Chen Duxiu played many different roles in Chinese history. Along with Li Dazhao, Chen was a co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921. He was its first Chairman, first General Secretary and an educator, philosopher, and politician. His ancestral home was in Anqing (安慶), Anhui, where he established the influential vernacular Chinese newspaper "New Youth". Wikipedia
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Apart from that cited in the preface to Damien Durand's study, we should also add Wang Fanxi, 'Chen Duxiu: Father of Chinese Communism' in Gregor Benton (ed). www.revolutionary-history.co.uk/backiss/Vol2/No4/chduxiu....
