Chiang Kai-shek’s personal finances
How much money did Chiang Kai-shek have in his personal bank accounts by 1949? How did his personal finances work? There is no definitive, publicly verified figure for Chiang Kai-shek’s…
Did the Xi’an Incident in 1936 prevent Chiang Kai-shek from annihilating his Communist opponents?
The Xi’an Incident in 1936 significantly disrupted Chiang Kai-shek’s campaign to defeat the Chinese Communists. As the leader of the Nationalist Kuomintang (KMT), Chiang had prioritized eliminating the Communist forces…