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- The Making and Unmaking of the Chinese Radical Right, 1918–1951
- The Making and Unmaking of the Chinese Radical Right, 1918–1951
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures, Maps, and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Origin of the Chinese Political Right in the May Fourth
- 3 “Young China” in Europe
- 4 Ideas and Politics in Warlords’ China
- 5 Pen and Gun
- 6 Going Local
- 7 Farewell to Revolution
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendix: Selected Romanized Terms
- References
- Index
5 - Pen and Gun
The Chinese Youth Party’s Military Mobilization, Late 1920s–Mid-1930s
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 June 2022
- The Making and Unmaking of the Chinese Radical Right, 1918–1951
- The Making and Unmaking of the Chinese Radical Right, 1918–1951
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures, Maps, and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Origin of the Chinese Political Right in the May Fourth
- 3 “Young China” in Europe
- 4 Ideas and Politics in Warlords’ China
- 5 Pen and Gun
- 6 Going Local
- 7 Farewell to Revolution
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendix: Selected Romanized Terms
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter first explores how the CYP mobilized radicalized Chinese youths to take part in its violent actions. Subsequently, it explores the CYP’s successes and failures in its military operations through its earlier attempt to found a party army, as well as through its Anti-Japanese guerrilla wars, its uprising in west Hunan, and its participation in the Fujian rebellion. By so doing, this chapter highlights that the CYP founders were not simply intellectuals using the pen as their weapon, but also fought with guns when they strove to materialize their national socialist beliefs. As a result, the CYP also stood out as a distinct revolutionary force representing the radical right in the stage of China’s mass party politics.
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- The Making and Unmaking of the Chinese Radical Right, 1918–1951 , pp. 145 - 176Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022