Chiang Kai-shek and his government fled to Ch'ung-k'ing (Chungking), the most important commercial and financial centre of the interior after Hankow, which was soon threatened by the Japanese fleet.

Puppet governments were set up in Peking, Canton, and Nanking, and the Japanese waited for these governments gradually to induce supporters of Chiang Kai-shek to come over to their side.

The situation of Chiang Kai-shek's Chungking government seemed hopeless.

When Chiang Kai-shek separated from the KMT in 1927, the main body of the KMT remained in Hankow as the legal government.

But now, while Chiang Kai-shek executed all leftists, union leaders, and communists who fell into his hands, tensions in Hankow increased between the Chinese Communist Party and the rest of the KMT.

Finally, the KMT turned against the communists and reunited with Chiang Kai-shek.

Chiang Kai-shek's government still hopes that one day its people will return to the mainland.

Chiang Kai-shek (A); 1May64; R337141.

Chiang Kai-shek (A); 1May64; R337138.

Mayling Soong Chiang (Mme Chiang Kai-shek) (A); 22Oct64; R347286.

Sian; a coup d'etat, by Mayling Soong Chiang (Mme Chiang Kai-shek)

in U. S. as General Chiang Kai-shek; the account of the fortnight in Sian when the fate of China hung in the balance, by General & Mme Chiang Kai-shek)

SEE Chevalley, Abel. CHIANG, KAI-SHEK.

Chiang Kai-shek (A); 1May64; R337142.

Chiang Kai-shek (A); 1May64; R337141.

Chiang Kai-shek)

© 14Jun37; A107348. R. Cheyne-Stout (A); 22Jul64; R341879. CHIANG, KAI-SHEK, GENERAL.

CHIANG, MME KAI-SHEK.

Mayling Soong Chiang (Mme Chiang Kai-shek) (A); 22Oct64; R347284.

Mayling Soong Chiang (Mme Chiang Kai-shek) (A); 22Oct64; R347286.

CHIANG, KAI-SHEK, MME. SEE Chiang, Mei-Ling Sung.

Henry E. Huntington Library & Art Gallery (PWH); 16Sep68; R444238. CHIANG, MME KAI-SHEK.

Mayling Soong Chiang (Mme Chiang Kai-shek)

Little sister Su, by May-ling Soong Chiang (Mme Chiang Kai-Shek).

May-ling Soong Chiang Kai-Shek (A); 15Dec69; R474250. CHICAGO.