May 07 2020 24 mins 21
The early divergence in strategic thinking and revolutionary priorities between the CCP and the Comintern. Further reading: Tony Saich, The Origins of the First United Front in China Some names from this episode: Chen Gongbo, Founding Chinese Communist who studied at Columbia and later joined the Japanese puppet regime Henk Sneevliet, alias Maring, Dutch Communist and Comintern leader in China beginning in 1921 Sun Zhongshan/Sun Yat-sen, leader of the Guomindang Georgii Chicherin, People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Lao Xiuchao, Chinese Bolshevik who attended the first Comintern Congress in 1919 Chen Duxiu, editor of New Youth and first general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Gregory Voitinsky, Leader of Comintern delegation to China in 1920 Zhang Guotao, emerged from founding congress as important Communist leader Li Hanjun, advocated study and propaganda as main party activities as first congress Liu Renjing, one of the Beijing delegates to the first party congress
