Keywords
Long March
Northern Shaanxi
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
Strategic choice
Submitted : 2025-08-27
Accepted : 2025-09-11
Published : 2025-09-26
Abstract
This study systematically examines the strategic decision-making process between Comrade Mao Zedong and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China during the Long March, analyzing the multiple motivations behind choosing northern Shaanxi as the final destination and its profound historical impact. As an extraordinary strategic relocation in the history of the Chinese Communist Party, the Long March not only demonstrated the tenacious resilience of revolutionary forces but also became a pivotal turning point, influencing modern China’s historical trajectory. The decision by Comrade Mao Zedong and the Central Committee to establish northern Shaanxi as the Long March endpoint was a critical choice rooted in profound strategic considerations, laying solid political, military, and popular foundations for subsequent revolutionary victories and the establishment of the New China. Through historical retrospection, this paper aims to reveal the intrinsic logic and practical implications of this strategic decision.
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