The '''Chinese Civil War''' was fought between 1946 and 1949 between the [[People's Liberation Army]] of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] led by [[Mao Zedong]] and the [[Guomindang]] forces led by [[Chiang Kai-shek]]. The Communists emerged victorious, and Mao declared the [[People's Republic of China]]'s founding in Beijing on October 1, 1949. The Nationalists retreated to the island province of [[Taiwan]] and claimed that as the [[Republic of China]] they were the true government of China.
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The '''Chinese Civil War''' was fought between 1946 and 1949 between the [[People's Liberation Army]] of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] led by [[Mao Zedong]] and the [[Guomindang]] forces led by [[Chiang Kai-shek]]. The Communists emerged victorious, and Mao declared the [[People's Republic of China]]'s founding in Beijing on October 1, 1949. The Nationalists retreated to the island province of [[Taiwan]] and claimed that as the [[Republic of China]] they were the true government of China, a difference in viewpoint that still remains unresolved today.