateinnegotiationstofacilitateapeacefulsettlementoftheincident.

InDecember,hewrote"StrategicIssuesinChineseRevolutionaryWar".

1937

OnJanuary13,theCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaandtheCentralMilitaryCommissionmovedtoYan'an.

OnFebruary9,attendedthemeetingoftheStandingCommitteeofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommittee.Themeetingdiscussedandpassedthe"CPCCentralCommitteetotheThirdPlenarySessionoftheChineseKuomintang"andputforwardfivenationalpoliciesandfourguarantees.ThisdocumenthasactuallybecometheguidingprincipleoftheKMT-CPCcooperationnegotiations.

InMarch,ImetwithAmericanjournalistSmedleytoanswersomeofherquestionsabouttheSino-JapaneseWarandtheXi’anIncident.

FromApriltoJuly,helecturedondialecticalmaterialismattheAnti-JapaneseMilitaryandPoliticalUniversity.Twoofthesectionswerelaterorganizedinto"OnPractice"and"OnContradiction".

InMay,attheNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina,hemadeareporton"TheTasksoftheCommunistPartyofChinaintheAnti-JapanesePeriod"andtheconclusionof"StrugglingforMillionsofPeopletoEntertheAnti-JapaneseNationalUnitedFront."

OnJuly7,theLugouBridgeIncidentbrokeoutandtheNationalWarofResistanceAgainstJapanbegan.

OnJuly23,publishedthe"Policies,MethodsandFutureofOpposingtheJapaneseOffensive",proposingresoluteresistanceagainstJapanesewarandopposingcompromiseandconcessionguidelinesandpolicies.

FromAugust22ndto25th,attendedtheenlargedmeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeheldinLuochuan,northernShaanxi,emphasizedtheprincipleofindependenceandself-relianceintheunitedfront,andclarifiedthestrategicpolicyofindependentmountainguerrillawarfare.SecretaryoftheCentralMilitaryCommissionoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

OnAugust25,togetherwithZhuDeandZhouEnlai,issuedanorderonthereorganizationoftheRedArmyintotheEighthRouteArmyoftheNationalRevolutionaryArmy.Subsequently,instructedtheEighthRouteArmytogototheAnti-JapaneseFrontLine.

OnNovember12,attheYan’anPartyactivistmeeting,hemadeareporton"TheSituationandTasksoftheWarofResistanceAgainstJapanaftertheFallofTaiyuan,Shanghai",comprehensivelyexpoundingtheviewsontheunitedfrontandtherelationshipbetweentheKuomintangandtheCommunistParty.

InDecember,heattendedandspokeatthePolitburomeetingoftheCPCCentralCommittee.InresponsetoWangMing'sright-leaningcapitulationpropositionthat"everythinggoesthroughtheunitedfront",hereiteratedandadheredtotheguidelinesandpoliciessetbytheLuochuanConference.

1938

Inthespring,theEighthRouteArmymadethedecisiontoentertheplainsfromthemountainsofNorthChinatolaunchguerrillawarfare.

InMay,publishedthearticle"StrategicIssuesintheGuerrillaWarAgainstJapan".

FromMay26thtoJune3rd,Iwillgivealectureon"OnProtractedWarfare"attheYan'anAnti-JapaneseWarResearchAssociation.AcomprehensiveanalysisoftheeraoftheSino-JapaneseWarandthebasiccharacteristicsofChinaandJapan,refutingthetheoryofquickvictoryandsubjugation,expoundedthegeneralpolicyoftheprotractedwarinChina'sWarofResistanceagainstJapan.

September14-27,attendedthePolitburomeetingoftheCPCCentralCommittee.WangJiaxiangconveyedtheinstructionsoftheCommunistInternational,sayingthattheleadershipoftheCPCCentralCommitteeshouldleadMaoZedongtoresolvetheissueofunifiedleadership.MaoZedongmadealongspeechatthemeeting.

FromSeptember29thtoNovember6th,IattendedtheSixthPlenarySessionoftheSixthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,andmadeapoliticalreporton"OntheNewStage"andtheconclusionofthemeeting.ThemeetingapprovedthelineofthePoliticalBureauoftheCentralCommitteeheadedbyMaoZedong.

1939

OnFebruary2,hegaveaspeechattheYan’anParty,GovernmentandArmyProductionMobilizationConference,callingonhimselftoovercomeeconomicdifficulties.

OnFebruary5,hedeliveredaspeechon"AgainstCapitulationism"atthePartySchooloftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

InlateApril,Iwrotethearticle"May4thMovement".

OnMay4th,hegaveaspeechon"TheDirectionoftheYouthMovement"atthetwentiethanniversaryoftheMayFourthMovementinYan'an.

FromJulytoAugust,hemadeseveralreportscondemningtheKuomintangdiehardsforcreatinganti-communistfrictionsandcallingforcontinuedunityinthewarofresistance.

September16,talkedwiththreereportersfromChinaCentralNewsAgency,"MoppingUp",and"XinminPao",reiteratingtheanti-communistfrictionagainsttheKuomintangdiehardsandtheadoptionof"Nooneoffendsme,Idonotoffendothers;ifanyoneoffendsmeTheprincipleofself-defense.

OnOctober4,publishedthe"Publicationof"TheCommunists","clarifyingthattheunitedfront,armedstruggle,andpartybuildingarethethreemagicweaponsfortheChineserevolutiontodefeattheenemy.

OnDecember1,draftedadecisionfortheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaonabsorbingalargenumberofintellectuals.

OnDecember21st,Iwrotethearticle"RemembranceofBethune"forthe"NormanBethuneMemorialBook"compiledandprintedbythePoliticalDepartmentandMinistryofHealthoftheEighthRouteArmy.

Inthesamemonth,co-authored"TheChineseRevolutionandtheCommunistPartyofChina".

FromDecembertoMarchofthefollowingyear,theleaderdefeatedtheKuomintangdie-hardsforthefirstanti-communistupsurge.

1940

InJanuary,published"OnNewDemocracy",whichsystematicallydiscussedthetheoryandprogramofthenewdemocraticrevolution.

OnMarch6,draftedinstructionsfortheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaontheissueofpowerintheanti-Japanesebaseareasandproposedtheimplementationofthe"three-threesystem."

OnMarch11,hemadeareporton"TheStrategicIssuesintheCurrentAnti-JapaneseUnitedFront",summarizingtheexperienceofrepellingthefirstanti-communistupsurge,andproposed"Developprogressiveforces,striveformiddleforces,andopposestubbornforces."Strategicthinkingandprinciplesofrationality,profitability,anddiscipline."

OnMay4,draftingtheinstructionsoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinatotheSoutheastBureauandtheNewFourthArmy,emphasizingtheneedtoexpandthearmyandresisttheoffensiveoftheanti-CommunistdieSuddenincident".

InlateJune,ImadeareportatthePolitburomeetingoftheCommunistPartyofChina,analyzingtheinternationalsituationanditsimpactonChina’sresistancetoJapan,andpointedoutthatitisnecessarytobealerttosuddenincidentsbytheKuomintangdiehardsandtostriveforabettersituation.

InNovember,draftedZhuDe,PengDehuai,YeTing,XiangYingfudian,HeYingqin,andBaiChongxi’s"HaoDian"telegram("JiaDian"),clearlyrefuting"HaoDian"'sunreasonableaccusationsagainsttheEighthRouteArmyandtheNewFourthArmy.

InDecember,IhadaconversationwithcomradeswhocamebackfromthefronttostudyintheCentralPartySchoolandemphasizedtheimportanceofcadresproficientinMarxism-Leninism.

1941-1950

1941

InearlyJanuary,theSouthernAnhuiIncidentoccurred.

OnJanuary20,draftedanordertorebuildthemilitaryheadquartersoftheNewFourthArmyfortheCentralMilitaryCommissionoftheCommunistPartyofChina,andissuedatalktoreportersfromXinhuaNewsAgencyabouttheSouthernAnhuiIncident,andsolemnlyproposedtwelvesolutionstotheSouthernAnhuiIncident.

OnMay1,the"Shaanxi-Gansu-NingxiaBorderRegionPolicyGuidelines"approvedbythePolitburooftheCPCCentralCommitteewasissuedafterreviewandrewriting,stipulatingthattheconstructionofborderregionsshouldimplementthe"three-threesystem"principle.

OnMay8th,draftedtheparty’sinstructionsonthe"SummaryonRepellingtheSecondAnti-CommunistClimb",proposingthestrategicthinkingof"fightingagainstandpullingagainsttheCommunistParty"andstrivingforcentrists.

OnMay19th,attheYan’anCadreMeeting,hemadeareporton"ReformingOurStudy",proposingtoopposesubjectivismandclarifytheideologicalprinciplesofseekingtruthfromfacts.

OnAugust1,draftedthe"DecisiononInvestigationandResearch"fortheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

FromSeptember10thtoOctober22nd,attendedtheenlargedmeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeandgaveareportonoppositiontosubjectivismandsectarianism.

OnSeptember26,theCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinamadethe"DecisionontheAdvancedStudyGroup"andestablishedtheCentralStudyGroupheadedbyMaoZedong.

Inautumnandwinter,hehassuccessivelyeditedcollectionsofpartyhistoricaldocumentssuchas"SincetheSixthNationalCongress","BeforetheSixthNationalCongress"and"TwoLines".

1942

OnFebruary1,attheopeningceremonyoftheCentralPartySchooloftheCommunistPartyofChina,hemadeareporton"RectifyingtheParty'sStyle".

OnFebruary8,atthecadremeetingconvenedbythePropagandaDepartmentoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,Imadeaspeechon"OppositionPartyStereotypes".

InMay,hedeliveredaspeechandmadeaconclusionatasymposiumofliteraryandartworkersinYan'an.

September7,wroteaneditorialforYan'an"LiberationDaily",discussingthatthestreamliningoftroopsandadministrationisanextremelyimportantpolicy.

InDecember,submittedalongwrittenreporton"EconomicIssuesandFinancialIssues"totheseniorofficialsmeetingoftheNorthwestBureauoftheCPCCentralCommittee,discussingthegeneralpolicyoffinancialworkof"developingtheeconomyandensuringsupply."

1943

OnMarch20,hewaspresumedtobethechairmanofthePoliticalBureauoftheCentralCommitteeandthechairmanoftheSecretariatoftheCentralCommitteeatameetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommittee.

OnMay26,the"ReportontheDissolutionoftheCommunistInternational"wasmadeatthecadremeetingheldbytheSecretariatoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

OnJune1,draftedadecisiononleadershipmethodsfortheCPCCentralCommittee.

OnJuly1,IwrotetoKangSheng,statingthat“anti-rape”workshouldbeinvestigatedandstudied,distinguishrightfromwrong,educatethemasses,andoppose“forcing,confessing,andtrusting”.

OnJuly12,wroteaneditorialfor"QuestioningtheKuomintang"fortheYan'an"LiberationDaily",exposingtheKuomintangdie-hards'attempttoattacktheShaanxi-Gansu-Ningxiaborderarea.

FromearlySeptembertoearlyOctober,presidedoverthemeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeduringthisperiod,criticizingWangMing’s“Left”adventurismerrorsduringtheten-yearcivilwarandtherightopportunitiesintheearlydaysoftheWarofResistanceAgainstJapanImadeamistakeofism,andmadeasummaryofmanyspeechesatthemeeting.

InDecember,theinscription"SeekTruthfromFacts"wascompletedfortheGrandAuditoriumoftheCentralPartySchool.

1944

OnApril12thandMay20th,IwroteaboutLecturesonlearningandcurrentsituations.

OnMay15,LinBoqu,whonegotiatedwiththeKuomintangrepresentativesinXi’an,putforwardaletterofopiniondraftedbyhimasthespecificcontentofthenegotiation.Theopinionpaperputsforward20opinionsonissuesrelatedtonationalpoliticsandoutstandingbipartisancases.

OnMay21st,hewaselectedasChairmanoftheCentralCommitteeandChairmanofthePresidiumoftheSeventhPlenarySessionoftheSixthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

OnJune5,thedrafted"InstructionsoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaonUrbanWork"wasdiscussedandpassedattheSeventhPlenarySessionoftheSixthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

FromJunetoAugust,ImetwithmembersoftheNorthwestVisitingGroupofChineseandforeignreportersandmembersoftheU.S.ArmyObserverGroupinYan'antoexplaintheChineseCommunistParty’santi-JapanesepolicyandtherelationshipbetweentheKuomintangandtheCommunistParty.

September8,deliveredaspeechon"ServingthePeople"atZhangSide'smemorialservice.

OnOctober31,presidedoverthepresidiummeetingoftheSeventhPlenarySessionoftheSixthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,anddecidedtosendWangZhenandWangShoudaotoleadtheirtroopstothesouthto"establishabasewithHengshanasthecenter."

InNovember,heandZhouEnlaiandotherpersonalrepresentativesofUSPresidentRooseveltHurleydiscussedtherelationshipbetweentheKuomintangandtheCommunistPartymanytimesandreachedfivedraftagreements.ThisdraftagreementwasrejectedbyChiangKai-shek.

1945

PortraitofMaoZedong(2)(19photos)

FromApril23toJune11,presidedovertheSeventhNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina,deliveredtheopeningremarks("TheDestinyofTwoChinas")andtheclosingremarks("FoolishOldManMovesMountains"),andsubmittedthe"On"totheconferenceCoalitionGovernment"writtenpoliticalreport.ThecongressdecidedtouseMaoZedongThoughtastheguidelineforalltheworkofthewholeparty.

OnJune19th,hewaselectedchairmanoftheCentralCommitteeattheFirstPlenarySessionoftheSeventhCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

InJuly,heldtalkswithsixnationalpoliticiansChuFuchengandHuangYanpeiontherelationshipbetweentheKuomintangandtheCommunistParty.Speakingofthe"newroad"ofdemocracy,theissueofthe"cyclicallaw"oftheriseandfallofpoliticalpartiesandgroupsisoutofthequestion.

OnAugust9,thestatement"TheLastBattleAgainsttheJapaneseInvaders"wasissued.

OnAugust13th,hedeliveredaspeechtitled"TheCurrentSituationandOurPolicyaftertheVictoryoftheWarofResistanceAgainstJapan",proposingapolicyoftit-for-tatandfightingeveryinchofthecountryagainsttheKuomintangandstrivefordomesticpeaceanddemocracy.

OnAugust28th,wenttoChongqingforpeacetalkswithChiangKai-shek.

OnSeptember2,theJapanesegovernmentformallysignedtheletterofsurrender.China'sAnti-JapaneseWarendedvictoriously.

OnOctober10,the"MinutesoftheTalksbetweentheNationalGovernmentandtheRepresentativesoftheCommunistPartyofChina"(referredtoasthe"DoubleTenAgreement")wassignedinChongqing.Onthe11th,returnedtoYan'an.

OnOctober17,areportontheChongqingnegotiationswasmadeattheYan'anCadreMeeting,statingthattheChineserevolution"hasabrightfutureandatortuousroad."

OnDecember28,draftedtheinstructionsfor"EstablishingaConsolidatedNortheastBaseArea."

1946

InApril,hewrote"SomeEstimatesontheCurrentInternationalSituation".

OnJune26,theKuomintangarmyaggressivelyattackedtheLiberatedAreaof​​theCentralPlains,andafull-scalecivilwarbrokeout.

OnJuly4,theSouthernFrontFieldArmymadeastrategicdecisionto"fightafewbattlesontheinsideandthentransfertotheoutside."

OnJuly20,draftedtheparty'sinstructionsfor"SmashingChiangKai-shek'sOffensivewithaWarofSelf-Defense".

OnAugust6,ImetwithAmericanreporterStrongandputforwardthefamousconclusionthat"allreactionariesarepapertigers."

September16,draftedinstructionsfortheCentralMilitaryCommissionoftheCommunistPartyofChinato"ConcentrateSuperiorForcesandAnnihilateEnemies."

OnOctober1,draftedinternalpartyinstructionsfortheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,summarizingtheexperienceofthethree-monthwar.

OnNovember18,thename"People'sLiberationWar"wasusedforthefirsttimeinthepartydirectivedraftedfortheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

1947

OnMarch18,theCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaandthePeople’sLiberationArmyHeadquarterswereevacuatedfromYan'an,startingayear-longshiftinnorthernShaanxi.

FromMarchtoAugust,heledtheNorthwestFieldArmytovictoryinthebattlesofQinghuabian,Yangmahe,Panlong,andShajiadian,smashingtheKMT’skeyattackontheliberatedareasofnorthernShaanxi.

FromJuly21to23,presidedoverameetingoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinainXiaoheVillage,JingbianCounty,northernShaanxi,andproposedafive-yearsolutiontoChiangKai-shek’sstruggle(fromJuly1946).Beforeandafter,thearmyofLiuDeng,ChenSu,andChenXiewasdeployedtocrosstheYellowRiverandswitchtoastrategicoffensive.

InOctober,draftedthe"ChinesePeople'sLiberationArmyDeclaration"andputforwardtheslogan"DownwithChiangKai-shekandliberatethewholeChina".

InNovember,the"HowtoDivideClasses"andthe"DecisiononSomeIssuesintheLandStruggle"draftedin1933werereprintedtothewholepartytoguidethecorrectdevelopmentofthelandreformmovementintheliberatedareas.

FromDecember25thto28th,hostedameetingoftheCPCCentralCommittee(theDecembermeeting)inYangjiagou,MizhiCounty,northernShaanxi,andsubmittedthewritten"CurrentSituationandOurTasks"tothemeetingThereportputsforwardthetenmajormilitaryprinciplesandthethreemajoreconomicprogramsofnewdemocracy.

1948

OnJanuary18,draftedadraftdecisionon"SeveralImportantIssuesinCurrentPartyPolicy"fortheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

OnMarch23,theendofthewarinnorthernShaanxi,theeastcrosstheYellowRiver,totheNorthChinaLiberatedArea.

OnApril1,hedeliveredanimportantspeechattheJinsuiCadreMeetinginCaijiaya,XingCounty,Shanxi,expoundingtheparty’sgenerallineofnewdemocraticrevolutionandthegenerallineoflandreform.

FromApril30thtoMay7th,hostedanenlargedmeetingoftheSecretariatoftheCPCCentralCommitteeinNanzhuang,FupingCounty,HebeiProvince,proposingtoleadthewartotheKuomintangruledarea,developproduction,strengthendiscipline,etc.opinion.

OnMay1,IwrotealettertoLiJishenandShenJunru,proposingtheestablishmentofademocraticcoalitiongovernmentandanewpoliticalconsultationmeetingshouldbeheldfirst.

OnMay27th,arrivedatXibaipoVillage,PingshanCounty,HebeiProvince,wheretheCPCCentralWorkingCommitteeislocated.

September8-13,hostedameetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeinXibaipo,anddeliveredimportantreportsonissuessuchaswar,nation-building,andfinance.

FromSeptembertoJanuaryofthefollowingyear,thethreemajorstrategicdecisivebattlesofLiaoshen,Huaihai,andPingjinwereorganizedandcommanded,andthemainforceoftheKuomintangarmywasgatheredtothenorthoftheYangtzeRiver.

OnDecember30,Iwroteanewyear'sdedicationforXinhuaNewsAgency,"ContinuetheRevolutiontotheEnd".

1949

InMarch,presidedovertheSecondPlenarySessionoftheSeventhCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,andproposedtorealizetheshiftoftheparty’sworkfocus,winnationalvictory,andtalkaboutthenewChina.Guidelinesandbasicpoliciesforconstruction.

OnMarch25,ledtheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaandthePeople’sLiberationArmyheadquarterstostationinBeiping.

MaoZedongPortraitCollection(3)(19photos)

OnApril23,thePeople'sLiberationArmyoccupiedNanjingandwroteapoem"Qilü·ThePeople'sLiberationArmyOccupiesNanjing".

FromJune15thto19th,IattendedthefirstplenarymeetingofthepreparatorymeetingoftheNewChinesePeople'sPoliticalConsultativeConferenceandgaveaspeechattheopeningceremony.

OnJune30,publishedanarticle"OnthePeople'sDemocraticDictatorship".

OnJuly4th,ChengQianreplied,praisedCheng'spolicyofopposingJiang,opposingGuiandpeacefullyresolvingtheHunanissue,andmadearrangementsforrelatedmatters.

FromSeptember21to30,attendedthefirstplenarymeetingoftheChinesePeople'sPoliticalConsultativeConference,deliveredanopeningspeech,andwaselectedchairmanoftheCentralPeople'sGovernment.Themeetingpassedthe"CommonProgram"presidedoverbyZhouEnlaianddraftedandreviewedandrevisedbyhimmanytimes.

OnOctober1,thePeople’sRepublicofChinawasestablishedandhostedthefoundingceremony.

OnDecember5,the"InstructionsRegardingtheArmy'sParticipationinProductionandConstructionWorkin1950"wasissued.

OnDecember16,arrivedinMoscowandvisitedtheSovietUnionforthefirsttime.OnFebruary14,1950,ChinaandtheSovietUnionsignedthe"Sino-SovietTreatyofFriendship,AllianceandMutualAssistance."

FromDecembertothebeginningofthenextyear,specificarrangementsweremadeforthepeacefulliberationofTibet.

1950

FromJune6thto9th,presidedovertheThirdPlenarySessionoftheSeventhCentralCommitteeoftheAwrittenreporton"GettingBetterandFighting"andaspeechon"Don'tFightfromAllSides".

OnJune28,presidedovertheeighthmeetingoftheCentralPeople’sGovernmentCommitteeandpassedtheLandReformLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.

InearlyOctober,presidedoverthePolitburomeetingoftheCPCCentralCommitteeandmadethedecisionto"resistUSaggressionandaidKoreaanddefendthecountry".

OnOctober8,anorderwasissuedfortheformationoftheChinesePeople’sVolunteers,orderingtheVolunteerstoimmediatelydispatchtoNorthKoreatoassisttheKoreanpeople,andappointedPengDehuaiasthecommanderandpoliticalcommissaroftheVolunteers.Thenhepersonallyguidedthefirsttothirdbattles.

AfterOctober,helaunchedandledthesuppressionofthecounter-revolutionarymovement.

1951-1960

1951

InFebruary,attheenlargedmeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommittee,itwasproposedthat"three-yearpreparation,Ten-yearplannedeconomicconstruction"thought.

TheCollectionofMaoZedong'sPortraits(4)(19photos)

OnMay24,abanquetwasheldtocelebratethesigningofthe"AgreementonMeasuresforthePeacefulLiberationofTibet."Atthispoint,theentiremainlandofChinawasliberated.

InSeptember,presidedovertheformulationofthe"ResolutionoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaonMutualAidandCooperationinAgriculturalProduction(Draft)".

OnOctober12,thefirstvolumeof"SelectedWorksofMaoZedong"waspublished.ThesecondandthirdvolumeswerepublishedinApril1952andApril1953,respectively.

InDecember,launchedthe"ThreeAntis"campaignagainstcorruption,waste,andbureaucracy.

1952

InJanuary,presidedovertheStandingCommitteeoftheNationalCommitteeoftheChinesePeople’sPoliticalConsultativeConference,andpassedthe"DecisionontheStudyCampaignfortheIdeologicalReformofPeoplefromAllwalksoflife."

OnJanuary26,draftedinstructionsfortheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaonlaunchingthe"FiveAntis"campaignNationalEconomicIntelligence).

OnApril6,draftedthe"InstructionsonTibetWorkGuidelines"fortheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

OnAugust9,the"OutlinefortheImplementationofRegionalAutonomyofthePeople'sRepublicofChina"wasreleased.

InSeptember,thegenerallineforthetransitionalperiodwasproposed.

1953

OnJanuary13,theConstitutionDraftingCommitteeofthePeople’sRepublicofChinawasestablishedandservedasitschairman.

OnMarch26,draftedinstructionsfortheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaonopposingHanchauvinism.

OnJune15,atthePolitburomeetingoftheCPCCentralCommittee,hemadeamorecompletestatementoftheparty’sgenerallineduringthetransitionperiod.

OnJuly27,theNorthKoreanArmisticeAgreementwasformallysignedinPanmunjom.

OnSeptember7,Ispokewithrepresentativesofthedemocraticpartiesandtheindustrialandcommercialsector,andpointedoutthatstatecapitalismistheonlywaytotransformcapitalistindustryandcommerce.

OnOctober15thandNovember4th,IhadtwoconversationswiththeheadoftheRuralWorkDepartmentoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.Itwaspointedoutthattheruralworkdepartmentsatalllevelsshouldregardmutualassistanceandcooperationasanextremelyimportantmatter.

1954

InJanuary,hebegantopresideoverthedraftingoftheConstitutionofthePeople’sRepublicofChinainHangzhou.

OnMarch23,chairedthefirstmeetingoftheConstitutionDraftingCommitteeandproposedthefirstdraftoftheConstitutionofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.

FromSeptember15thto28th,attendedtheFirstPlenarySessionoftheFirstNationalPeople'sCongressanddeliveredtheopeningspeech"StrivingtoBuildaGreatSocialistCountry"andwaselectedPresidentofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.

OnSeptember28,theCentralMilitaryCommissionoftheCommunistPartyofChinawasformedandservedasitschairman.

OnOctober16,Iwrotethe"LetterontheStudyoftheDreamofRedMansions"tothePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeandrelatedcomrades.

InaconversationwithIndianPrimeMinisterNehruonOctober19,itwasproposedthattheFivePrinciplesofPeacefulCoexistenceshouldbeextendedtoallrelationsbetweennations.

1955

OnJanuary15,LiuShaoqi,ZhouEnlai,andDengXiaopingwereinstructed:"InresponsetoHuFeng’sbourgeoisidealism,anti-partyandanti-peopleThoroughcriticismofliteraryandartisticthought."

InMarch,hedeliveredanopeningspeechandconcludedattheNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina,callingoncadrestodelveintotheissueofsocialistindustrializationandbecomeexpertsinthisarea.

OnMay12th,attheSupremeStateCouncil,thepolicyofcombatingcounter-revolutionarieswasproposed.

OnJune9,aninscriptionfortheTiananmenPeople’sHeroesMonument:ThePeople’sHeroeswillbeimmortal.

OnJuly31st,atthemeetingofthepartycommitteesecretariesoftheprovincial,municipal,andautonomousregionsconvenedbytheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,areportontheissueofagriculturalco-operationwasmade.

FromSeptembertoDecember,hepresidedovertheeditingofthebook"TheSocialistClimaxinRuralChina"andwrotetwoprefacesand104notes.

FromOctober4thto11th,presidedovertheSixthPlenarySessionoftheSeventhCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaandpassedthe"ResolutiononAgriculturalCooperativeization."

OnOctober29,theexecutivecommitteeoftheAll-ChinaFederationofIndustryandCommercewasinvitedtodiscussthesocialisttransformationofprivateindustryandcommerce.

MaoZedongPortraitCollection(5)(20photos)

1956

OnJanuary20,hespokeatameetingonintellectualissuesheldbytheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,callingonthewholepartytoworkhardtolearnscientificknowledgeandtoshareknowledgeoutsidetheparty.Theelementsareunitedandstrivingtoquicklycatchupwiththeworld'sadvancedlevelofscience.

OnJanuary25,presidedovertheSupremeStateCounciltoformallydiscussandpassthe"NationalAgriculturalDevelopmentProgram(Draft)from1956to1967"(iefortyarticles).

FromFebruarytoMarch,helistenedtoreportsfrom34centralworkingdepartmentsandconductedsystematicinvestigationsoneconomicconstructionissues.

InearlyApril,the"historicalexperienceofthedictatorshipoftheproletariat"wasreviewedandreformed.

OnApril25,attheenlargedmeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommittee,hemadeareporton"OntheTenMajorRelationships".

OnApril27,cremationwascarriedoutaftersigninghisdeath.

OnApril28,attheenlargedmeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommittee,thepolicyof"letahundredflowersblossomandahundredschoolsofthoughtcontend"wasputforward.

OnAugust22,presidedovertheSeventhPlenarySessionoftheSeventhCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,andproposedtwoworkpriorities,oneissocialisttransformation,theotheriseconomicconstruction,andthemainofthetwofocusesisstillconstruction.

September15-27,presidedovertheEighthNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChinaanddeliveredanopeningspeech.DuringtheEighthNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina,theimportanceofstrengtheningeconomicconstructionwasonceagainemphasized.

OnSeptember28,hewaselectedchairmanoftheCentralCommitteeattheFirstPlenarySessionoftheEighthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

OnNovember15,attheSecondPlenarySessionoftheEighthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina:Oureconomicconstructionhasretreatedandprogressed,andthemainthingistoadvance.

InDecember,"RevisitingtheHistoricalExperienceoftheDictatorshipoftheProletariat"wasreviewedandreformed.

1957

OnFebruary27,hemadeaspeechon"ProperlyHandlingContradictionsamongthePeople"andproposedtwotypesofcontradictorytheories.

OnMarch12,hespokeattheNationalPropagandaWorkConferenceoftheCommunistPartyofChinaandannouncedthestartofrectificationwithintheparty.

OnApril30,theleadersofvariousdemocraticpartieswereinvitedtohaveadiscussionandaskedthemtohelptheCommunistPartyinrectification.

OnMay15th,Iwrotethearticle"ThingsAreChanging",andthenlaunchedananti-rightiststruggle,whichresultedinaseriousexpansionerror.

FromSeptember20thtoOctober9th,presidedovertheThirdPlenarySessionoftheEighthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.Atthemeeting,theyobjectedtothediscussionofthemaincontradictionsinChinesesocietyintheresolutionsoftheEighthNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina.TheformulationoftheSecondPlenarySessionoftheSeventhCentralCommittee.

InNovember,ledaChinesepartyandgovernmentdelegationtovisittheSovietUnion,participatedinthecelebrationofthe40thanniversaryoftheOctoberRevolution,andattendedtheconferenceofrepresentativesoftheCommunistPartyandtheWorkers’Party.Duringtheperiod,itwasproposedthattheoutputofChina'smajorindustrialproductsshouldsurpasstheUnitedKingdomin15years.

1958

InJanuary,presidedovertheNanningMeetingoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinatodraftthe"SixtyArticlesofWorkingMethods(Draft)."Atthemeetingcriticized"anti-advanced".

InMarch,presidedovertheChengduConferenceoftheCPCCentralCommittee.Themeetingcontinuedtocriticizethe"anti-advancedadvancement",andtheeconomicindicatorssethavebeengreatlyimproved.

FromMay5to23,presidedoverthesecondmeetingoftheEighthNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina.ThemeetingchangedtherelevantconclusionsofthefirstmeetingoftheEighthNationalCongressandheldthatthestrugglebetweentwoclassesandtworoadsisstillthemaindomesticcontradiction.Themeetingpassedthegenerallineof"givingupenergy,strivingfortheupperreaches,andbuildingsocialismasquicklyandefficientlyaspossibleinaland-savingmanner."

FromJuly31toAugust3,IheldtalkswiththevisitingFirstSecretaryoftheCommunistPartyoftheSovietUnionKhrushchev,andrejectedtheSovietparty’sproposaltoinfringeonChina’ssovereigntyregardingtheestablishmentofajointfleetandalongwaveradiostation.Suggest.

FromJulytoAugust,thebombardmentofKinmenwasdeployed.

OnAugust6,inspectedQiliyingPeople’sCommune,Xinxiang,Henan.Speakingof"ThePeople'sCommuneisagoodname."

FromAugust17thto30th,presidedovertheenlargedmeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeinBeidaiheandpassedthe"ResolutionontheEstablishmentofPeople'sCommunesinRuralAreas."

FromNovember2to10,presidedoverthefirstZhengzhoumeetingandbegantocorrectthe"Left"errorsinthe"GreatLeapForward"andthePeople'sCommuneMovement.Duringthemeeting,Iwrotealettertothefour-levelpartycommitteesatandabovethecountylevel,requestingtostudy"SovietSocialistEconomicIssues"and"MarxismonCommunism."

FromNovember28thtoDecember10th,theSixthPlenarySessionoftheEighthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinawasheldinWuchang,andthe"ResolutiononSeveralIssuesofPeople'sCommunes"waspassed.

1959

PortraitofMaoZedong(6)(19photos)

InApril,accordingtoMaoZedong'sopinion,thefirstmeetingoftheSecondNationalPeople'sCongresspassedaresolutionthatLiuShaoqishouldnolongerbethechairmanofthecountry.

FromJune25thto28th,IwillreturntomyhometownofShaoshan.

FromJuly2toAugust16,presidedovertheenlargedmeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeandtheEighthPlenarySessionoftheEighthCentralCommitteeinLushan.TheenlargedmeetingofthePolitburooriginallyplannedtofurthercorrectthe"Left"mistakes,butinthelaterperiodandinthesubsequentEighthPlenarySessionoftheEighthCentralCommittee,acriticismofPengDehuaiandotherswaswronglyinitiated.

OnAugust24,itisrecommendedtoremovehatsforrightistsandpardonagroupofwarcriminalswhohaveindeedchangedtheevilanddidthegood.OnSeptember17,theCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaissuedthe"InstructionsonTakingOfftheHatsofRightistsWhoAreRepentant";theninthmeetingoftheStandingCommitteeoftheNationalPeople'sCongresspassedthe"DecisiononAmnestyforCriminalsWhoReallyCorrectEvilandDoGood".

FromDecember10thtoFebruary9thofthefollowingyear,organizedareadinggroupwiththeparticipationofChenBoda,HuSheng,DengLiqun,andTianJiaying.TheystudiedanddiscussedtheSovietUnion's"PoliticalEconomics(Textbook)"andpublishedmanytalks.

1960

InMarch,thefourthvolumeof"SelectedWorksofMaoZedong"wasreviewedandapprovedinGuangzhou.PublishedinSeptember.

OnMarch30,draftedthe"InstructionsonOpposingBureaucracy"fortheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

FromJune14thto18th,hostedtheenlargedmeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeinShanghai,andwrotethearticle"SummaryofTenYears",re-emphasizingtheprincipleofseekingtruthfromfacts,andproposingtoseriouslystudythelawsofsocialistrevolutionandconstruction.

FromJuly5thtoAugust10th,presidedovertheworkingconferenceoftheCPCCentralCommitteeheldinBeidaihetostudyinternationalissuesanddomesticeconomicadjustmentissues.

OnNovember15,draftedthe"InstructionsonThoroughlyCorrectingthe"FiveWinds"Issue"fortheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.("FiveWinds",thatis,CommunistWind、ExaggeratedWind,commandwind,cadrespecialwindandblindcommandwind.)

1961-1970

1961

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FromMay21sttoJune12th,presidedoveraworkingmeetingoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinatodiscussandamendthe"RegulationsontheWorkofRuralPeople'sCommunes(Draft)"(ie60AgriculturalArticles).Itstipulatesthatthesupplysystemshouldbeabolished;whethertorunacanteenisentirelyuptothememberstodiscussanddecide.

FromAugust23rdtoSeptember16th,presidedoveraworkingmeetingoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinainLushantodiscussissuessuchasindustry,food,financeandtrade,andeducation.Themeetingemphasizedtheeffectiveimplementationoftheeight-characterpolicyofeconomicadjustment.

OnSeptember29,itwasproposedthat"three-levelownership,team-based"wasproposed,andthebasicaccountingunitoftheruralpeople'scommunewastransferredtotheproductionteam.

1962

FromJanuary11toFebruary7,presidedoverandconvenedtheCCP’senlargedCentralWorkConference(alsoknownas"TheSevenThousandCongress"),animportantspeechontheissueofdemocraticcentralism.

FromJulytoSeptember,theWorkingConferenceoftheCPCCentralCommitteeandtheTenthPlenarySessionoftheEighthCentralCommitteewereheldsuccessivelyinBeidaiheandBeijingtocriticizetheso-called“darkwind”,“single-drywind”,and“returningthecase”,andwroteaboutclassThespeechonthesituation,contradictions,andunitywithinthepartyfurtherdevelopedtheerroneousthesisthatclassstruggleisthemaincontradictioninsocialistsociety.

1963

FromFebruary11thto28th,theCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaworkingmeetingwasheld.Themeetingdeterminedthatthe"FourCleansing"movementshouldbecarriedoutinruralareasandcities.Launchthe"FiveEvils"campaign.

OnMarch5,theinscription"LearnfromComradeLeiFeng"waspublishedinthePeople'sDaily.

InMay,presidedovertheformulationofthe"DecisionsoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaonSeveralIssuesConcerningCurrentRuralWork(Draft)"("FirstTenArticles")asaguideforthe"FourCleanups"inruralareas."Programmaticdocument.

OnDecember16,IlistenedtoNieRongzhen’sreportonthe10-yearplanforscienceandtechnology,andpointedout:Withoutscienceandtechnology,productivitycannotbeimproved.

InDecember,madethefirstinstructionsonliteraryandartisticwork.

1964

OnFebruary13th,aneducationalworkforumwasconvenedtoproposeaplanforreformingtheeducationsystem.

InMay,whenlisteningtothereportonthethirdfive-yearplan,twofistswereraised(agriculture,NationalDefense)Abutt(BasicIndustry)thought;Thecountryisdividedintoastrategiclayoutoffirst,secondandthirdlines.

OnJune15thand16th,watchthemilitarytrainingreportperformanceoftheBeijingandJinantroops.

OnJune16,atasmallmeetingheldintheMingTombsinBeijing,Imadeaspeechoncultivatingsuccessorstothecauseofproletarianrevolution.

InJune,heonceagaincriticizedtheworkofliteratureandart,andtheliteratureandartcirclesexpandedtootherareasofideology,erroneouslycarryingoutexcessivepoliticalcriticism.

OnOctober16,China’sfirstatomicbombwassuccessfullydetonated.

FromDecember15thto28th,presidedovertheCentralWorkingConferencetodiscussandformulate"SomeIssuesPresentedintheRuralSocialistEducationMovement"(abbreviatedas"2TheThirteenArticles")partiallycorrectedthe"Left"practicesinthe"FourCleansings"movement,butmistakenlystatedthat"Thefocusofthemovementistoconsolidatethoseinthepartywhoaretakingthecapitalistroad.Inpower".

1965

FromMay22ndto29th,wewillreturntoJinggangMountain.

OnJuly27,ImetwiththeformerKuomintanggovernmentactingpresidentLiZongrenandhiswife.

AtthebeginningofNovember,thepublicationof"CommentontheNewly-writtenHistoricalDrama"HaiRuiDismissedfromOffice""wasapprovedtoopenthepreludetothe"CulturalRevolution".

1966

OnMarch12,IwrotetoLiuShaoqi,proposing"preparingforwarandfamineforthepeople."

AttheendofMarch,ImistakenlyaccusedtheFive-memberCulturalRevolutionGroupof"ReportingOutlinesonCurrentAcademicDiscussions"thatwaspresidedoverbyPengZhen.

OnMay7th,the"May7thInstruction"wasissued,suggestingthatthePeople'sLiberationArmyshould"shouldbeabigschool"andthatalltradesandprofessionsshouldfocusontheirownprofessions,and"learndifferentways"and"education."Wantarevolution"andsoon.

OnMay16,theenlargedmeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeapprovedthe"NoticeoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina"formulatedundertheauspicesofMaoZedong,whichmadeaseriouserrorofthepoliticalsituationofthepartyandthecountryatthattime.

FromAugust1stto12th,presidedovertheEleventhPlenarySessionoftheEighthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaandpassedthe"DecisionontheGreatProletarianCulturalRevolution."Duringthemeeting,MaoZedong's"PaintingHeadquarters-ABigCharacterPoster"writtenbyMaoZedongonthe5thwasprintedandcriticizedLiuShaoqiandDengXiaopingwithoutname.TheenlargedmeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCentralCommitteeinMayandtheconveningofthismeetingaresignsofthefulllaunchofthe"CulturalRevolution."

FromAugust18thtoNovember26th,ImetwithteachersandstudentsfromalloverthecountryandtheRedGuardsinBeijingeighttimes.

1967

InJanuary,expressedsupportforthe"JanuaryRevolution"inShanghai.Sincethen,thepowertoseizepowerhasspreadthroughoutthecountry.

OnJanuary23,itissuedthe"DecisionoftheChinesePeople'sLiberationArmytoresolutelysupporttherevolutionaryleftistmasses."

OnFebruary11thand16th,TanZhenlin,ChenYi,YeJianying,LiFuchun,LiXiannian,XuXiangqian,NieRongzhen,etc.weredissatisfiedwiththeperverseactionsofLinBiaoandJiangQing,andstronglyopposedthewrongpracticesofthe"CulturalRevolution".Criticismisfor"makingtroubleinHuairentang".AfterlisteningtothereportoftheCentralCulturalRevolutionGroup,MaoZedongexpressedhisdissatisfaction.

OnJune17,China’sfirsthydrogenbombexplodedsuccessfully.

FromJulytoSeptember,inspectedNorthChina,CentralSouthandEastChina,callingfor"realizingarevolutionaryunity"andpointedoutthat"treatmentofcadresshouldbecorrect."

AttheendofAugust,theisolationreviewofWangLiandGuanFeng,membersoftheCentralCulturalRevolutionGroup,wasapproved.InJanuary1968,QiBenyuwasagainsubjecttoquarantinereview.

1968

OnJanuary16,importantinstructionsweregiventotheso-called"AnnouncementofWuHaoandotherstoleavetheCommunistParty"sentbyJiangQingandothers:"Thismatterhaslongbeenclarified,itwastheKuomintang'srumorsandslanders,"whichpreventedtheirplottoframeZhouEnlaitofail.

FromOctober13thto31st,presidedoverthe12thPlenarySessionoftheEighthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.Underextremelyabnormalcircumstances,hepassedthewrongdecisiontoframeLiuShaoqiandexpelhimfromtheparty.

OnDecember22,theinstruction"itisnecessaryforintellectualyouthstogotothecountrysidetoreceivere-educationfrompoorandlowermiddlepeasants"waspublishedinthe"People'sDaily",andtheupsurgeofintellectualyouthsgoingtothecountrysidetothecountrysidebegan..

1969

FromApril1to24,presidedovertheNinthNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChinaandapprovedthefalsetheoryofthe"CulturalRevolution"Andpractice,andputLinBiaoashissuccessorinthepartyconstitution.

OnApril28,hewasre-electedasthechairmanoftheCentralCommitteeattheFirstPlenarySessionoftheNinthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

1970

OnApril24,China’sfirstartificialearthsatellitewassuccessfullylaunched.

OnMay20th,published"PeoplearoundtheworldunitetodefeattheAmericaninvadersandalltheirlackeys!""statementof.

FromAugust23toSeptember6,presidedovertheSecondPlenarySessionoftheNinthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinainLushan,andwrote"MyOpinions",exposingtheconspiracyoffrustratingLinBiaoandChenBoda'sattemptstoseizepower.

OnDecember18th,ImetwithAmericanfriendSnowandexpressedhiswelcometoUSPresidentNixontovisitChina.

1971-1976

1971

FromAugusttoSeptember,duringthetourinthesouth,withthelocalparty,governmentandarmyThepersoninchargehastalkedmanytimestoexposeLinBiao'sconspiracy.Ontheway,hemadeseveralchangestohisactionplanandreturnedtoBeijingonSeptember12tosmashtheLinBiaoGroup'scounter-revolutionaryarmedcoupconspiracy.

OnSeptember13,ZhouEnlaiandothersdecisivelydealtwiththeLinBiaodefect.WhenZhouEnlaiaskedwhethertointerceptLinBiao'splane,MaoZedongsaid:"Lethimgo."

OnOctober25,the26thUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblypassedaresolutionbyanoverwhelmingmajoritytorestoreallthelegalrightsofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaintheUnitedNationsandexpeltherepresentativesoftheChiangKai-shekclique.

OnNovember14,interviewedthecomradeswhoparticipatedintheChengduforumtovindicatetheso-called"Februarycountercurrent".

1972

OnJanuary10th,IattendedChenYi'smemorialservice.

OnFebruary21,ImetwiththevisitingUSPresidentNixon;onthe28th,ChinaandtheUnitedStatesissuedajointcommuniquéinShanghai,decidingtonormalizetherelationsbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates.

OnSeptember27,ImetwithJapanesePrimeMinisterKakueiTanaka;onthe29th,theChineseandJapanesegovernmentsissuedajointstatementannouncingthenormalizationofSino-Japanesediplomaticrelationsandtheformalestablishmentofdiplomaticrelations.

1973

InMarch,itwasproposedtoresumeDengXiaoping’spositionasVicePremieroftheStateCouncil.

FromAugust24to28,presidedoverthe10thNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina,whichenabledagroupofoldergenerationofproletarianrevolutionariestore-entertheCentralCommittee,butatthesametimethepoweroftheJiangQingGroupwasalsostrengthened.

OnAugust30,hewaselectedChairmanoftheCentralCommitteeattheFirstPlenarySessionoftheTenthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina.

InDecember,DengXiaopingwasproposedtoserveasamemberofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeandchiefofstaffofthePeople’sLiberationArmy.HealsoproposedtovindicateHeLong,LuoRuiqing,YangChengwu,YuLijin,andFuChongbi.

1974

OnJanuary18,itwasapprovedtoforwardthematerialsof"LinBiaoandtheTaoofConfuciusandMencius".The"PanLinPiConfucian"movementbegan.

OnFebruary22,ImetwithPresidentKaundaofZambia.Duringtheconversation,heputforwardtheideaof​​dividingthe"threeworlds".

OnJuly17,criticizedWangHongwen,ZhangChunqiao,JiangQing,andYaoWenyuanforengagingingangactivitiesatthePolitburomeetingoftheCPCCentralCommittee,andraisedtheissueofthe"GangofFour"forthefirsttime.

OnSeptember29,withtheapprovalofMaoZedong,theCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinarehabilitatedHeLong.

OnOctober4,itwasproposedthatDengXiaopingbethefirstvicepremieroftheStateCouncil.

OnNovember12,shegaveinstructionstoJiangQing’sletter,criticizingherambitionto"formacabinet"andclearlypointedout"Don'tletyouformacabinet(betheback-officeboss)".

1975

FromJanuary13to17,thefirstmeetingoftheFourthNationalPeople’sCongresswasheldinBeijing.Thefourmodernizationswillberealizedwithinthiscentury.ThemembersoftheStandingCommitteeoftheNationalPeople'sCongresswillbeelectedwithZhuDeasthechairman,andZhouEnlaiwillbeappointedasPremier,DengXiaopingandothermembersoftheStateCouncilwillbeappointedasVicePremier.Afterthemeeting,ZhouEnlaibecameseriouslyill,andtheworkoftheStateCouncilwasactuallypresidedoverbyDengXiaoping.

InFebruary,withthesupportofMaoZedong,DengXiaopingbegantoleadtheadjustmentandrectificationofrailwaysandeducation.

OnMay3,membersofthePolitburooftheCPCCentralCommitteeinBeijingwereconvenedforatalk,emphasizingtheneedforMarxism-Leninism,unity,andintegrity,andonceagaincriticizedthe"GangofFour".

OnJuly14,Imadeaspeechontheissueofliteratureandart,pointingoutthattheparty’sliteratureandartpolicyshouldbeadjusted.

InlateNovember,the"KeyPointsofGreeting"wasreviewedandapproved,andtheso-called"CriticismofDengDeng,counterattackagainsttheright-wingandoverturningthecase"campaignwaswronglylaunched.

1976

OnJanuary8,ZhouEnlaipassedawayinBeijing.

OnJanuary21stand28th,HuaGuofengwassuccessivelyproposedtoserveasActingPremieroftheStateCouncilandpresideoverthedailyworkoftheCentralCommittee.

FromlateMarchtoApril5th,millionsofpeopleinBeijingspontaneouslycametoTiananmenSquareforseveraldaystolaywreathsandpoemstomournZhouEnlaianddenouncethe"GangofFour."MaoZedongerroneouslyapprovedthedenialofthe"TiananmenIncident"report.

OnApril7,accordingtoMaoZedong’sproposal,thePoliticalBureauoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinapassedthe"ResolutionoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaRegardingComradeHuaGuofengastheFirstVice-ChairmanoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyResolutionsofDuties.

OnSeptember9,hepassedawayinBeijing.

MainWorks

"SelectedWorksofMaoZedong":AcollectionofMaoZedong'smainworks.

"TheCollectedWorksofMaoZedong":CompiledbytheLiteratureResearchOfficeoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,publishedsuccessivelybyPeople'sPublishingHousesince1993,andincludedimportantmanuscriptsofMaoZedongotherthan"SelectedWorksofMaoZedong".

"MaoZedongPoems":Old-stylepoetryworkscreatedbyMaoZedong.

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