Notes
- After he fled he began to rebuild the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
- Mao built the party on the peasantry (no urban workers to deal with)
- Chiang fought hard to rid the CCP from their stronghold even as the Japanese began to invade Manchuria
- CCP fought guerrilla warfare
Summary
Mao Zedong began to rebuild the CCP after he fled. Chiang fought to rid the CPP from their stronghold. This went on even after the Japanese invaded Manchuria.
Quotes
If we did ten things, nine were bad and got disclosed by the newspapers, we will be over. Then I will go, to the countryside, lead the peasant and revolt. If the Liberation Army do not follow me, I will get the Red Army.
-MAO ZEDONG, speech at the Lushan Conference, Jul. 23, 1959
Subjunctive Question
Would the CCP have taken power even if they didn't use guerilla tactics?
Mao Zedong began to rebuild the CCP after he fled. Chiang fought to rid the CPP from their stronghold. This went on even after the Japanese invaded Manchuria.
Quotes
If we did ten things, nine were bad and got disclosed by the newspapers, we will be over. Then I will go, to the countryside, lead the peasant and revolt. If the Liberation Army do not follow me, I will get the Red Army.
-MAO ZEDONG, speech at the Lushan Conference, Jul. 23, 1959
Subjunctive Question
Would the CCP have taken power even if they didn't use guerilla tactics?