dc.description.abstract | Qin Bang-xian was sent by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to the Soviet Union for studying abroad. After experiencing a series of struggles in Moscow’s Sun Yat-sen University, Qin established a close relationship with Chen Shao-yu and
became a supporter of Pavel Mif. After Qin returned to China, he was classified as an international clique due to his study in the Soviet Union. In 1930, Qin retuned to
Shanghai. Coinciding with the expansion of the radical thoughts of Li-San line, Qin and Chen Shao-yu gained the political momentum from anti-Lisan line while the
international school also entered into leadership in the Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Sixth National Congress of CCP chaired by Pavel Mif. In
1931, at 24 years old, Qin became the top leader of CCP Central Committee. For consolidating his own military and political power, Qin deprived Mao Zedong of his military power. The interim central authority having entered the Central Soviet Area, Qin even launched “Anti-Loming Line” to remove completely Mao’s influence c in
the Communist military at Ning-Du Meeting. In September 1933, Chiang Kai-shek launched the fifth encirclement and suppression to the Central Soviet Area. Qin and Otto Braun personally led the failed Battle of Guang-Chang, the Red Army was forced to breakthrough westward. In the way of Long March, Mao forced Qin to resign as the top leader of Central Committee of CCP at Zunyi Meeting. After resigning, Qin still continue to assist in party affaires including peaceful solution of Xian Incident and promoting the formation of the second KMT-CCP cooperation” and taking over Xinhua News Agency and Liberation Daily. In 1942, Mao launched Rectification Movement of Yanan. As a symbol of “wrong line”, Qin became a primary critical person. “Liberation Daily” was also forced to revise under the request of Mao. In 1946, Qin was killed in a plane crash on the way back to Yanan after participating in a draft constitution hearing in Chongqing.
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