The Malayan Communist Party as Recorded in the Comintern Files

the main channel of imperialist pacifism within the working class, was prescribed as the first task.
In turn, Trotsky attacked this new line as a switch to “extreme leftism”.
The 10th Enlarged Plenum of the EC held in July 1929 designated as the primary task a struggle
against rightists and “harmonism” in which Social Democrats were to be regarded as traitors.
Moreover, mass political strikes of workers (but not uprisings) were also emphasized. Towards the
end of 1930, Li Li San ( 李 立 三 ), who had led the urban uprising policy, was criticized by the
Comintern as being adventurist and Li lost his position in the CCP. 25
7. Shanghai Municipal Police Files
One file entitled Report on communist suspect in Nanking deals with Fu Ta-ching ( 傅 大 庆 ) in
detail. Its cruxes relating to this period are as below:
(1) His name is spelled Foo Thai Keng, Foo Da Ching as well. His pseudonyms are;
Boon Tat Keng ( 文 达 庆 ), Voo Tat Ming ( 符 达 名 ), Vung Tat Qon ( 文 达 宽 ) and
Veng Dah Ching ( 文 达 庆 ). (Information received from Singapore in April 1932).
(2) A letter sent from Singapore SB to British Vice-Consul, Shanghai (dated 23 July
1931) states; Fu appears to be about 30 years though he gives his age as 25.
(3) Chinese Authorities state that he is a native of Kiangsi ( 江 西 ) and studied in Russia
and France. He assisted Borodin when the latter was associated with the KMT in
1926.
(4) From evidence in possession of Singapore Police, Fu first arrived in Singapore in
November 1928. The Communist movement in Malaya was under his direction
since then until his arrest on 1 June 1931.
(5) Before his arrest, the Shanghai SB possessed no information about him. 26
8. Tentative Analyses
Comparing the Comintern files with some historians’ research findings, the present author has tried
to clarify some salient points about the communist movement in Malaya before the establishment
of the MCP. These points may be usefully recapitulated here:
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