CHINESE COMMUNISM.

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Yijiusiba nian yilai zhengce huibian ("Collected Political Policies Issued Since 1948"). First edition thus, number 126 of an unknown internal distribution, gathering together documents and speech transcripts issued by central party authorities in the decisive two years of the Chinese civil war.As the communist victory became inevitable, the party's focus switched to preparing its burgeoning ranks of cadres for the many challenges of government. This anthology was printed for cadres in the Middle China Bureau, which had been founded in 1941, under the leadership of Liu Shaoqi, to oversee New Fourth Army operations. In May 1949, the leadership was transferred to Lin Biao, Mao's superstar general and future heir apparent.

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