South Seas Communist Party

The South Seas Communist Party (SSCP), also known as the Nanyang Communist Party (Chinese: 南洋共產黨), was a communist party in Southeast Asia established in 1925 when the Chinese Communist Party dissolved its overseas branches in Nanyang to make way for the creation of local communist parties. The SSCP succeeded earlier efforts by the Indonesian communist Tan Malaka to establish communist parties in the region.

The SSCP was headquartered in Singapore. The SSCP disbanded in 1930, and national communist parties were formed, such as the Communist Party of Indochina (led by Ho Chi Minh), Malayan Communist Party and Communist Party of Siam.

South Seas Communist Party in Burma

A minor branch of the South Seas Communist Party was formed in Burma. The group was formed by Wu Wei Sai (alias Wu Ching Sin), who had arrived to Rangoon in May 1929. Along with his wife he conducted propaganda activities in the Rangoon Chinatown. A small group of followers was formed, but largely the establishment of a Chinese communist movement in Burma failed as the Chinese community in Burma was dominated by middle-class elements. Rangoon had relatively few Chinese labourers. Wu Wei Sai left Burma in 1930. The group that remained, the Provisional Committee, Special Division, Burma of the South Seas Communist Party, had only a handful members. Some were deported to China by the British authorities.^[1]

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Wars and incidents

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Incidents	Sungai Siput Incident Death of Lau Yew Labis Incident Penang Ambush Assassination of Sir Henry Gurney Bukit Kepong Incident Battle of Semur River Batang Kali massacre Operation Termite Pipeline Ambush The Templer Plan Operation Coldstore Assassination of Abdul Rahman Hashim Assassination of Khoo Chong Kong Bombing of National Monument Operation Spectrum

Organisations

• South Seas Communist Party
• Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army
• Malayan National Liberation Army
  • 10th Malay Regiment
• Malayan Communist Party
• Min Yuen
• Revolutionary Faction
  • MPLF
• CPM/ML
• Malaysian Communist Party
• Singapore Federation of Trade Unions
• North Kalimantan Communist Party

Key people

Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore	Chin Peng Abdullah CD Lai Teck Shamsiah Fakeh Ahmad Boestamam Rashid Maidin Mokhtaruddin Lasso Kamarulzaman Teh Abu Samah Mohd Kassim Musa Ahmad Ibrahim Chik S. A. Ganapathy Suriani Abdullah Lau Yew Lee Meng Chen Tien Yeung Kwo Fong Chong Pik Eu Chooi Yip Lim Chin Siong Wahi Annuar Mat Indera R. G. Balan P. Veerasenan Devan Nair
Malaysian Borneo	Bong Kee Chok Yang Chu Chung Wen Ming Chyuan Yap Choon Hau Lam Wah Kwai Ang Chu Ting Wong Lieng Kui Cheung Ah Wah

Related topics

• Calcutta Southeast Asian Youth Conference
• University Socialist Club
• Domino theory
• Agent Orange
• Subramaniam v Public Prosecutor
• Malaysia–Soviet Union relations
• China–Malaysia relations
• China–Singapore relations
• Barisan Sosialis
• Brunei Revolt
• Chia Thye Poh
• Siddiq Ghouse
• Sarawak United Peoples' Party
• Bidong Island
• Japanese Red Army
  • 1975 AIA building hostage crisis
  • MH653
  • Laju incident
• Lambeth slavery case

Peace agreements

• Baling Talks
• Peace Declaration of Sri Aman 1973
• Peace Agreement of Hat Yai 1989

In popular culture

• Operation Malaya (1953 documentary)
• A Piece of Ribbon (1963 play)
• The 7th Dawn (1964 drama)
• The Last Communist (2006 film)
• Apa Khabar Orang Kampung (2007 film)
• Tanda Putera (2013 film)
• The Garden of Evening Mists (2011 novel)
• The New Village (2015 film)
• The Garden of Evening Mists (2019 film)

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