Liu Shaoqi’s views on the CPC tasks in the North China and realities of the village in the 1st Period of the Japanese aggression

Background. Against the backdrop of edgy disagreements with the military command, for the first time in Russian historiography, the paper examines the views of the Secretary of the North China Bureau of the CPC Liu Shaoqi on the fundamental tasks of the party in the initial period of the Japanese Resistance War, as well as the situation in the vil-lage, designed to become a strong rear of the army, the main source of its supply and re-plenishment soldier material, the basis of all his plans and calculations. The author’s atten-tion is focused on identifying and analyzing the content of the concept of a “united front of special form” put forward by Liu Shaoqi, which later became the general line of the com-munists in allied relations with the Guomindang, as well as on the mood of the village, which did not want to take up arms even in conditions of external aggression. Results. The views of Liu Shaoqi on the situation in the North China, the policy of the united front, the strategy and tactics of the CPC in the War, as well as the situation in the traditional North Chinese village, which continued to vegetate in poverty and lack of rights, are considered. Conclusions. From the point of view of the interests of the party, namely, strengthening the ranks and preserving strength for the still upcoming class battle with the Guomindang, only the orientation towards “independence and separate” in the guerrilla struggle against the enemy, which Liu Shaoqi unswervingly adhered to, could ensure and ensured the success of the party in all its undertakings.