Xi'an Incident
December 12–25, 1936 · Xi'an
Kidnapping of Chiang Kai-shek by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng in Xi'an, 12-25 December 1936, forcing the Nationalists to end the civil war and form the Second United Front against Japan.
Key people
Chiang Kai-shek
Detained by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng · Nationalists (Chinese Civil War)
Zhou Enlai
Negotiated the settlement with the Nationalists · Communists
Zhang Xueliang
leader, detained Chiang Kai-shek in Xi'an · Nationalists (Chinese Civil War)
Yang Hucheng
leader, detained Chiang Kai-shek with Zhang Xueliang · Nationalists (Chinese Civil War)
Participants
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Communist Party of China
Communists
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Republic of China
Nationalists (Chinese Civil War)
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Xi'an Incident
