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Libraly Journal ›› 2022, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (11): 114-119.

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A “Forgotten Newspaper of the Communist Party of China:TokyoThe National Review

Tang Rongtang(School of Marxism, Fudan University)   

  • Online:2022-11-15 Published:2022-11-25
  • Contact: Tang Rongtang (School of Marxism, Fudan University)

Abstract:

The National Review is a publication jointly published by the Japanese organizations of theCommunist Party of China and the Tokyo Branch of the Kuomintang during the first cooperation periodbetween the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China. First published in Tokyo, Japan, in June1925, there were three issues of it. Under the guidance and operation of the early Japanese branch of theCommunist Party of China and the Communist Youth League, The National Review was an importantmedium for the Communist Party of China to spread Marxist Leninist theory and to publicize the nationalrevolutionary movements abroad. As far as the value of historical data is concerned, The National Reviewdirectly reflects the ideological level and revolutionary activities of the early Japanese branch of theCommunist Party of China, the Communist Youth League and their members. It was also an importantdocument of the research on the history of early propaganda of the Communist Party of China.