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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Collection of facts about the Chinese Civil War

This post is a collection of facts about the Chinese Civil War (1927-1936 and 1945-1949). There are 21 facts listed below.

• Republic of China (Kuomintang) vs. Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
• Chiang Kai-shek leadsKuomintang
• Mao Zedong leads CCP
• Northern Expedition: Kuomintang vs. Beiyang government (1926-1928)
• Shanghai massacre: Kuomintang purges communists (1927)
• Nanchang Uprising by CCP (1927)
• Guangzhou Uprising by CCP (1927)
• Central Plains War internal conflict in Kuomintang (1929-1930)
• Long March retreat by CCP is 12,500 km (1934-1935)
• Xi'an Incident: CCP kidnap Chiang Kai-shek to demand cease fire (1936)
• Kuomintang and CCP temporary ally to fight Japan
• Japan invades China during Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
• Russia temporarily occupies Manchuria (1945)
• Operation Beleaguer: U.S. provides aid to Kuomintang and guards Hebei, Shandong (1945-1949)
• Liaoshen campaign (1948)
• Huaihai campaign (1948-1949)
• Pingjin campaign (1948-1949)
• Republic of China retreats to Taiwan (1949)
• People's Republic of China proclaimed (1949)
• Casualties: 7 million (first phase), 2.5 - 6 million (second phase)

Sources

Wikipedia: Chinese Civil War, Northern Expedition, Central Plains War, Long March, Operation Beleaguer