1947 was an important year in the history of China, with many major events taking place. Here are some of the important events that took place in China in 1947:
1.East China Liberation Army Lunan Campaign: From January 2 to 20, 1947, the East China People's Liberation Army led by the Communist Party of China conducted the Lunan Campaign in the Lunan region, successfully eliminating two integrated divisions and a fast column of enemy troops, totaling more than 53,000 people.
2.Enlarged meeting of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China: On February 1, 1947, the Politburo of the Communist Party of China held an enlarged meeting. ** At the meeting, it was pointed out that the current situation in China has developed to the eve of a new upsurge of the Great People's Revolution. The meeting issued a directive entitled "Greeting the New Upsurge of the Chinese Revolution," emphasizing the victory of the People's Liberation Army in combat and the development of the people's movement in the areas ruled by Chiang Kai-shek, indicating that a new upsurge of the Chinese revolution was coming.
3.East China Field Army Laiwu Campaign: From February 20 to 23, 1947, the East China Field Army conducted the Laiwu Campaign and successfully eliminated seven entire brigades totaling more than 76,000 enemy troops. This battle, together with the operations on the southern front and the eastern section of the Jiaoji Road, resulted in the annihilation of 710,000 enemy troops, forcing the enemy's all-out offensive to stop.
4.Breakdown of KMT-CCP negotiations: On February 27 and 28, 1947, the KMT** notified all CCP representatives in Nanjing, Shanghai, Chongqing and other places to withdraw, announcing the complete breakdown of KMT-CCP negotiations. At the same time, the CCP issued the "Instructions on the Work Principles and Struggle Tactics in the Chiang District", instructing the party organizations in the Kuomintang region to expand propaganda, avoid confrontation, win over the middlemen, and use legal forms to establish a broad front against the government, civil strife, and spy terrorism.
5.Taiwanese People's Uprising: On February 28, 1947, the Taiwanese people launched an armed uprising against the Kuomintang. Although the uprising ultimately failed, it demonstrated the heroic revolutionary spirit of the Taiwan people and boosted the fighting spirit of the people of the whole country.
6.The development of guerrilla warfare: On March 8, 1947, the CCP issued instructions on carrying out guerrilla warfare in the rural areas under the jurisdiction of Chiang. Before and after this period, the CPC repeatedly instructed that it was necessary to take advantage of the favorable opportunity when the rear troops in the Kuomintang-ruled areas were empty, the people were deprived of their livelihood by conscription and rations, and the mood of the masses for struggle was generally heightened, and the peasant masses should be mobilized and organized step by step to carry out guerrilla warfare and establish guerrilla base areas in light of the different conditions in various localities.
These events marked the beginning of a new stage in the Chinese revolution and laid the foundation for the victory of the People's Liberation Army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China in the War of Liberation.