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There were no successful Communist revolutions during the life of the Comintern. But in the most populous nation on earth Communism became a growing force, and its eventual triumph would make an enormous impact upon the development, course and even outcome of the Cold War. Its growth is, therefore, worthy of study.
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Swift, J. (2003). Chaos and Communism in China, 1918–39. In: The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Cold War. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230001183_3
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