John Fredrick Parker
Donor
I believe it started when a dissident faction of the KMT fell into Moscow's orbit, moreso than the KMT itself.
Wait, I... I think I remember something about this from my college class...
That's right -- shortly after Sun Yat Sen, the guy who lead the Chinese Revolution, died, Chiang was fighting to establish his control in the country; the KMT had a faction that worked alongside them, and was backed by the Soviets...
Anyway, after he feels comfortable, Chiang set loose on these guys -- it was called... the April 12th Incident, I think. At any rate, this sets of a civil war, and it isn't until 1934 that this Red Army is put down enough for Chiang... In fact, that's why, supposedly, he didn't do anything when the Japanese invaded and set up Manchuko -- he was so freaking paranoid about the Reds taking advantage!
Is any of this true here?