Apr 30 2020 22 mins 48
Polemics with non-revolutionary Marxists and anarchists, and then the party congress in July 1921. Further reading: Arif Dirlik, The Origins of Chinese Communism Some names from this episode: Chen Duxiu, editor of New Youth and leader of Shanghai Communist nucleus Gregory Voitinsky, Leader of Comintern delegation to China in 1920 Karl Kautsky, Second International theorist of economic determinist Marxism Li Dazhao, Beijing-based revolutionary Marxist leader Zhang Dongsun, Exponent of a non-revolutionary interpretation of Marxism Ou Shengbai, Guangzhou anarchist and former student of Chen Duxiu Henk Sneevliet, alias Maring, Dutch Communist and Comintern leader in China beginning in 1921 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
