The Chinese Civil War, 1927-1949.
The proclamation of the Republic of China on January 1, 1912 opened a period of great instability. After the fall of the Qing dynasty, which ruled since 1644, warlords, nationalists and communists battled for control of the country. The conflict transformed in the spring of 1927 into a civil war between the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The latter’s victory in October 1949 led to the birth of the People’s Republic of China on the continent, while the nationalists took refuge in Taiwan.