jul 23, 1921 - Chinese Communist Party Founded

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The CCP traces its origins to the May Fourth Movement of 1919, during which radical Western ideologies like Marxism and anarchism gained traction among Chinese intellectuals.[22] Other influences stemming from the Bolshevik revolution and Marxist theory inspired the CCP.[23] Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao were among the first to publicly supported Leninism and world revolution. Both regarded the October Revolution in Russia as groundbreaking, believing it to herald a new era for oppressed countries everywhere.[24] Study circles were, according to Cai Hesen, "the rudiments [of our party]".[25] Several study circles were established during the New Culture Movement, but "by 1920 skepticism about their suitability as vehicles for reform had become widespread."[26]

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