Since entering 1949, the Kuomintang army has suffered successive defeats. On April 20, 1949, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party held peace negotiations, but the negotiations broke down due to Chiang Kai-shek 's stubbornness. The next day Chairman Mao ordered a nationwide march, and within three days they captured the Nanjing National Government . All the main forces of Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang were annihilated. Chiang Kai-shek, who was still in shock, saw that the situation was over. On December 9, 1949, Chiang Kai-shek took off from Sichuan and fled the mainland and arrived in Taiwan.
In fact, before Chiang Kai-shek retreated to Taiwan, Chairman Mao speculated that Taiwan might be the place where Chiang Kai-shek would retreat. On March 15, 1949, Chairman Mao proposed the slogan "Liberate Taiwan" for the first time. Before Chiang Kai-shek retreated to Taiwan, many people were actually speculating whether Chiang Kai-shek would choose to go into exile in another country if the Kuomintang could not hold the mainland. After all, given Chairman Mao's determination at the time, Taiwan would not be allowed to remain outside the country, and there was already a huge disparity in strength between the Kuomintang and the Communist armies at that time. Not to mention that Chiang Kai-shek's main force had been wiped out. If he went to Taiwan, what would Chiang Kai-shek have to do to resist the People's Liberation Army? Therefore, many people initially speculated that exile would be Chiang Kai-shek's choice after his defeat.
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Many people think that the United States should be Chiang Kai-shek's first choice for exile. Even before going to Taiwan, Soong Meiling also suggested that Chiang Kai-shek go to the United States because Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling had frequent contacts with the United States. In particular, Soong Meiling had a background of studying in the United States and was often active in the political and diplomatic fields of the United States. In addition to the United States, Philippines and even Japan are also countries that people speculate on.
But in the end, Chiang Kai-shek did not go into exile, but chose to retreat to Taiwan. In fact, Chiang Kai-shek may have considered exile at that time, but Chiang Kai-shek was also a man with strong national interests and was reluctant to go against his own heart and choose to live in exile overseas. Chairman Mao once commented on Chiang Kai-shek: Mr. Chiang is still a man of great nationalism.
In the Korean War in 1950, the US military intervened and crossed the 38th parallel, posing a threat to China. China, which was just founded, had to fight a war to resist US aggression and aid Korea with the most powerful United States in the world. Although China won another victory, it was no longer able to continue the next war, which gave Chiang Kai-shek the opportunity to develop. What other reasons do you think Chiang Kai-shek did not go into exile overseas?
Source: A Brief History of Historical Figures
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