The Tenuous Alliance and the Slaughter of the Chinese Working Class

This chapter discusses the alliance between China's Communist Party and the Chinese Nationalist Party, aided by the Soviets. It explores how the Nationalist army's slaughter of the Chinese working class leads to a rift between the Soviets and the Chinese Communist Party. The chapter also examines the replacement of the old Communist Party leadership by Mao, and the strained relations between the CCP and Stalin after World War II.