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What responsibilities did Liu Shaoqi have as secretary of the CCP North China Bureau?
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In early 1936, Liu Shaoqi was designated secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) North China Bureau. In this capacity, his primary responsibility was to agitate against the Japanese presence in the region.1
Prior to this appointment, Liu had been active in underground movements in Shanghai, where he opposed the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and their encroachment into North China.1