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Encyclopedia > Chinese reunification (1928)
Beiyang Government's "Five Color" flag.
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Beiyang Government's "Five Color" flag.

Chinese reunification (1928), better known in Chinese history as the Northeast Flag Replacement (Simplified Chinese: 东北易帜; Traditional Chinese: 東北易幟; pinyin: Dongbêi Yìźhi), is a historical term that refers to Zhang Xueliang's announcement in December 29, 1928 on replacing all banners of Beiyang Government in Manchuria to the flag of the Nationalist Government, thus nominally united China under one state. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China_1912-1928. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China_1912-1928. ... After the death of Yuan Shikai,the warlords of Beiyang Army took control of Republic of China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... National flag. ... China is the worlds oldest continuous major civilization, with written records dating back about 3,500 years and with 5,000 years being commonly used by Chinese as the age of their civilization. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiÇŽntǐzì; also Simplified Chinese: 简化字; Traditional Chinese: 簡化字; pinyin: jiÇŽnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets. ... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell(ing) and yin means sound(s)). This article describes the most common variant called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... Zhang Xueliang or Chang Hsüeh-liang (張學良, pinyin: Zhāng Xuéliáng, English: Peter Hsueh Liang Chang) (June 3, 1901 – October 15, 2001), nicknamed the Young Marshal (少帥), became the effective ruler of Manchuria and much of Northeast China after the assassination of his father Chang Tso-lin on June... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Manchuria (Manchu: Manju; Traditional Chinese: 滿洲; Simplified Chinese: 满洲; pinyin: MÇŽnzhōu, Russian: ) is a vast territorial region in northeast Asia. ... The Chinese Nationalist Party (Traditional Chinese: 中國國民黨; Simplified Chinese: 中国国民党; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo Kuo-min-tang; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhōngguó GuómíndÇŽng), commonly known as the Kuomintang (KMT), is a conservative political party currently active in the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan. ...


Origin

In April 1928, Chiang Kai-shek was restored from previous resignation where he held responsiblity for the failure in Xuzhou during the First Northern Expedition. He proceeds with the Second Northern Expedition and was approaching Peking near the end of May. The Beiyang Government in Peking was forced to dissolve as a result, in which Zhang Zuolin abandoned Peking to return to Manchuria, and was assassinated in Huanggutun by Japanese Kantogun. Manchuria remained to be held by Fengtian clique however, still hanging the banner of Beiyang Government. The ultimate objective of the Northern Expedition was not fully accomplished. 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887–April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the 1925 death of Sun Yat-sen. ... Xuzhou (Chinese: 徐州; Hanyu Pinyin: ), known as Pengcheng (Chinese: 彭城; Hanyu Pinyin: ) in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Jiangsu province, Peoples Republic of China. ... The Northern Expedition (北伐) was a military campaign led by the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) and the Communist Party of China from 1926 to 1927. ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking), is the capital city of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Chang Tso-Lin (WG) (Chinese: 張作霖, pinyin: Zhāng Zuòlín) (1873 – June 4, 1928), nicknamed the Old Marshall or Mukden Tiger, was a Chinese warlord in Manchuria in the early 20th century. ... The Kantogun (Kanji: 関東軍; Nihon-shiki: Kantōgun; Postal System Pinyin: Kwantungchun; Pinyin: Guandongjun), more commonly known as the Kwantung Army or Guandong Army, was a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). ...


Process

Zhang Xueliang in 1928
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Zhang Xueliang in 1928

Immediately after the death of Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Xueliang returned to Shenyang to success his father's position. On July 1, Zhang Xueliang announced armistice with the National Revolutionary Army and proclaimed that he will not interfere with the re-unification.[1] The Japanese was dissatisfied with the move and demanded Zhang to carry out the independence of Manchuria. Zhang Xueliang denied the Japanese demand and proceeded on the unification matters. On July 3, Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Peking and met the representative from Fengtian clique to discuss for an peaceful settlement. This negotiation reflected the scramble between United States and Japan on her sphere of influence in China because United States supported Chiang Kai-shek to unify Manchuria. With the pressure from the United States and Britain, Japan was diplomatically isolated on this issue. On December 29, Zhang Xueliang announced the replacement of all flags in Manchuria and accepted the jurisdiction from the Nationalist Government. Two days later, the Nationalist Government appointed Zhang as the commander of the Northeast Army. China was reunified at this point in formality. Zhang Xueliang or Chang Hsüeh-liang (張學良, pinyin: Zhāng Xuéliáng, English: Peter Hsueh Liang Chang) (June 3, 1901 – October 15, 2001), nicknamed the Young Marshal (少帥), became the effective ruler of Manchuria and much of Northeast China after the assassination of his father Chang Tso-lin on June... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... The National Revolutionary Army (NRA) (Chinese: 國民革命軍; pinyin: guo2 min2 ge2 ming4 jun1) was the national army of the Republic of China. ... July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ...


Footnotes

  1. ^ Republic of China historical annal: 1928 under July 1, section A.


 
 

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