Characterrelationship
CloseErrorCorrection
WifeLuoYixiu Anerror5381707hasbeenreported
WifeYangKaihui Error34635hasbeenreported
WifeHeZizhen Error39023Feedback
WifeJiangQing Error30425hasbeenfeedback
SonMaoAnqing Anerror7894590hasbeenreported
SonMaoAnhong Therehasbeenanerror10620371Feedback
SonMaoAnlong Anerror8403331hasbeenfedback
SonMaoAnying Anerror56hasbeenreported
DaughterLiMin Thereisanerror381592Feedback
DaughterLiNe Error356hasbeenreported
FatherMaoYichang Anerror3896424hasbeenreported
MotherWenqimei Error3896408hasbeenreported
BrotherMaoZemin Error797931hasbeenreported
BrotherMaoZetan Anerror1839336hasbeenreported
MaoXinyu,grandson Error623591hasbeenreported
Son-in-lawKongLinghua Error2175hasbeenreported
Great-grandsonMaoDongdong Anerror2494082hasbeenreported
TeacherLiShuqing Anerror9543645hasbeenreported
Biographiesofthecharacters
MaoZedong’spicturesofvariousperiods(18photos)
MaoZedong,bornonDecember26,1893inShaoshan,HunanOnePeasantfamily.AftertheoutbreakoftheRevolutionof1911,heservedasasoldierintheuprisingnewarmyforhalfayear.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,theideaofusingrevolutionaryarmedforcestoseizepowerandwasselectedasAlternatememberofthePoliticalBureauoftheCentralCommittee.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)
InJuly1957,itwasproposedto"createacentralanddemocratic,disciplinedandFreedom,aunifiedwill,acomfortable,livelyandlivelypersonalmood,suchapoliticalsituation"requirements.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,proposedtheideaofpoweroutofthegun,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,atthemeetingoftheCentralBureauoftheSovietAreaoftheCommunistPartyofChinaheldinNingdu,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)
AttendanceonApril20AtthelastmeetingoftheSeventhPlenarySessionoftheSixthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,themeetingbasicallypassedthe"ResolutiononCertainHistoricalIssues"whichhasbeenrevisedbyMaoZedongmanytimes.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,theKuomintangarmyaggressivelyattackedtheLiberatedAreaoftheCentralPlains,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)
OnApril21st,whentheNanjinggovernmentrefusedtoacceptthe"DomesticPeaceAgreement",heco-brandedwithZhuDeIssuedthe"OrdertoMarchintotheCountry."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)
OnMay20,thearticle"DiscussionsontheMovie"WuXunBiography"shouldbeemphasized"waswrittenwith"PublishedasaneditorialinthePeople’sDaily.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.
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OnDecember16,thedraftinstructionsofthecentralgovernmentontheissueofintellectualswererevised,andalargenumberofintellectualsshouldbecultivated.,Payattentiontorecruitingseniorintellectualsintotheparty.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
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February27to3ThesecondZhengzhoumeetingwaspresidedoveronMay5,andtheenlargedmeetingofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeandtheSeventhPlenarySessionoftheEighthCentralCommitteewereheldinShanghaifromMarch25toApril5tocontinuetocorrect"Left"errors.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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FromJanuary14thto18th,presidedovertheNinthPlenarySessionoftheEighthCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina,callingonDaxingtoinvestigateandstudyThewind.Thismeetingformallyapprovedtheeight-characterpolicyforadjustingthenationaleconomy.Afterthemeeting,threeinvestigationteamswereorganizedandledtoconductin-depthinvestigationsandresearchesintheruralareasofZhejiang,Hunan,andGuangdong.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,heputforwardtheideaofdividingthe"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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