Land Reform 1950-52

• Mao's 1948 Directive

  • don't be impetuous
  • strike blows at landlords and rich peasants then equally ditribute land
  • Organise poor peasant leagues first then more active peasant association
  • Supress Reactionaries
• The Agarian Reform Law 1950 = main aim was to redistribute land to poorer peasants and landless labourers
• The CCP used teams of 30 - 40 cadres to implement their reforms
• The party used humiliation of the landlords to create a feeling of relationship to the party and the peasants
• This land confiscation in early 1950s finally broke the power of landlords in China
• Peasants associations replaced previous loyalty to landlords with loyalty to the CCP.
• 43% of land was redistributed to 60% of population
• Between 1.5 to 2 million people were killed between 1947 to 1952