Background to China

By GerogiaBRown

  • The ‘Three Principles of the People’

    Nationalism, democracy and the livelihood of the people

  • The Boxer Rebellion

    Targeted against foreigners that occurred in China in the early 20th century, begun by peasants but eventually led by the support of the government. Their plan was to drive all foreigners from China.

  • Wuchang Uprising

    Armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty

  • The formation of the Kuomintang

    The National People's Party

  • The formation of the CCP

    The founding and ruling political party of modern China

  • Long March

    A tactic to move 85k communists troops over 4,000 miles to escape Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist forced during the Chinese civil War.

  • Chiang Kai-shek is imprisoned but released after Russian intervention.

    The Xi’an Incident relieved Nationalist military pressure on the communists, who were able to rebuild their forces during the ensuing alliance with the Nationalists.

  • Moscow orders the Chinese Communist Party to cooperate with the Kuomintang in resisting the Japanese.

    Came as a part of the policy of the Soveit Union and was a significant facotr in the formoation of the Second UNited Front

  • The breaking of the Second United Front agreement

    The Second United Front was a shaky alliance between the CCP and Nationalist forces. It was a gradual process with lack of communication, arguments and civil wars.

  • The reunification of China and subsequent ‘White Terror

    The massive suppression and murder that took place in Taiwan right arfter the 228 Incident