chiang kai-shek, chinese communist party, dr. sun yat-sen, guilin, henk sneevliet, kuomintang, maring, revolution

Revolution: For the Love or Hatred of Humanity

Guilin is a place that greatly influenced modern Chinese history and the Communist revolution specifically. Most people know that the city of Guilin in southern China is well-known for its beauty, and the Southern Song literati Wang Zhenggong’s poem summed it up with the words “Guilin’s landscape tops the world.” Still, few know that Guilin ...

Emma Lu

Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

Relations Between Chiang Kai-Shek and the United States During WWII

Chiang Kai-shek led the Kuomintang, otherwise known as the Chinese Nationalist Party, during World War II. The Kuomintang fought on two fronts during the war. They were challenged by both the invading Japanese army and the communist movement led by Mao Zedong, who sought to overthrow Chiang’s Nationalist government in mainland China. Chiang Kai-shek immediately ...

Helen London

Franlin Roosevelt, Chiang Kai-shek, and Winston Churchill.

What Does the Future Hold for the Kuomintang Party in Taiwan?

The defeat of Kuomintang (KMT) in the Taiwanese election is a good thing from the perspective of party interests. Historically, it was the Kuomintang that was the enemy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The main venue for the elections was plastered with the Kuomintang holding up the national flag everywhere and shouting the long ...

Helen London

The defeated Kuomintang in Taiwan.

Heated Elections: Taiwan Gets Serious About Fighting Chinese Disinformation

The presidential election in Taiwan is scheduled to be held next month. And China is furiously trying to manipulate it through disinformation so that the pro-Beijing camp can win and lay the foundation for the “One China” plan, where Taiwan reunites with the mainland under communist rule. However, the Taiwanese government has taken measures to ...

Max Lu

Taiwan's Liberty Square Arch.