On Political Communication Of Communist Party Of China In Yanan Period

Yan’an Period, refers to the13years, in which the central committee of theCommunist Party of China(CPC)was stationed in shensi-kansu-ningsia border region.It began on October19,1935, when central of the CPC, with the central red army,arrived at Wuqi town in north of Shaanxi province after the long march. Itended onMarch23,1948, when Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and Ren Bishi crossed the YellowRiver at Wu county in north of Shaanxi province, meeting the victory of therevolution. Anti-Japanese War and Strategic defense in the war of liberation allhappened in these years. In Yan’an Period, CPC, leading its people, finished greatpropaganda work, in addition to heroic combat against Japanese invading army andthe Kuomintang army. A great propaganda team, including the leaders of CPC,journalists, news spokesmen, and correspondents of works and peasants, usingmedium such as meeting, document, newspaper and radio, widely spread politicalposition, guiding principle and revolution achievements, influenced the populace,intellectuals, Kuomintang, even Japanese invading army. Propaganda work of CPCmade a great contribution to the victory of the new democratic revolution.In the process of political communication, the news career of CPC made a greatprogress: leaders of CPC and principals of propaganda work served as spokesman ofCPC at key moments and important occasions, personally participated in politicalcommunication; in news work, a large number of journalists and correspondent ofworkers and peasants, who were characterized by party spirit conscious andprofessional ability sprang up; systematic newspaper, periodicals, radios and newsservice were set up; mature theory on party newspaper were formed, newspaperbecame real paper of CPC and populace, playing a great role of propagator andorganizer; distinctive communication model were established, making masscommunication and organizational communication bringing out the best in each other,impacting the political communication after the founding of new China. Politicalcommunication of CPC in Yan’an Period, was the result of revolution and war, itsunique form and universal significance needs to be thought again today.