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Facts

Date 1945 - 1949
Location China • Kalgan • Manchuria • Shaanxi • Yantai
Participants Chinese Communist Party • Nationalist Party
Context World War II • United Front

Photos

Chinese Civil War, Shanghai, c. 1949
Map of China in 1941 showing areas controlled by Japanese occupation in purple, Chinese Communists in red, and Chinese Nationalists in green. The Japanese-held territory includes Manchuria and much of the eastern coast and North China Plain. The map also marks the boundary of modern China, the route of the Long March, major cities such as Peking, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Chongqing, and neighboring countries.
Mao Zedong stands on a raised platform, speaking to a large crowd of followers gathered outdoors. Mao is in profile, holding a vertical banner with Chinese characters.
Chiang Kai-shek
George C. Marshall
Zhou Enlai wearing a dark jacket and cap, looking slightly to the side with a neutral expression.
Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, and other Chinese officials stand in uniform, holding up Little Red Books during a 1967 Red Guard rally in China.
Map of China showing major cities, mountain ranges, deserts, rivers, and surrounding countries. International boundaries, disputed borders, and lines of control are marked. Key features include the Plateau of Tibet, the Gobi and Takla Makan Deserts, the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, and major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. An inset locator map highlights China's position in East Asia.
Map showing Taiwan's location in East Asia, with surrounding countries and regions labeled, including China to the west, Japan to the northeast, South Korea further north, the Philippines to the south, and Vietnam to the southwest. Major cities such as Taipei, Hong Kong, and Macau are also marked.
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Zhou Enlai
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Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, and other Chinese officials stand in uniform, holding up Little Red Books during a 1967 Red Guard rally in China.
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Chiang Kai-shek
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