6th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

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6th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党第六次全国代表大会
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The hall where the 6th Congress took place, now a museum
BeginsJune 18, 1928 (1928-06-18)
EndsJuly 11, 1928 (1928-07-11)
Location(s) Moscow
Previous event 5th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (1927)
Next event 7th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (1945)
Participants84 representatives
ActivityElection held to form the 6th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Leader Xiang Zhongfa (Leader of the Chinese Communist Party)

The 6th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held from June 18 - July 11, 1928 in Moscow, Soviet Union. It is the only national congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to be held abord.

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142 people attend the Congress, including 82 formal representatives with the right to vote.

The Pervomayskoe Estate in Moscow where the congress convened. Pervomayskoe Estate. Moscow.jpg
The Pervomayskoe Estate in Moscow where the congress convened.

Background

After the breakup of the first KMT–CCP Alliance, There are disputes within the CCP on the nature of the society and the nature, target, motivation and future of the revolution that the CCP wants to launch. It is urgent to hold a national congress to solve the disputes.

Because the Nationalist Government of China led by Chiang Kai-shek had recently begun a massive wave of persecution against members of the CCP, it's hard to find a place to safly hold the Congress. What's more, the Fourth Congress of the Profintern, the Sixth Congress of the Comintern, and the Fifth Congress of the Young Communist International would be held in Moscow in the spring and summer of 1928. Considering that representatives will be sent to attend these conferences, the CCP decided to hold its sixth congress in Moscow.

In March 1928, the Comintern agreed to hold the 6th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in Soviet Union. From late April, Qu Qiubai, Zhou Enlai and other CCP leaders and more than 100 representatives attending the Sixth Congress secretly went to Moscow in groups.

Procedure

The 6th Congress of the CCP opened on June 18, 1928, hosted by Xiang Zhongfa.

Nikolai Bukharin, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Communist International, delivered a report on behalf of the Communist International entitled "The Chinese Revolution and the Tasks of the Chinese Communist Party".

Under the direction of the Comintern, the delegates elected the 6th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. The 6th Central Committee's First Plenum, in turn, chose Xiang Zhongfa as General Secretary and elected the 6th Politburo. The five permanent members of the Politburo Standing Committee were Xiang Zhongfa, Zhou Enlai, Su Zhaozheng, Xiang Ying, and Cai Hesen. [1]

The most important topic of discussion was the breakdown of the First United Front between the CCP and the Kuomintang. The Chinese Civil War had begun and the CCP had largely been driven underground. The next National Congress would not take place until 1945. [2]

During the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2021, the Federal Archival Agency of Russia gave China documents on the 6th congress. [3]

Impact

The Congress has great historical significance to the CCP. It focused on solving two problems that were plaguing the CPC at that time.

References

  1. Kampen 2000, p. 10.
  2. "6th National Congress". Archived from the original on 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  3. "Conversation with President of China Xi Jinping". President of Russia. 28 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-07-02.

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