7th National Congress of the Communist Party of China


The 7th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was convened April 23 - June 11, 1945, in Yan'an. It was held in Shaanxi, not in Beijing, the Capital, as it was not yet safe during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Republic of China still had nominal control. It set in motion the 7th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. At this time, there was a coalition government between the Kuomintang and Communist parties, because they both respectively had there headquarters within different regions of China. It was preceded by the 6th National Congress and followed by the 8th National Congress.