Tag: Chinese Civil War
Life After Defection: How the CCP Treated Fu Zuoyi, Zhang Zhizhong, and Their Aides
By Fu Longshan Symbols of the united front In the history of the Chinese Communist Party’s united...
From Northern Expedition Leader to ‘Reactionary Warlord:’ How the CCP Rewrote Yan Xishan
By He Zi Yan Xishan was a major political and military figure in Republican China. As the long-time...
Top Secret: How Mao Zedong Silenced a Senior Spy—and Why His Finance Chief Knew Everything
By Fu Longshan Yan’an’s myth of self-reliance—and the reality of financial collapse In the Chinese...
Failing to Understand Why the Kuomintang Lost to the CCP Will Only Lead to Total Defeat Again
By Fu Longshan The Republic of China—a legitimate government that bore responsibility for the survival...
The Xi’an Incident: A Mutiny That Changed China’s Fate
On Dec. 12, 1936, in the 25th year of the Republic of China, Zhang Xueliang—then Deputy Commander-in-Chief...
The Political Playbook Behind Mao Zedong’s Rise
By Jing Chen During the Chinese Civil War, Nationalist insider Jiang Lianru — then serving as secretary...
How the Futian Incident Became the First Armed Revolt Against Mao: Inside the Red Army’s Cry of ‘Down
More than eighty years ago, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) carried out a sweeping purge that claimed...
How a Top Nationalist Strategist Became Mao’s Most Damaging Insider: The Double Life and Final Regret
For decades, the name Guo Rugui lived in the shadows of the Chinese Civil War. A graduate of the Whampoa...
Lin Biao’s Fatal Choice: From Rising Star to Eternal Infamy
Lin Biao was once hailed as a military prodigy — the hero of Pingxingguan, the young general Mao Zedong...