Who Lost China? Chiang Kai-shek Testifies Author(s): Lloyd E. Eastman Reviewed work(s): Source: The China Quarterly‚ No. 88 (Dec.‚ 1981)‚ pp. 658-668 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the School of Oriental and African Studies Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/653752 . Accessed: 20/04/2012 05:29 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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The long anticipated attack launched by the People’s Liberation Army‚ the military division of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)‚ on January 6‚ 1949 was the start of a five month offensive that culminated in Chiang Kai-shek’s departure to Taiwan. After much self-reflection‚ Chiang privately concluded that “the major reason for this defeat…is that we are in a transitional period where the old system has been abolished but the new system is yet to be built” (400). The Generalissimo also recognized
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A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION OF KUOMINTANG (NATIONALIST PARTY) IN REPUBLIC OF CHINA UNDER CHIANG KAI-SHEK LEADERSHIP (1927-19750 The Kuomintang is a Chinese political party that ruled China 1927–48 and then moved to Taiwan. The name translates as "China’s National People’s Party" and was historically referred to as the Chinese Nationalists. The Party was initially founded on August 25th 1912‚ by Sun Yat-sen but dissolved in November 1913. It reformed on October 10th 1919‚ again led by Sun Yat-sen
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Chiang Kai-shek‚ a disciplined man of high virtue was a Chinese military leader who was the front man that led the Chinese in World War II and battled Mao Zedong and his communist forces with his party the Kuomintang (the Nationalists). As an influential member of the Kuomintang and close alley of Sun Yat-sen‚ the first president of the Republic of China and founder of the Kuomintang party‚ he sought out to mainly expel Chinese communists and regain unification in China‚ Chiang Kai-shek took over
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Macaulay Explain the struggle between Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek to lead a new Chinese state in the 1920s In the 1920s‚ Mao Zedong was an organizer of Communist Party‚ and Chiang Kai-shek was the second leader of the Nationalists. The Nationalist and Communist Parties had struggled for a long time to seize the central power to lead a new China. They tried to work together and formed an alliance to drive the imperialists and colonialism out of China. However‚ the inner conflicts between the two parties
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Murphy’s Discussion of the Nationalist Movement Nationalism in Asia was a product of modernization. Nationalism in Asia has been a response to‚ or a resistance against imperialist dominance by means of modernization and revolution. Asian nationalist movements can be broken down into two waves‚ the establishment and rise of nationalism. The establishment of Indian National Congress in 1885 by a large group of nationalist due to unfair treatment by Britain was the first sign of Asian nationalism
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Chiang Kai-shek‚ as an unprecedented Nationalist leader‚ also as a great politician and strategist‚ played a significant role in modern Chinese history. His unshakable position‚ strategic plan and frequent diplomacy helped China survived on this unparalleled crisis. The 19th century of China opened with a broad reform of institutions‚ particularly in the military system. As a result‚ the revolution occurs and “followed by the breakup of China as the leaders of autonomous armies fought for power”
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Communists‚ Nationalists‚ and China’s Revolutions 1. The 20th century was pretty big for China because it saw not one but two revolutions: one in 1911 and the more famous _____________ revolution of 1949. 2. So as you know doubt recall China lost the Opium wars in the 19th century‚ resulting in European domination‚ __________ ___ _____________‚ et cetera‚ all of which was deeply embarrassing to the Qing dynasty and led to calls for reform. 3. One strand of reform that called for China to adopt European
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constitutional democracy was for China to have a strong leader to lead the way “only he could lead the Chinese people to overcome their challenge and move toward the ultimate goal of constitutional democracy” (Tanner 48) and in order to do so they would have to exercise a new style of leadership that “might be described as a benevolent Confucian autocracy” (Tanner 48). This style of government Chiang is exercising is not complying with the ideals of Americans. Chiang continues to go against the ideas
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those two centuries had mostly no contact with the industrialized world but they were trading with China and Dutch merchants from Indonesia. They also had contact with Korea. Japan started to realize how trade was becoming important for both inside and outside Japan. In the beginning of the 19th century Japan the West tried to convince the Japanese to trade. Japan continued to refuse to trade‚ like China. In 1853 the U.S. Commodore Mathew Perry took four ships into a Japanese harbor and this astounded
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