Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek amidst the turbulent waters between the two banks

Author: Yin Jiamei
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is the third part of the "Three Great Epics of the 20th Century." It begins with the liberation of Nanjing and ends with the death of Chiang Kai-shek. Around a series of major events and exchanges between the two sides, it presents in detail, vividly, and little-known content the struggle between Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek in realizing the "One China" principle. The confrontations, negotiations, rivalries, and showdowns between Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek constitute the grand and far-reaching conflict between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China, also stirring the dramatic and thrilling historical plays on the political stage of both sides for half a century. For a long time, Chiang Kai-shek and the CCP were each other's top rivals and enemies. The difference is that in Chiang Kai-shek's eyes, the CCP was always "bandits"; while the dialectical-minded and humorous Mao Zedong believed that Chiang Kai-shek was not only a stubborn "reactionary," but also an ardent "negative teacher" and a competent "transportation team leader" for the CCP.