The KMT vs. The CCP
The conflict of the Kuomintang(KMT) and the CCP(Chinese Communist Party) became obvious when the leader of the KMT died in August of 1925. This death caused the initial overthrow of Wang Jingwei and finally Chiang Kai-shek. Even before Chiang gained power, however, he had oppressed the CCP by arresting many of the leading Communists in the KMT. When he took over a struggle for the superlative form of government became apparent. The outcome, however, is one with much dispute. Why did the Communist regimes defeat the more equipped and better-aided Kuomintang? I would have to argue that it was mostly the fault of Chiang Kai-shek and the corruption of the KMT. In the following I will give the reasons to support this statement.Firstly, under the control of Chiang, the KMT did not have a very well organized or loyal administration. When the KMT was taking control over the warlord-controlled territories of China, instead of appointing the KMT's officials to oversee his conquered territories, Chiang allied the warlord armies and gave them control without significantly c
The third, and most fatal mistake the KMT made was not deterring the Japanese in World War II, but instead still focusing on the destruction of the CCP. When the Japanese invaded Manchuria, Chiang withdrew his troops without much fight so that he could fight the CCP. This made Chiang look as a trader to the Chinese people. When faced with such a foe as the Japanese, Chiang was still obsessed with gaining power over the CCP and in revolt two of his own generals took him as prisoner and forced him to make an alliance with the CCP in order to fight the Japanese. This also caused what is known as the 'Dixie Mission' between America and the CCP. When America saw that Chiangs' focus was not to push the Japanese out but to destroy the Communists, the USA made an attempt to secretly aid the CCP in order to fight the Japanese. This kind of corruption and distrust soon led to the overthrow of the Kuomintang and victory for the CCP. In summary, the KMT under Chiangs' rule, mad far too many mistakes for its system to survive. Chiang seems to me a power-hungry general that was
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