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When did the Nationalist government return from Chongqing to Nanjing?
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Skyscrapers at night in central Chongqing, China.
The Nationalist government returned to Nanjing from Chongqing in 1946, following the conclusion of the second Sino-Japanese War.1
After the war, Nanjing resumed its status as the capital of Chiang Kai-shek’s government until 1949, when it was captured by communist forces.12