The CPC's Response to the Issue of Members"Surrendering"After the Failure of the Great Revolution(1927-1931)
After the failure of the Great Revolution,in the face of the White Terror and the"surrender"policy of the KMT government,some CPC members chose to"surrender,"either for personal gain or to comply with the demands of the local party organization.In response,out of practical needs,local CPC organizations flexibly im-plemented measures,such as registration and punishment of major wrongdoers directed by the central leadership.Starting in the latter half of 1929,in conjunction with feedback from inspectors,the CPC Central Committee grad-ually reshaped its theoretical interpretation of the issue of"surrendering"and explicitly defined this behavior as betrayal and counter-revolutionary.It established strict organizational principles for handling such cases,requiring that individuals who had"surrendered"must be expelled from the party.The CPC's response to the"surrende-ring"issue played a crucial role in its self-recovery and survival in adversity,reflecting the CPC's organizational characteristics and political culture.