ABSTRACT
The period of the Kiangsi Soviet is perhaps the least clear of all periods of Chinese Communist history. The dislodgement of the Central apparatus from Shanghai coincided with the extension of Central control over the soviets' forces at a time when the Kuomintang was also increasing pressure on the soviet areas. The 70-30 plan also provided for the strengthening of the economic blockade of the ever constricting soviet areas and the construction of an elaborate system of roads and blockhouses. The People's Revolutionary Government, although surviving for less than two months, was a significant episode in the history of the Chinese Communist Movement in that its fate directly affected that of the Kiangsi Soviet and the career of Mao Tse-tung. The Second All-China Congress of Soviets ended prematurely on February i, six days earlier than originally scheduled, as Nationalist forces resumed the fifth campaign against the Communists after disposing of the Fukien problem.
