China's Communist Party at 100: revolution forever
China's Communist Party at 100: revolution forever The Conversation 02 Jul 2021, 04:42 GMT+10 This month the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is celebrating its 100th anniversary. It has come a long way from its secret beginnings in July 1921, when 12 delegates from a small number of study groups of ardent young Marxists gathered in Shanghai for their first national congress. These groups emerged from the anti-imperialist and nationalist protests of May 4 1919 that had merged with a larger social and cultural movement. In an intensely international intellectual environment young students sought ...