Shanghai: The Surprising Birthplace of the Communist Party of China

PART ONE OF FIVE: In the heart of modern Shanghai — a glittering metropolis of 25 million people, towering skyscrapers, and the world’s busiest port — lies the birthplace of the Communist Party of China. I’m Andy Boreham, a New Zealand journalist who has called Shanghai home for over a decade. You don't have to be a communist to realize that understanding the origins of the CPC is essential to understanding China today. In this first episode of Andy Boreham’s Red China, I explore the dramatic story of how a small group of idealistic young revolutionaries changed the fate of the world’s most populous nation. From the glamorous foreign concessions of the “Paris of the East,” where British, French, and American powers ruled, to the brutal factory conditions that fueled worker anger, I walk the very streets where the Communist Party of China was founded in July 1921. Come with me to visit the modest shikumen house where 13 young delegates secretly met, the Bund where foreign influence dominated, and hear from a leading Chinese professor about the explosive May 30th Massacre and the bloody White Terror that followed. How did a tiny meeting in a back alley spark a revolution that would reshape China and the 21st century? This is more than just history — it’s the beginning of a journey across five Chinese cities to uncover the real story of the Communist Party of China. If you want to understand modern China, its rise, its ambitions, and its future, you need to know where it all started. Watch Episode 1 now and join me as we dive into Red China. #china #ccp #cpc #documentary