The Guangzhou Commune (December 11-13, 1927)

The last major armed uprising of 1927, in which the Communists temporarily took over Guangzhou. Further reading: Arif Dirlik, “Narrativizing Revolution: The Guangzhou Uprising (11-13 December 1927) in Workers’ Perspective” Marcia Ristaino, China’s Art of Revolution: The Mobilization of Discontent, 1927 and 1928 Hsiao Tso-Liang, “Chinese Communism and the Canton Soviet of 1927” Lenin, “Advice of an Onlooker” Some names from this episode: Zhang Tailei, secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Co...