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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Vanna Qing Exam-History Essay#2 March 3rd Monday Ms. 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
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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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(Tanner 48). This style of government Chiang is exercising is not complying with the ideals of Americans. Chiang continues to go against the ideas of Americans‚ as “His penchant for authoritarianism and his confidence in a military solution to the Communist insurrection put in at odds with his American interlocutors” (Tanner 48). But in the end in order to reach to this goal‚
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political parties formed. One was a Nationalist Party‚ the KMT‚ founded by Sun Yat-sen. The other was a Communist party‚ the CCP. From 1925‚ to 1927‚ the CCP and the KMT were united in efforts to unify China‚ and defeat the warlords. However in 1927 Chiang Kai-shek‚ the KMT leader‚ decided that the Communists were a threat to National unity. He ordered members of the Kuomintang to turn their guns on the Communists. 5 600 Communists were killed in the massacre‚ though many fled into neighboring mountains
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Japanese invasion of China‚ the strengths of the Chinese Communist Party and the characteristics and personal roles of Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek need to be taken into account to understand why the Communists gain power rather than the Guomindang in the Civil War. As the warlord’s era ended in 1927‚ the unification of China occurred in 1928 under the rule of Chiang Kai-shek of GMD. But it was not a united China. The China Communist Party retreated to the countryside of Jiangxi and Hunan province. Despite
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Every Chinese person knows what the Long March was‚ because it was an important part of Chinese history. Most Chinese people think that the Long March was successful during the second Chinese Civil War. In my opinion‚ I think the Long March was also unsuccessful. It was successful‚ because the Red Army of the Communist Party of China was not eliminated by the army of the Chinese Nationalist Party. It was unsuccessful‚ because it was the war between the Red Army and the National Revolutionary Army
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for China‚ the situation had not developed as expected for the head of KMT‚ Chiang Kai Shek. First of all‚ the war ended too early. Had the Japanese resisted longer‚ Chiang believed that the Americans would set up their air bases and armies in China and as a result they would defeat not only the Japanese but also overwhelm the Communist party. However‚ the Americans chose the Pacific Islands instead of China and Chiang´s plans fell apart. Another problem was the Russian occupation of Manchuria
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armies. Starting from 1928 both practiced guerilla warfare located in the base of Jinggangshan (Meisner 31‚32). The following years were ones where Mao’s rule was strengthened. A huge disadvantage though‚ was the attack of nationalists‚ led by Chiang kai-sjek‚ both involved in a struggle for power of China. The first were fierce periods with unfortunate losses‚ in favor of the nationalists. Communist were punished badly‚ in fact many were slaughtered. This describes the legendary Long March of Mao
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