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On the ninetieth anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, we begin the publication of a series of articles that trace the origins and subsequent development of this party, which has played a key role in world history. In this first part Dan Morley outlines the conditions in China that led to the foundation of the party as part of the Communist International. The founders of the party looked to the October revolution in Russia as their model, with the working class playing the leading role.