The Research Of Zhang Ian During The Anti-Japanese War

The People’s Political Council, which was founded by the Kuomintang Government during the anti-Japanese War, was a country’s top advisory body. It consists of Kuomintang, CPC, other anti-Japanese parties and non-party representatives, and the purpose of it is to brainstorm, unite our strength to fight for the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. As a famous democratic figures in modern Chinese and the chairman of China Democratic League, Zhang Lan was elected its members in the previous meeting and took part in the great activities of the People’s Political Council. Zhang Lan regarded the the People’s Political Council as the political stage, and made unremitting efforts to promote the national political progress and national building in the war, to keep union and unification in the Anti-Japanese war. Professor Zhou Yong pointed out that" studying of the history of the People’s Political Council has the importance value for the research on the Anti-Japanese War History and the Second KMT-CPC cooperation history; the political views, military strategy, economic policy of Kuomintang, the Communist Party and other parties during the Anti-Japanese War; the Modern and Contemporary Chinese History, the history of the CPC and the history of the Republic of China." What’s more, this paper is a powerful supplement for the research on the history of the united front and modern famous Democrats, so it contributes to the understanding of the patriotic united front today.The main contents of the article are divided into four parts.The first part,combing the establishing background of the People’s Political Council, the establishment of he People’s Political Council and Zhang Lan took part in the People’s Political Council.The second part,discussing the activities that Zhang Lan did for fighting for insisting on resistance Japanese to the end and promoting the national political progress, they includes the denounce against the surrendering view of Wang Jingwei Party, the against compromise and capitulation, and the development of the two constitutional movements.The third part expounding the activities of Zhang Lan tried to maintaining the unity during the Anti-Japanese War, and he devoted himself to the national construction in wartime,which including mediated the relationship between the KMT and the CP, participated in the political organizations, and payed attention to the national construction in wartime.The forth chapter, making a further exploring to the relationship between Zhang Lan and the People’s Political Council during the Anti-Japanese war, and analysing the characteristics, limitations and historical significance of Zhang Lan’s works in the People’s Political Council.