:I understand enough from sources reporting inside and outside China at that time until very recent times. The Kuomintang was fighting two wars simultaneously, against [[Mao]] and against the Japanese Empire. The Kuomintang focused on the Japanese while Maoists hid out in caves at the end of the long march. Yes, there were some minor engagements between the [[PLA]] and the Japanese, but that is inflated in modern [[CCP]] propaganda to debunk the "myth" that the CCP did nothing to liberate China from the Japanese Empire, and in fact hindered the "[[Western allies]]" from defeating [[fascism]] in [[the East]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]</sup> 16:37, September 18, 2023 (EDT) | :I understand enough from sources reporting inside and outside China at that time until very recent times. The Kuomintang was fighting two wars simultaneously, against [[Mao]] and against the Japanese Empire. The Kuomintang focused on the Japanese while Maoists hid out in caves at the end of the long march. Yes, there were some minor engagements between the [[PLA]] and the Japanese, but that is inflated in modern [[CCP]] propaganda to debunk the "myth" that the CCP did nothing to liberate China from the Japanese Empire, and in fact hindered the "[[Western allies]]" from defeating [[fascism]] in [[the East]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]</sup> 16:37, September 18, 2023 (EDT) |