Huang Yanpei And The People's Political Council

The People's Political Council, founded during the anti-Japanese War and presided over by the Kuomintang Government, was a consulting democratic organization which consists of Kuomintang, CPC, other anti-Japanese parties and non-party representatives. The PPC went through four sessions and held thirteen conferences from July, 1938 to March, 1948, a period covering the Anti-Japanese War and the Liberation War. It was originally regulated in The Organizing Regulation of PPC that those who was revered by the public and had served in some important cultural or economic society for more than three years or worked hard at the national affairs, were qualified to be elected members of the PPC. This rule offered an opportunity for the representatives of the CPC, the third Force and non-party people to step on the political stage. On account of his long-term reverence in public, Huang Yanpei was elected member of the PPC as well. He participated in all the important activities of the PPC and witnessed the whole history of it.The thesis studies Huang Yanpei, the typical representative in PPC, who took part in all the important activities of PPC, showing his important effect during the anti-Japanese War and peaceful foundation of democratic country, his characteristics, limits, and historic meaning.For the sake of research, this thesis divided Huang's work in the PPC into two parts: during the anti-Japanese War and after the Anti-Japanese War. Chapter 2,3 and 4 deals with Huang's important work in the PPC during the Anti-Japanese War. Because of the continuity of the work, some parts cover some post-Anti-Japanese-War work. Then, Chapter 5 refers to Huang's important political activities after the Anti-Japanese War. After the Anti-Japanese War, because of Kuomintang's domination over the PPC, only two conferences were held. Under the conditions, Huang Yanpei made use of the PPC as well as other ways and means to carry out his political principles. Therefore, the content of this part is more than his work in the PPC.The part of introduction is mainly intended to explain the academic value and realistic significance of the project. The research not only makes up the weak point of the academic field but also provides some significant lessons for the socialist modernization. Meanwhile,the introduction points out the weak points as well as summarize the current research on the topic in the academic field. So, combining the history of politics and thoughts and by means of positive research, this thesis has a special study of Huang Yanpei's important activities in the PPC.The 1^st chapter states the foundation of PPC and Huang Yanpei's taking part in it, in which the 1^st section analyzes the Chinese political situation and the opinions of all kinds of social sections; the second section explains that the regulation of political strategy of Kuomintang Government caused the foundation of PPC; the 3^rd section states Huang Yanpei's political activities before PPC.The 2^nd chapter mainly explores the efforts of Huang Yanpei in PPC insisting in fighting Japanese to the end, and trying to impel the national political progress. The first section discusses the fights of Huang Yanpei with the other progressive force against the surrendering view of pro-Japanese party of which Wang Jingwei was the representative in the first section of PPC. The second section discusses Huang Yanpei uniting the representatives of middle force in PPC to compel PPC to set up two organizations of the movement of Constitutional Government. The 3^rd section mainly discusses the efforts of Huang Yanpei to protect the freedom of body and saying of Chinese people. The 4^th section mainly discusses Huang Yanpei's opinions on the local self-government actualized by Guomindang Government.The 3^rd chapter mainly studies Huang Yanpei's suggestions about the national economy and the people's livelihood. The 1^st section mainly introduces the professional education of Huang Yanpei. The 2^nd section discusses the overture about lightening the burden of demos put forward by Huang Yanpei. The 3^rd section discusses Huang Yanpei' efforts about the building of backside.The 4^th chapter mainly studies the important efforts of Huang Yanpei on uniting the representative of middle force in PPC to protect Chinese Union against Japanese. The 1^st section discusses the efforts of Huang Yanpei on requiring Guomindang to cancel the ban of party. The 2^nd section discusses the important efforts of Huang Yanpei in mediating the combat between Guomindang and CCP. The 3^rd section explores the foundation of the third party like China Democratic League, etc., by Huang Yanpei in the process of mediation in PPC.The5^th chapter mainly dissertates the efforts of Huang Yanpei and the other representatives of China Democratic League in PPC to try to realize the peaceful national foundation of China. The 1^st section explores the reason why Huang Yanpei initiated and organized a new part- The China Democratic National Construction Association, its political propositions, and Huang Yanpei's political activities in The China Democratic National Construction Association. The 2^nd section states that Huang Yanpei tried to make the Political Consulting Committee successful and took part in the Committee after he got the news that the Political Consulting Committee was decided to be held by Guomindang and CPC. The 3^rd section explores the efforts of Huang Yanpei in mediating in the civil war between Guomindang and CPC, and realizing the peaceful foundation of democratic nation.The 6^th chapter explores the relationship between Huang Yanpei and PPC academically. The 1^st section concludes the characteristics of the efforts of Huang Yanpei in PPC. The 2^nd section analyzes deeply the limits of Huang Yanpei's activities in the PPC. The 3^rd section concludes simply the historic meaning of Huang Yanpei's activities in PPC.