The militarized society of modern China and the armed struggle of the Chinese Communist Party

本研究项目的主要目的是分析中国共产党与内战时期中国社会各武装力量之间的关系。换句话说，这个研究项目试图揭示中共与雇佣军、民兵、土匪等武装力量之间的亲密关系。通过对包括中共内部文件在内的各种第一手资料的研究，我们发现中共位于江西和福建的中央革命基地严重依赖从中国国民党叛逃的雇佣军。我们还发现，自20世纪20年代初以来，中共已经开发了一套旨在在敌方单位进行政治活动的系统。这种活动使中共吸收了成千上万的雇佣军，使中共得以继续与CNP进行武装斗争。

The main goal of this research project was to analyze the relationship between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and various armed forces within the Chinese society during the civil war period. In other words, this research project sought to reveal the intimate relationship between the CCP and armed forces such as mercenaries, militias, and bandits.By examining various primary sources including internal documents of the CCP, we discovered that the Central Revolutionary Base of the CCP located in Jiangxi and Fujian, heavily relied on mercenaries which had defected from the Chinese Nationalist Party(CNP). We also found out that the CCP had developed a system aimed to conduct political activity within enemy units since the early 1920s. This kind of activity enabled the CCP to absorb thousands of mercenaries and allowed the CCP to continue its armed struggle against the CNP.