AN Illustrated History of the Communist Party of China-china.org.cn

A translation of Manifesto of the Communist Party was published in Shanghai.

Eighth Route Army soldiers celebrating victory on the Great Wall.

Mao Zedong went to Chongqing to talk with the Kuomintang government.

Private handicraftsmen turned to the socialist path by way of cooperatives.

Workers of the Daqing Oilfield at work.

A village-level organization signing a contract with peasants.

The socialist transformation of capitalist industry and commerce was done through state capitalism. On September 7, 1953, Mao Zedong met with leaders of democratic parties and leaders of industrial and commercial circles. During the meeting, Mao expounded on the Party’s policy on the transformation of private industry and commerce. Shown here is the notice distributed by the CPC Central Committee giving the major points of Mao’s talks.