HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Question
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They maintained military resistance against Mao Zedong and the communists for 40 years
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They surrendered, leading to the official end of the Chinese Civil War
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They fled to the Soviet Union, who guaranteed their protection and safety
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They fled to Taiwan, and claim to this day that they are the legitimate rulers of mainland China
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Detailed explanation-1: -In October of 1949, after a string of military victories, Mao Zedong proclaimed the establishment of the PRC; Chiang and his forces fled to Taiwan to regroup and plan for their efforts to retake the mainland.
Detailed explanation-2: -Both the ROC and the PRC still officially (constitutionally) claim mainland China and the Taiwan Area as part of their respective territories. In reality, the PRC rules only Mainland China and has no control of but claims Taiwan as part of its territory under its “One China Principle".
Detailed explanation-3: -The ROC government relocated to Taiwan in 1949 while fighting a civil war with the Chinese Communist Party. Since then, the ROC has continued to exercise effective jurisdiction over the main island of Taiwan and a number of outlying islands, leaving Taiwan and China each under the rule of a different government.
Detailed explanation-4: -Land controlled by the Republic of China (1946) shown in dark green; land claimed but uncontrolled shown in light green. The Republic was declared on 1 January 1912 after the Xinhai Revolution, which overthrew the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of China.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Long March (Chinese: ; pinyin: Chángzhēng, lit. ‘Long Expedition’) was a military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the forerunner of the People’s Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the National Army of the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP/KMT).