Party disagreement over collectivisation Flashcards
Who were the gradualists?
Liu shaoqi, Zhou Enlai claimed that china was not ready for large scale farming, it lacked mechanised equipment like tractors and there was a lack of chemical fertiliser. They denounced the premature establishmend of APCs .
What did Mao believe?
In july 1955 he demqnded an increase to the pace of reform towars colletivisation and the end of private propety.
He argued that collectivisation was a key step in advancing the revolutionary process. He also believed slowing pace would jeprodise his industrialisation programme as food exports was the only way they could afford to buy things from the USSR
Maos criticism of gradualists
He said gradualist party colleagues were ‘tottering alon like women with bound feet’ constantly complaining ‘your going to fast! youre going too fast!’.
With thi encouragment membership of peasant farmer in APCs reached 96% in december 1956
