A Study On The Formation And Development Of The Chinese Communist Party's United Front Theory And Its Historical Experience

The Chinese Communist Party's United Front theory and strategy is the basic principle ofMarxism-Leninism. The united front is a magic weapon leads to the Communist party in thecauses of revolution, construction and reform. The theory has special position and function inour country's revolution and construction and its reform practices. It is unsubsidized in boththe democratic revolution period, and the new period of socialist modernization. The theory ofunited front, guides the practice, has been integrated and developed continually in differentperiods. The experience of Chinese revolution and construction has proved that gathering allpeople around the Communist Party and forming the most widespread united front are distinctadvantages of Chinese Communist Party in politics and powerful motive force in overcomingall difficulties and achieving victories in the career of construction and reform.This article elaborates the whole historical processes of the formation and developmentof Chinese united front. It is comprised of four parts. The first part, analyzing the basis andconditions of the formation and development of united front from the theoretical origins andthe basic situation of our country. The second part, elaborating the complex processes of theformation and development of untied front which has undergone the following procedures:national and revolutionary united front, the people's democracy united front, patriotic unitedfront. The third part, summarizing the historical experience of the formation and developmentof the united front. The fourth part,nalyzing and expounding the significance of strengtheningand consolidating united front in a new stage and a new century.