The Mutual Support Movement In The Anti-Japanese Base Area In Northern Jiangsu

The Mutual Support Movement is a political and social campaign under the unified leadership of the Communist Party of China to strengthen the unity between the army,the government,and the civilian,with the participation of diverse actors.It mainly includes two aspects:Supporting the government and cherishing the people,Supporting the army and give preferential treatment to the families of soldiers.After the Anti-Japanese War entered the stalemate stage,the Mutual Support Movement initiated by the Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region was gradually extend to other anti-Japanese democratic bases behind enemy lines.Northern Jiangsu has long suffered from the dark rule of the Kuomintang diehards and was madly ravaged by the Japanese and puppet troops.Thus lacking historical tradition and mass foundation for the Mutual Support Movement.Taking it as a research object can further clarify the function of multiple subjects in the two-way interaction of policy and practice under the complex social environment and social structure.It can also provide inspiration for the development of military-government and military-civilian relations in the new era.It is historically inevitable for the Mutual Support Movement to be proceeded in the Anti-Japanese Base Area in Northern Jiangsu without exception.The concept of“Mutual Support”,originated from the early days of the Red Army,and its practices in different periods served as the historical genes of its development.The success of the Mutual Support Movement in the Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region provided it with the most direct practical reference;Marx and Engel’s theory of the state and the army,the traditional Chinese military-civilian relations and Mao Zedong’s thought on the People’s War constitute the theoretical support for its development;the initial establishment of the mass base after the opening of the northern Jiangsu Anti-Japanese base area removed the ideological obstacles for it’s development.Standing from the systematic attempts at the end of 1943 and end up with the completion of its special mission at the end of 1945.The Mutual Support Movement in the Anti-Japanese Base Areas in Northern Jiangsu lasted for two years,while there are rich content to bo explored.Longitudinally,the Mutual Support Movement in the Anti-Japanese Base Areas in northern Jiangsu presents distinct stage characteristics,with each stage has its own specific social background and content focus.Horizontally,Supporting the army and give preferential treatment to the families of soldiers at the local level includes: carrying out publicity and education campaign in this regard,mobilizing for participation in wars,ensuring the supply of armaments and cooperating in operations,providing comfort to the anti-Japanese soldiers and their families,and providing preferential treatments to the disabled soldiers,the families of the anti-Japanese soldiers and the families of the martyrs.The work of supporting the government and cherishing the people in the army includes: carrying out publicity and education for supporting and cherishing,conducting self-examination and drawing criticism from others,checking discipline and making apologies and compensation,and carrying out production savings.In addition,some role models emerged during the development of the Mutual Support Movement,which were used as promotion and education materials to form a demonstration effect,therefore push ahead the movement in a sustainable way.By adhering to the unified leadership of the party,promoting the benign interaction between the military and the localities,keeping consistent between the unity of ideological education and practical actions,while complemented with mass campaign,the military and the locality gradually abandoned their inherent cognitions and prejudices,and the military-government-military-civilian relationship was improved.This not only laid a solid foundation for local counteroffensives,but also created favorable conditions for continuing to expand the mass base and strengthen the armed forces during the War of Liberation.It is true that valuable experience has been formed during the Mutual Support Movement in the Anti-Japanese Base Areas in northern Jiangsu,but there are still some surviving old ideas impact the results of the Mutual Support Movement and discordant incidents.Since the 21st century,the international and domestic situation has become increasingly complex and complicated.The experience and lessons of the Mutual Support Movement in the Anti-Japanese Base Areas in Northern Jiangsu have also been very important for the development of military-government and military-civilian relations in the new era.