1936 ⟶ Zhang Xueliang Kidnaps Chiang Kai-shek

Kuomintang marshal Zhang Xueliang kidnaps Chinese leader Chi...
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1943

🇨🇳 Zhang Xueliang Kidnaps Chiang Kai-shek

Kuomintang marshal Zhang Xueliang kidnaps Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek in order to compel the Kuomintang to make a truce with the Chinese Communist party for the purpose of fighting the invading Japanese.⟶
Zhang Xueliang Kidnaps Chiang Kai-shek (1936)
ChinaCivil WarKuomintangChinese Communist PartyZhang XueliangChiang Kai-shekSecond United FrontJapanese AggressionTruce

🤝 Second United Front Forms in China

The Second United Front is formed between the Chinese Communist party and the Kuomintang, temporarily suspending the Chinese Civil War for the sake of fighting the Japanese.⟶
Second United Front Forms in China (1936)
ChinaCivil WarKuomintangChinese Communist PartySecond United FrontJapanese AggressionAnti-Japanese WarAlliance

🇨🇳 Chiang Kai-shek Requests Recall of General Stilwell

Chiang Kai-shek asks that General Stilwell, American military advisor/commander, be recalled for suggesting an alliance with the Communists.⟶
Chiang Kai-shek Requests Recall of General Stilwell (1943)
ChinaChiang Kai-shekStilwellUSmilitarypoliticscommunistsdiplomacyAsia

🇨🇳 Chiang Kai-shek Sworn in as Chairman of Nationalist Government

Chiang Kai-shek takes the oath of office as chairman of Nationalist Government (China).⟶
Chiang Kai-shek Sworn in as Chairman of Nationalist Government (1943)
ChinaNationalist GovernmentChiang Kai-shekPoliticsAsia