Hi friend
I have brought you a
new article on Chinese history during post First World War period. Happy
reading!
The Kuomintag is the
leading political party in China. It literally translates as Chinese
Nationalist Party or The People’s Party. But do you know how it started and
what hurdles it faced? That is a little explored part of Chinese history. I
wish to unlock this particular segment of history.
The Kuomintag was
founded by Chinese nationalist Sun Yixian in 1917. Sun Yixian was the son of a
peasant farmer and had been educated in England. He was, therefore, exposed to
the liberal philosophies of the West. Upon returning to China, he grew
disillusioned with the corruption and disunity in his country. By 1917 he had
gained some power in a small region, Canton, but quickly gained power in larger
regions. He and his friend Jiang Jieshi collaborated with the communist party
in order to develop the party’s army into a more effective fighting force.
Sun Yixian was not a
realistic man. Despite claiming to have the power to solve China’s issues, he
had a rather idealistic perception of things. Jieshi, on the other hand was rather
more pragmatic. By the time Sun died in 1925, little progress had been made in
unifying China; Jieshi, who emerged as the new leader of the party, had, by
1928, succeeded in gaining control of half of China. However, things were not
as easy as they seemed. Warlords incited violence in some rural areas, while
communists were calling for a Russian style revolution. Jieshi, beginning to
see the communists as an embarrassing ally, began a ‘Purification Movement’. Thousands
of communists and peasant leaders were murdered. Yixian had advocated democracy
and social reform; Jieshi had no interest in either of these, and the
Kuomintag, which had promised much but delivered little, quickly lost support.
Thank
you!
I hope you liked my
article!
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