The Politburo meets to decide whether the leadership’s overall policy was wrong, or whether all the cadres carrying out the policy are just bad. Further reading: Marcia Ristaino, China’s Art of Revolution: The Mobilization of Discontent, 1927 and 1928 Tony Saich, The Rise to Power of the Chinese Communist Party Chang Kuo-t’ao [Zhang Guotao], The Rise of the Chinese Communist Party (2 volumes) Some names from this episode: Chen Duxiu, General Secretary of the Communist Party until summer 1927 Qu Qiubai, Top leader of Communist Party beginning in the summer of 1927 Zhang Guotao, Leading Communist Li Lisan, Leading Communist Tan Pingshan, Leading Communist expelled for the failure of the Nanchang Uprising Zhou Enlai, Leading Communist Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=DACDMMMEASJVJ)