By 1929, Chiang Kai-shek had realized Sun Yat-sen’s vision of a united China. But much of “united” China was still controlled by warlords, Communists, and the Japanese. Of these, Chiang regarded the Communists as the gravest threat.
As for the Communists, they were forced to abandon their efforts to foment the revolution through organizing China’s small urban proletariat and increasingly the Party came to accept Mao Zedong’s argument that the revolution would spring from China’s numerous disenchanted rural peasant farmers.
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Mark, I so look forward to each of your shows. I consider myself well read on twentieth century history but am always amazed at the new things I learn listening to your podcast. Keep up the good work!