Mao Zedong's Strategy to Seize the Historical Initiative around the July 7th Incident of 1937
Over the past century,the CPC has always been keen to seize the historical initiative to move in the right direction.Mao Zedong,as the core of the Party's first generation of central leadership,is one of the paradigms of the Party in seizing the historical initiative.Around the July 7th Incident of 1937,at a historical juncture of vital importance for the Chinese nation,Mao Zedong perceived the transformation of major social contradictions,re-viewed historical experience,promoted theoretical innovation,and estimated objectively the overall trend of the times,rallied support of the Party and the people.As a result,he made an accurate assessment on the development of the war and led the Party to seize the historical initiative and lay the foundation for winning the victory over the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the New Democratic Revolution.
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