5th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party explained

The 5th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 5th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee in 1927, in the aftermath of the 5th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was succeeded by the 6th Politburo Standing Committee in 1928.

Convocations

Date! scope="col"

Length	Type
4 July 1927	1 day	Ordinary meeting
6 December 1927	1 day	Ordinary meeting

Composition

1st Plenary Session (May–July 1927)

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Officeholder	scope=col	Hanzi	scope=col	4th CSC	scope=col	1st PLE	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col class="unsortable"
1		Chen Duxiu	data-sort-value="4"	陈独秀	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1879	1921	1942	Anhui	^[1]
2		Zhang Guotao	data-sort-value="53"	张国焘	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1897	1921	1979	Sichuan	^[2]
3		Cai Hesen	data-sort-value="4"	蔡和森	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1895	1921	1931	Shanghai	^[3]

Provisional Standing Committee (July–August 1927)

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Officeholder	scope=col	Hanzi	scope=col	1st PLE	scope=col	POL	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col class="unsortable"
1		Zhang Guotao	data-sort-value="53"	张国焘	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1897	1921	1979	Sichuan
2		Li Weihan	data-sort-value="53"	李维汉	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		1896	1921	1984	Hunan	^[4]
3		Zhou Enlai	data-sort-value="128"	周恩来	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1898	1921	1976	Jiangsu	^[5]
4		Li Lisan	data-sort-value="4"	李立三	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1899	1921	1967	Hunan	^[6]
5		Zhang Tailei	data-sort-value="4"	张太雷	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1898	1921	1927	Jiangsu	^[7]

Politburo meeting (August–November 1927)

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Officeholder	scope=col	Hanzi	scope=col	PSC	scope=col	POL	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col class="unsortable"
1		Qu Qiubai	data-sort-value="53"	瞿秋白	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		1899	1921	1935	Fujian	^[8]
2		Li Weihan	data-sort-value="53"	李维汉	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1896	1921	1984	Hunan
3		Su Zhaozheng	data-sort-value="53"	苏兆征	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		1885	1925	1929	Guangdong	^[9]

Politburo meeting (1927–1928)

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Officeholder	scope=col	Hanzi	scope=col	POL	scope=col	6th PSC	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col class="unsortable"
1		Qu Qiubai	data-sort-value="53"	瞿秋白	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1899	1921	1935	Fujian
2		Li Weihan	data-sort-value="53"	李维汉	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1896	1921	1984	Hunan
3		Su Zhaozheng	data-sort-value="53"	苏兆征	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1885	1925	1929	Guangdong
4		Zhou Enlai	data-sort-value="128"	周恩来	bgcolor = LightPink		bgcolor = LightGreen		1898	1921	1976	Jiangsu
5		Luo Yinong	data-sort-value="53"	罗亦农	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1902	1921	1928	Hunan	^[10]

Bibliography

• Book: Dillon . Michael . 2020 . Zhou Enlai: The Enigma Behind Chairman Mao . . 978-1-7845-3615-2 .
• Book: Hartman . Ray T. . 2023 . Self-Reflections of Fears and Dreams: Political Legitimacy and Strategic Thinking Among Chinese Communist Party Leaders, 1927-1953 . . 9781666916850 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chen Duxiu . . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730093741/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chen-Duxiu .
2. Web site: Zhang Guotao . . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730094129/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhang-Guotao .
3. Web site: 蔡和森：在法国率先提出"正式成立一个中国共产党" . Cai Hesen: First in France to propose the "formal establishment of a Chinese Communist Party" . . 28 June 2016 . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730094241/http://cpc.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0628/c404684-28504894.html .
4. Web site: 李维汉　（1896—1984） . Li Weihan (1896—1984) . . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730100429/http://www.cppcc.gov.cn/2011/06/28/ARTI1309259419609125.shtml . Chinese .
5. Web site: Zhou Enlai . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726162637/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhou-Enlai .
6. Web site: Li Lisan . . 18 June 2023 . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730100621/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Li-Lisan .
7. Web site: 张太雷：只有走十月革命的道路，才能救中国 . Zhang Tailei: Only by taking the road of the October Revolution can China be saved . . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730100659/http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/34136/2568862.html . Chinese .
8. Web site: Qu Qiubai . . 14 June 2023 . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730101011/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Qu-Qiubai .
9. Web site: 苏兆征 . Su Zhaozheng . . 15 October 2008 . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730101240/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/15/content_1121514.htm .
10. Web site: 新中国英雄模范人物：罗亦农 . New China heroic model: Luo Yinong . . 5 August 2013 . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730101752/https://www.12371.cn/2013/08/05/ARTI1375673782998476.shtml .