Army or Militia? Mao and the Politburo Diverge on Military Policy for the Autumn Harvest Uprising

Mao takes a critical position on the military line pursued by the Comintern and the Politburo. Also, the issue of scapegoating individuals as a way of dealing with repudiated party policies.Further reading:Marcia Ristaino, China’s Art of Revolution: The Mobilization of Discontent, 1927 and 1928C. Martin Wilbur, The Nationalist Revolution in China, 1923-1928Tony Saich, The Rise to Power of the Chinese Communist PartyStuart Schram, ed., Mao’s Road to Power, vol. 3: From the Jinggangshan to the Establishment of the Jiangxi Soviets, July 1927-December 1930Zhou Enlai, Selected Works of Zhou Enlai, vol. 1Some names from this episode:Qu Qiubai, Named head of new provisional politburo at August 7, 1927 Emergency ConferenceBesso Lominadze, New Comintern head in China starting in July 1927Tang Shengzhi, Leader of Guomindang Left military forcesMikhail Borodin, Comintern agent and head of Soviet mission to aid the GuomindangTan Pingshan, Communist representative in Wuhan governmentChen Duxiu, Former General Secretary of the Communist PartyZhou Enlai, Member of temporary standing committee of Communist Politburo appointed in July 1927Support the show