The Study On The Decision Of The Peaceful Liberation Of Xinjiang Made By Mao Zedong

Xinjiang is located in the northwest of China.As the country’s northwest portal, it has an very important strategic position. Xinjiang is the protection barrier for safeguarding state unity and social stability. Throughout the ages, numerous national historical facts have witnessed that the stability of the border areas is the protection of national security. Stronger border defense, the better peace and prosperity and vice versa. The peaceful liberation of Xinjiang in1949 is the milepost for Chinese frontier construction, which effectively has defended the country’s fovereignty and territorial integrity. It is also has great meaning to the Xinjiang’s long-term peace, and at the same time highlights the central leaders’remarkable political wisdom and military talents such as Mao Zedong.Basing on the historical changes from January 1949 to March 1950 and the decision made by Mao Zedong about Xinjiang’s peaceful liberation, and guiding by historical materialism, in order to systematically and summarize the mega-event of Xinjiang. The main structure of the article is divided into ive parts:The first part:Making a military deployment for marching into Xinjiang timely. A brief analysis of the origin of the Xinjiang issue, the eve of the social situation of Xinjiang and the overall deployment of Xinjiang’s liberation.The second part:Battling in the northwest in order to remove obstacles for Xinjiang’s peaceful liberation. The People’s Liberation Army in accordance with Mao Zedong’s instruction,start warms under the :ommand of Peng Dehuai for liberating the northwest. It has completely destroyed the forces of Hu Zongnan,Ma Bufang and Ma Hongkui,which is advantageous to Xinjiang’s peaceful liberation. The third part:Contacting the Three-District to form of strategic attack from both sides of things. Following Mao Zedong’s instructions, Deng Liqun takes the radio into Xinjiang to establish a direct connection between the central government and the Three-District and makes the Three-District force to chose the right way for revolution. The fourth part:Planning Xinjiang’s peaceful liberation in person. Mao Zedong invites Zhang Zhizhong to assist the revolution personally, which has facilitated Tao Zhiyue and Bao Erhan to chose peaceful uprising.The fifth part:Stabilizing the situation after the peaceful Liberation of Xinjiang quickly. Mao Zedong commands the People’s Liberation Army into Xiniang, for form the government agencies and reform the Kuomintang insurrectionary army and the Three-District revolutionary army to adapt to the military system, then to realize the Xinjiang’s peaceful liberation thoroughly.