History of Kuomintang-CCP Relations (Volume 1, 2, 3)

Author: Huang Xiurong
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Publishing Date: 2002-12-01
Features: Since the 1920s, the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Kuomintang (KMT) have been the two dominant parties on the Chinese political stage. The cooperation and rivalry between the CPC and KMT have played a pivotal role in shaping the course of contemporary Chinese history. As Mao Zedong said, "Since 1924, the revolution in China has been determined by the situation of the CPC and KMT." Therefore, the history of CPC-KMT relations is an extremely important research topic in the field of modern Chinese history. This book introduces the ups and downs of the CPC-KMT historical relationship to a broad readership with detailed materials and vivid language. The entire book presents a grand scene, vividly recreating history and making it hard for readers to put it down. It comprehensively showcases the history of CPC-KMT relations. The first volume begins with the establishment of the CPC and KMT, discussing the gestation, formation, division, and breakdown of their first cooperation. The middle volume starts with the "September 18th Incident," examining the background, formation, achievements, negotiations, and struggles of their second cooperation. The final volume begins with the outbreak of the full-scale civil war, analyzing the reasons and process of the breakdown of the second cooperation, the formation of the cross-strait confrontation, changes in cross-strait relations since the 1990s, changes in the political situation in Taiwan, and their impact on cross-strait relations. Through detailed and reliable historical materials and rigorous analysis, the book comprehensively recreates the more than 80 years of CPC-KMT relations, embodying the fruitful achievements in CPC-KMT relations research. The history of CPC-KMT relations has always been an important topic in historical research, especially after the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee established the principle of peaceful unification of the motherland, research on CPC-KMT relations became highly active, with numerous articles and works published. The author has long been engaged in the study of CPC-KMT relations history. This book is the result of the author's adherence to drawing on the strengths of others and refining the essence, incorporating the multifaceted achievements of historians in CPC-KMT relations research while supplementing newly published important historical documents in recent years. Additionally, the author has conducted an in-depth study of the CPC-KMT relations in the new changes of cross-strait relations since the 1990s, which also makes this book highly original. It fully demonstrates the principle that "cooperation benefits both parties, while division harms both." Through irrefutable historical evidence, the book argues that the success of the Northern Expedition during the first CPC-KMT cooperation was due to the success of the National Revolutionary Army, and the victory in the War of Resistance against Japan was due to the second CPC-KMT cooperation; the breakdown of the first CPC-KMT cooperation provided an opportunity for Japanese imperialists' aggression, while the breakdown of the second led to the division of the two sides, thereby illustrating the significant role of CPC-KMT cooperation in the national rejuvenation and progress of the country, and the irreversibility of the historical trend of national unification.