RESOLUTION OF THE CCP CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON THE PROPOSAL OF THE COMINTERN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO DISSOLVE THE COMINTERN

26 May 1943

[Text] (1) The CCP Central Committee fully agrees with the proposal of
the Presidium of the Executive Committee of the Comintern adopted on
15 May 1943 concerning the dissolution of the Comintern. As of today,
the Chinese Communist Party is no longer under obligations arising from the
constitution of the Comintern and all resolutions adopted at various
Comintern conferences.

(2) The Comintern has fulfilled its historic missions. It has not only
safeguarded revolutionary Marxism from being trampled by opportunism in
Europe and Japan, helped progressive workers unite into genuine workers
political parties, supported the socialist Soviet Union and staunchly
opposed fascism and fascist war, but also used every means possible to
help the liberation movement of the oppressed nations in the Orient and
helped the progressive workers of oppressed nations organize their own
political parties, which have become the people's vanguard in the forefront of all liberation movements. What is particularly hard for the
Chinese people to forget is that the Comintern exerted all possible efforts
before Dr Sun Yat-sen's death to make the CCP-Kuomintang cooperation
possible in 1924 and subsequently helped China bring the Northern Expedi-tion to a triumphant conclusion. Again, during the years from 1927 to 1937,
when the Chinese revolution was in the most difficult stage, the Comintern
gave moral support to the Chinese people. Recently, during the 6 years of
war of resistance against Japan since 1937, it appealed to its branches
and the workers in all countries to help China in its war against Japanese
imperialist aggression. In short, throughout its existence the Comintern
did the best within its ability to help the disaster-stricken Chinese
people. Now, as the proposal of the presidium of the Executive Committee
of the Comintern says, due to the fact that the domestic situation in each
country and the international situation have become more complicated, this
original form of organization is no longer suitable for the continued
growth of the workers movement in various countries. The reason is that in
the current war of liberation waged by the antifascist allies it has become more necessary for the communist parties in various countries to solve

their own problems independently according to their special national and
historical conditions, and to strive for a broadened and fast national
high tide and national mobilization so as to win complete victory. Another
reason is that the communist party in each country has a well-developed and
politically mature leadership cadre. Because of these reasons, the
Presidium of the Comintern Executive Committee proposed to the communist
parties of various countries the dissolution of the Comintern. Under present circumstances, the benefit of the dissolution of the Comintern
outweighs that of its continued existence. Due to the present situation
of the war, it is not possible to call an international conference to discuss the dissolution of the Comintern. Therefore, this proposal was made
to the communist parties of various countries by the Presidium of the
Executive Committee of the Comintern. The CCP Central Committee endorses
the reasons stated in the proposal and approves the dissolution of the
Comintern. The CCP Central Committee pointed out that after the dissolution
of the First International by Marx, the workers movement in various countries
went through further development. Now that the Third International is
declared dissolved, victory in the worldwide antifascist war and the liberation of mankind will undoubtedly come sooner.

(3) The founding of the Chinese Communist Party is a result of the development of the workers movement in China after the 4 May movement of 1919, as
well as the development of the contemporary history of China. Wherever
there are proletarian and workers movements there will appear someday a
political party of the workers class. If there had been no Comintern,
the Chinese Communist Party would still have been born at some opportune
time. This is an inevitable rule of history. Since its inception the
Chinese Communist Party has, for the first time in the contemporary history
of China, clearly pointed out for the Chinese people the anti-imperialism
and antifeudalism road. In addition, all comrades of the party have set
themselves as examples in their conduct, loyal and devoted to the liberation of their country. They shed their blood and immediately take the place
of their fallen comrades. During its revolutionary struggle the Chinese
Communist Party has received a great deal of assistance from the Comintern.
However, the Chinese Communists have been able for a long time to determine
independently their own direction, policy and action according to the special
situation in their own country. Since the adoption of the resolution at
the seventh conference of the Comintern in August 1935 that the Comintern
shall not interfere with the communist organizations in various countries,
the Comintern had always observed this resolution and had never interfered
with the organization of the Chinese Communist Party. The various revolutionary forces created by the Chinese Communist Party have been the pillars
of China's progress in all aspects and have been undertaking an unprecedentedly difficult struggle behind the enemy lines since the beginning
of the war of resistance. These revolutionary forces were built with bare
hands and bare fists by the Chinese Communist Party independently and without any external help. It may be said that this is unprecedented in
China's revolutionary movement in the last few decades. Revolution can
be neither exported nor imported. It can only be caused by the internal
development within each country. This is a truth always expounded by

Marxists and Leninists. The practice of the Chinese Communist Party has
entirely proven this truth. In this situation, the dissolution of the
Comintern will all the more strengthen the confidence and creativity of
Chinese Communist Party members, consolidate the link between the Chinese
Communist Party and the Chinese people, and further enhance the party's
combat strength. The Chinese communists are the best sons and daughters
of the Chinese nation. They will continue to stand in the forefront of the
anti-Japanese war, cooperate with the Kuomintang, all anti-Japanese political parties and nonpartisans, support all the measures of the National
Government in connection with the war of resistance, defeat the Japanese
bandits and their German and Italian fascist allies, and fulfill the task
of establishing an independent new China.

(4) The Chinese communists are Marxists-Leninists. Since Marxism-Leninism
is a science, it has no international boundary. The Chinese communists
must flexibly apply Marxism-Leninism according to their own national
conditions so that it will serve the interest of China's war of resistance
and national reconstruction. The Chinese communists are the best heirs of
their nation's cultural, philosophical and moral heritage. They regard
this excellent heritage as a blood relationship and will continue to make
it manifest. The rectification movement conducted by the Chinese Communist
Party in recent years to overcome subjectivism, sectarianism and the
stereotyped party writing style is intended to bring this revolutionary
science--Marxism-Leninism--into close association with the practice of the
Chinese revolution, Chinese history and Chinese culture. This movement
shows that the Chinese communists have as much creative ability in thinking
as in revolutionary practice and that the Chinese communists can stand
together with the Chinese people to accomplish various historical missions
assigned to them by the Chinese people. The CCP Central Committee is deeply
convinced that all comrades of our party can be united to conquer their
own shortcomings and manifest their creativity and positivism. If so,
although Japanese imperialism is still strong and our road to progress is
still fraught with difficulties, our tasks can definitely be accomplished.

• CHIEH-FANG JIH-PAO, 27 May 1943

* CH'UN CHUNG [Masses], (ChungKing) Vol 8, No 9, 1 June 1943.

* "Reference Materials on the History of the Chinese Revolution," Vol 4,
Chinese People's University, 1957.

* "Reference Materials on the History of the Chinese Communist Party,"
Vol 4.