Positive Impacts on the Chinese Communist Party

In 1937 the Chinese Communist Party(CCP) controlled a small rural area, with a population of 1.5 million peasants, the red army numbered 80,000, and party membership was 40,000, with a total population of china close to 500 million and by the end of the Sino-Japanese war, the CCP had grown massively controlling large amounts of land and by 1945 90 million people lived under communist rule, the red army numbered over 900,000 soldiers and supported by 2 million militia troops and membership was 1.2 million.The GuoMing Dang(GMD) agreed to a peace with the CCP and together formed the Second United Front. The GMD stopped attacking CCP and officially the CCP troops were under Chiang's control, though realistically was under CCP control still, showing that the CCP was. The CCP change some policies to support Nationalists, such as changing the Land rent rather than confiscate from landowners, this shows that they were supporting the GMD and willing to cooperate to fight against the Japanese, which in turn made Chiang Kai-Shek look bad, as Chiang was still causing skirmishes with the CCP. Guerrilla warfare was committed by communists in the north of China, this shows that they were attempting to fight back against the Japanese, which the GMD was not doing so, which improved the reputation and support of the CCP. The CCP also attempted a “hundred regiments” offensive which failed, though showing their commitment to fighting the war against the Japanese, not only gaining support from allies, peasants and the working class but also support from other classes who wanted to see the foreigners out of China.Under the CCP rule, the people developed self sufficiency, this helped improve these parts economically. When peasants needed help, red army and intellectuals would often step in to help reach this self sufficiency, and further prove the ideology of comradeship and equality that the CCP had.Literacy campaigns were used, to help educate the public, giving equal chance to all the civilians under CCP rule. Showing a general increase in prosperity for all those living under the CCP rule compared to that of the GMD, and showing the Strength of the CCP fighting back against the Japanese invasion.