Lots of different parties were all contending for control of China ever since the Revolution; the KMT were the frontrunners for a long time, delivering heavy blows to the Communists and the warlords, but were bled white during the war with the Japanese, and eventually driven to Taiwan. In military terms, there was plenty of friction and fog within all contestants, which makes me think very different decisions could have been made.
Could the KMT have crushed the Communists if Chiang hadn't been forced into a truce at gunpoint? Could the United Front or KMT have defeated the Japanese (assuming the West doesn't cut off their oil supply and obliterate their military first), and if the KMT falls, would the Japanese be able to defeat the Communist guerrillas?
Could the KMT have crushed the Communists if Chiang hadn't been forced into a truce at gunpoint? Could the United Front or KMT have defeated the Japanese (assuming the West doesn't cut off their oil supply and obliterate their military first), and if the KMT falls, would the Japanese be able to defeat the Communist guerrillas?