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The Xi'an Incident was a major Chinese political crisis from 12 to 26 December 1936. Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the Nationalist government of China, was placed under house arrest in the city of Xi'an by a Nationalist army he was there to review.
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Xi’an Incident, (Dec. 12–25, 1936), in Chinese history, seizure of the Nationalist generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi) by two of his own generals, Zhang Xueliang (Chang Hsüeh-liang) and Yang Hucheng (Yang Hu-ch’eng).
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The Xi’an Incident – December 1936. The Xian incident refers to the kidnapping of General Chiang Kai-Shek, leader of the Nationalist Party, by two of his own generals Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng. The aim of the kidnapping on the 12 th December 1936 was to force Chiang into a united front against Japan with the Communists.
(December 1936)The kidnapping of the Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek while visiting disaffected Manchurian troops at Xi'an. Chiang was captured by conspirators headed by Zhang Xueliang, who attempted to force him to give up his campaign against the communists and lead a national war against the Japanese, who had occupied Manchuria in 1931.
The Xi'an Incident | History Today. A tragi-comic sequence of mutiny and kidnap marked a crucial stage in the struggle of Nationalists and Communists for the hearts and minds of China. John Crossland | Published in History Today Volume 37 Issue 7 July 1987.
Feb 8, 2024 · Xi'an Incident. Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the Nationalist government of China, was detained by his subordinate generals Chang Hsüeh-liang (Zhang Xueliang) and Yang Hucheng, in order to force the ruling Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang or KMT) to change its policies regarding the Empire of Japan and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).Prior ...
Feb 12, 2009 · Behind the Scenes of the Xi'an Incident: The Case of the Lixingshe * Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 February 2009. Xu Youwei and. Philip Billingsley. Article. Metrics. Get access. Cite. Rights & Permissions. Extract. The year 1936 was a fateful one in the annals of modern China.
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