The Loneliest United Front: The Chinese Communist Party in 1923

The Communist Party of China tries to find a way to implement the united front with the Guomindang in 1923, but ultimately has to wait for the Soviet-Guomindang alliance to mature. Further reading: Tony Saich, The Origins of the First United Front in China Stuart Schram, ed., Mao’s Road to Power, vol. 2 Some names from this episode: Sun Zhongshan/Sun Yatsen, leader of the Guomindang Wang Jingwei, leader of Guomindang left-wing, later president of Japanese puppet state in China Cao Kun, nor...