Red Sun White Sun: The Revelations of the Second Sino-CP Collaboration (Comprehensive Series on the Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression)

Author: Liu Jianwei
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: "The Epic Chronicle of the Chinese People's War of Resistance" is a comprehensive and authentic work that records the Chinese people's resistance against Japanese aggression! Through more than ten secret meetings, the Communist Party and the Kuomintang achieved the greatest possible compromise and cooperation amidst the thunderous artillery fire of the Battle of Shanghai during the Xi'an Incident and the July 7th Incident; in the following years, the two parties talked and fought intermittently, with military friction escalating, the Anhui Incident pushing the cooperative relationship to the brink of collapse; the outbreak of the Pacific War brought the two parties back together, as China joined the Allied Powers as one of the four major powers, the Kuomintang exerted intense pressure, while the Communist Party made the conflict between the two parties public, and negotiations were halted once again; mediation by the United States proved futile, and the two sides entered a cold war until Japan's surrender, ultimately leading to the outbreak of a full-scale civil war, with the Communist Party achieving a complete victory on the mainland and the Kuomintang retreating to Taiwan in isolation. This book comprehensively showcases the relationship between the Communist Party and the Kuomintang during the eight-year war of resistance: there are the brilliant strategic struggles between Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek, as well as over 90 rounds of sharp debates involving figures such as Zhou Enlai, Ye Jianying, Lin Biao, Pan Hannian, Zhang Zhizhong, Zhang Qun, and Gu Zhutong; there are also the tangible and intangible shadows of Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Emperor of Japan. In the midst of these events, one can see the distinct personal marks left by historical giants, hear the strange echoes of war and peace, feel the deep creases formed at the turning points of history, and recognize the inevitable course of historical development—prosperity through compliance and ruin through defiance.