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U.S. and Japanese Warships Move Against Chinese Red Army
U.S. and Japanese warships are being sent to China to stem the victorious advance of the Chinese Red Army in the vicinity of Yenping, Fukien province. The U.S. State Department has asked the U.S. Navy to order ships there immediately. Three Japanese warships have been ordered to Foochow.
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Fifth encirclement campaign against the Jiangxi Soviet
The Campaign
The campaign officially commenced on 25 September 1933, when the first Nationalist Army assault on Communist positions was launched. Just three days later, the Communists lost control of Lichuan. On 9 October 1933, the 24th Division of the Red Army attempted to capture Siaoshi Township, but the town remained firmly in Nationalist hands.
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The Zunyi Conference
The Communists' Zunyi Conference lasted from January 15–17, 1935, and resulted in a reshuffling of the Party politburo. Much of the discussion revolved around whether the defeats of the Red Army were due to unavoidable circumstances, or inadequacies of leadership.
Wikipedia →Xi'an Incident
The Xi'an Incident was a Chinese political crisis that lasted from 12 to 26 December 1936. Soldiers of the Northeastern Army under the command of General Zhang Xueliang arrested Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the Nationalist government of China, while the latter was in Xi'an to review the troops. Zhang demanded that Chiang agree to a ceasefire in the Chinese Civil War so that the Nationalist government could ally with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against Japanese expansionism.
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