(The 100th Anniversary of the Communist Party of China) Pursuing the profound relationship between Paris, France and the Chinese Communists
China News Service, Paris, June 15th, title: Pursuing the profound relationship between Paris, France and the Chinese Communists
China News Agency reporter Li Yang
Paris, France was once the place where Chinese Communists such as Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping were engaged in revolutionary work. This city has a deep historical connection with them.
They endured the temper of the revolution here and laid the foundation for leading the Chinese revolution to victory in the future.
Flower God Cafe taken on June 9th, local time.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yang
A reporter from China News Agency recently visited the former site of the European Communist Party Organization Office on the Godfroy Street near the Place de la Italiana in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.
This was also the place where Zhou Enlai lived and carried out revolutionary work in France in the 1920s.
It was called the Godfroy Hotel a hundred years ago, now it is renamed "Neptune Hotel".
There is a commemorative plaque with Zhou Enlai's head embossed on the wall of the hotel facing the street. On the commemorative plaque, Zhou Enlai's name was inscribed by Deng Xiaoping.
A reporter from China News Agency recently visited the former site of the European Communist Party Organization Office on the Godfroy Street near the Place de la Italiana in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.
This is also the place where Zhou Enlai lived and carried out revolutionary work in France in the 1920s. It was called the Godfroy Hotel a hundred years ago.
There is a commemorative plaque with Zhou Enlai's head embossed on the wall of the hotel facing the street. On the commemorative plaque, Zhou Enlai's name was inscribed by Deng Xiaoping.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yang
In an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency, Ye Xingxing, president of the French European-Chinese Historical Society, said that that year, Zhou Enlai and other leaders of the Chinese Communist Party carried out revolutionary activities in Paris.
Thanks to their efforts, the European party group organization was established and developed in Paris.
Zhou Enlai established a firm belief in Marxism after investigating and studying the European labor movement and various social thoughts.
The Communism Group in Paris, France, is one of the eight founding groups of the Communist Party of China. It was formed in 1921 to make preparations for the founding of the party. Zhou Enlai was a member of the group.
Zhou Enlai joined the Communist Party of China in 1921 and was one of the first party members and founders of the Communist Party of China.
The site of the office of the party organization in Europe taken on June 9th, local time.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yang
In June 1922, the first congress of the Youth League in Europe was held in the Boulogne Forest on the western outskirts of Paris. The name of the organization was determined at the "Chinese Youth Communist Party in Europe", and Zhao Shiyan, Zhou Enlai, and Li Weihan were elected to form the Central Executive Committee.
The publication "Youth", an organ of the Chinese Youth Communist Party in Europe, was launched in France in August of the same year.
Ye Xingxing said that Zhou Enlai was in charge of editing the journal, Li Fuchun was in charge of publishing, and Deng Xiaoping and Li Dazhang were in charge of engraving wax plates and mimeographs.
Because of the clear handwriting and simple and elegant binding of the printed publications, everyone praised Deng Xiaoping as "Dr. Mimeo".
"Youth" expounds the principles of Marxism and the role of the Communist Party in a large amount of space.
Zhou Enlai and others have published many articles in this journal.
"Youth" was reorganized into "Red Light" in 1924, reflecting the fact that the work of the party group in Europe is more directly connected with revolutionary practice.
Ye Xingxing said that Zhou Enlai was carrying out revolutionary activities at the European Party Organization Office on Godfroy Street at that time, and he also wrote a newsletter on his travel to France for Tianjin Yishibao.
Zhou Enlai's life here is difficult. The only house is less than 10 square meters. This is not only his residence, but also the center of editing publications and party activities.
The Chinese Youth Communist Party in Europe convened a meeting in Paris in 1923 and decided to change the name of the organization to the Chinese Communist Youth League in Europe. The meeting elected 5 executive members, with Zhou Enlai as its secretary.
The meeting also passed the regiment chart drafted by Zhou Enlai. Article 1 of the regiment chart stipulated that all those who wish to join must “have faith in communism”.
The large-scale documentary "The Years of Studying in France", which was broadcasted recently, revealed the journey of the Chinese Communist Party leader's journey across the oceans to France for work-study programs, and finally embarked on a revolutionary road.
The French producer Zeng Yongge of "Stay in France" showed the China News Agency reporters the historical archives of Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping and others that he found in France during the filming of the documentary.
According to Zeng Yongge, the majority of work-study students united the Chinese workers and the Chinese in France in a number of anti-imperialist patriotic struggles, including the 1921 campaign against the secret borrowing of the Beiyang government, the 1923 campaign against the imperialist powers to "communicate" the Chinese railways, and the solidarity with Shanghai in 1925. May 30th anti-imperialist struggle and so on.
These revolutionary activities in France echoed the domestic struggle and ushered in the climax of the Chinese Revolution.
Ye Xingxing believes that CCP leaders such as Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping had close contact with the Chinese workers in France and other classes, and they conducted in-depth investigations and studies on the labor movement. Deng Xiaoping and others were still working in French factories, and they had a deeper understanding of the proletariat’s sufferings, and thus further They deepened their firm belief in Marxism.
Zhou Enlai spent three and a half years in Europe, and more than two-thirds of his time was spent in France.
Ye Xingyuan said that Zhou Enlai often went to the famous Flower God Cafe in the center of Paris during his stay in Paris.
The Flower God Cafe witnessed the historical transformation of Zhou Enlai's growth from a patriotic youth to a firm revolutionary leader.
The reporter saw Zhou Enlai's name on the commemorative plaque erected by the Paris City Government for the Flower God Cafe.
Deng Xiaoping has worked and lived in France for five years, and he has deep feelings for this place where he has lived and struggled.
In 1974, when Deng Xiaoping, the then Vice Premier of the State Council of China, went to New York to attend a meeting of the UN General Assembly and passed through Paris, he recalled the Plaza Italia in the 13th arrondissement of Paris and asked someone to take him there to "revisit the old place."
He also bought some French croissants to take home, and distributed them to Zhou Enlai and other comrades in France who had been in France.
The process of the CCP leaders seeking truth and seeking national independence and rejuvenation in France 100 years ago not only left an important record in the early history of the CCP, but was also a valuable asset in the history of Sino-French relations.
At the time of the 100th anniversary of the CCP, the footprints of CCP leaders such as Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping in France will be paid attention to and pursued by more Chinese people.
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