Back to the Labor Front!: The Japanese Mills Strike of 1925

The Communist Party tries to figure out how to put the workers in the lead of the nationalist revolution, and has some initial success. Further Reading: Steve Smith, A Road Is Made: Communism in Shanghai, 1920-1927 Some names from this episode: Deng Zhongxia, Leading Communist labor organizer Li Dazhao, Co-founder of the Communist Party, often credited as China’s first Marxist Li Lisan, Leading Communist labor organizer Chen Duxiu, Chen Duxiu, General secretary of the Communist Party Gregor...