"Guinea. "China To-day" Series. Bdited 'Tang Leong Li. China' United Press, Shanghai.
This not uninteresting book Tt should have] been called "The Development of the Communist Movement in China," 10} '2 detailed account of which movement more than three-quarters of 35 pages are devoted. In fact, of is ten chapters, only one is in'any way connected with the actual suppression of banditry.
'The first four chapters give an 30- teresting account of the growth of 'Communism in China from 1919 to 1926, and is a skilful defence of the Kuomintang who, at one time, ardent communists, later. threw' over their former allies. Indeed, as, 2 cording to this book, even at the pre-Sent time, the "enforcement of me agrarian policy is one of the princip~ al items on the Communist program-what all the trouble Is about and why, in that case, these" anti-Communist campaigns' are necessary.
un this account of the development of Communism there is, however, one Vital hiatus, In June, 1927," Stalin sent a telegram to fis' emissaries Ching with instructions for the Chinese Communist party, amongst which Wwas the demand. that" they were {to build up a regular army of 20,000 Strong." This would seem to. indicate that at that time the Communists haa tpovarmies.. But the book entirely {alts to explain, how the Red armies China have grown in the last seven years from" nothing to" their Present respectable dimensions, Sther point on which one would havel liked Zome information—but of whic indication is given—is how these Red armies are kept supplied with arms and ammunition so as to be able, {n'Kiangst alone, to stand up io lion government trope which we are told. passed through Nen: hang in 1833 General Chiang Kai-shek is eer-tainly to be sympathized. with ificuit. task of restoring. order this stricken country in the face of both external angresion. and. of interna dissensions and. political intrigues, would have been mare helpful to is campaign of bandit suppression, the. tue facts had been given] on the latter two vital points, "The book contains many" excellent photographs which ive one a. better Idea of the work of bandit. suppress sion than does the Zext itelt=—w
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