Chapter I The Founding of the Communist Party of China and Its Involvement in the Great Revolution 1
1. Various Forces Explore Ways to Rejuvenate China in Modern Times 1
2. The May 4th Movement and the Spread of Marxism in China 5
3. The Founding of the CPC and the Creation of the Platform of Democratic Revolution 13
4. The Rise of the First KMT-CPC Cooperation and the Climax of the Great Revolution 23
5. The Northern Expedition and the Worker and Peasant Movements 30
6. The End of KMT-CPC Cooperation and the Failure of the Great Revolution 35
Chapter II The Agrarian Revolution 44
1. Combating the Reactionary Rule of the KMT with Armed Struggle 44
2. Mao Zedong and a New Path for the Chinese Revolution 50
3. The Red Army’s Victory against KMT Encirclement and Suppression Campaigns and the Establishment of Rural Revolutionary Bases 57
4. The September 18th Incident and the Central Red Army Starting the Long March 66
5. The Zunyi Meeting and the Triumph of the Red Army’s Long March 75
6. Fighting for a Chinese United Front against Japanese Aggression 87
Chapter III The Mainstay of the Chinese People’s Resistance against Japanese Aggression 94
1. The Formulation of the Party’s Line of Resisting Japan on All Fronts and Strategy of Protracted War 94
2. Carrying out Guerrilla Warfare behind Enemy Lines and Maintaining the CPC’s Independence and Initiative in the United Front 101
3. Upholding the Principles of Resistance, Unity, and Progress 108
4. Consolidating Resistance Base Areas and Carrying Forward the Democratic Resistance Movement 118
5. Strengthening Party Building, Advancing the Adaption of Marxism to the Chinese Context, and Launching a Rectification Movement 127
6. The Seventh National Congress of the CPC, the Establishment of Mao Zedong Thought as the Guiding Ideology of the Party, and Final Victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression 134
Chapter IV The Struggle for Nationwide Victory in the New-Democratic Revolution 144
1. Peace Negotiations in Chongqing and the Struggle for Peace and Democracy 144
2. Victory against the KMT’s Offensive and the Formation of a Second Front 151
3. The People’s Liberation Army Shifts to the Strategic Offensive 156
4. Formulating and Implementing the Program for Nationwide Victory and Consolidating and Expanding the People’s Democratic United Front 161
5. The Decisive Battles and the Downfall of the Reactionary KMT Regime 168
6. The Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the CPC and Preparation for the Establishment of the New China 178
Chapter V The Founding of the People’s Republic of China and the Establishment of the Socialist System 188
1. The Founding of the People’s Republic of China and the Consolidation of the Nascent Reign of the People 188
2. The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Land System Reform, and Other Democratic Reforms 199
3. Restoration of the National Economy and the Expansion of Pursuits in Development 210
4. The Party’s General Line for the Transitional Period and the Beginning of Large-Scale Planned Economic Development 222
5. The Completion of Socialist Transformation and the Establishment of the Socialist System 228
Chapter VI Explorations and Setbacks in Socialist Development 238
1. The Eighth National Congress of the CPC and a Strong Start to Chinese Socialist Development 238
2. Arduous Explorations on the Socialist Road 246
3. Socialist Development amid Twists and Turns 264
Chapter VII A Turning Point in History and the Beginning of
Socialism with Chinese Characteristics 280
1. The Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee: A Turning Point in History 281
2. Completing the Task of Setting Things Right 291
3. Rural Reform, the Creation of Special Economic Zones, and the Beginning of Reform and Opening Up 297
4. The 12th National Party Congress and Full-Scale Socialist Modernization 310
5. The 13th National Party Congress and the Establishment of the Party’s Basic Line in the Primary Stage of Socialism 328
6. Adjustments to the National Defense Strategy 335
7. Conception of One Country, Two Systems 337
8. Adjustments to Foreign Policy 341
9. Weathering Political Disturbances and Completing Economic Rectification 344
10. Deng Xiaoping’s Southern Talks 357
Chapter VIII The Launch of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics into the 21st Century 363
1. The 14th National Congress of the CPC and the Establishment of the Socialist Market Economy 364
2. Stronger Macro Regulation and a Soft Landing for Economic Growth 370
3. The 15th National Congress of the CPC, Confirmation of Deng Xiaoping Theory as the Party’s Guiding Ideology, and Deeper Progress in Reform and Opening Up 373
4. The Formulation and Implementation of Cross-Century Development Strategies 386
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