What the records say
- When
- 12 Dec 1936 – 26 Dec 1936
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 34.27° N, 108.93° E
- Description
- mutiny in the Chinese army
Xi'an Incident
1936 political crisis in China
The Xi'an Incident was a Chinese political crisis that lasted from 12 to 26 December 1936. Generals Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng seized Chiang Kai-shek in Xi'an, demanding the Nationalist government end the Chinese Civil War and ally with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against Japanese expansionism, resulting in the Second United Front.
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