抗日民族统一战线的建立 ,周恩来、张学良等人做出了巨大贡献 ,世人皆知 ;但潘汉年作为中共方面的重要谈判代表 ,他为抗日民族统一战线的建立做出的重大贡献 ,则鲜为人知。实际上 ,是他第一个受命同国民党代表谈判合作 ;他的陕北之行直接推动了中共对蒋介石方针的转变 ,为两党合作创造了条件 ;西安事变发生后 ,他又代表中共同南京国民党上层直接交涉 ,有力地配合了周恩来在西安的和平斡旋 ;他还受中共中央委派 ,在上海等地广泛联络各界知名人士 ,为建立广泛的抗日民族统一战线做了大量的卓有成效的工作 However, Pan Hannian, as an important negotiator of the CPC, made a significant contribution to the establishment of the anti-Japanese national united front, and little is known about his contribution to the establishment of the anti-Japanese national united front . In fact, he was the first to be appointed to negotiate and cooperate with the Kuomintang representatives. His visit to northern Shaanxi directly promoted the CCP’s transformation of Chiang Kai-shek’s principle and created conditions for bipartisan cooperation. After the Xi’an Incident, he represented the Chinese Communists in Nanjing The upper Kuomintang directly negotiated and effectively coordinated Zhou Enlai’s peacemaking efforts in Xi’an. He was also appointed by the CPC Central Committee to extensively contact prominent figures from all walks of life in Shanghai and other places and did a great deal of fruitful work in establishing a broad anti-Japanese national united front