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The Xi'an Incident

Marshal Zhang Xueliang, Commander of the North Eastern Army, grows progressively disillusioned by Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek's policy to engage the Chinese Communist Party rather than fight the Japanese invaders which are occupying Manchuria. Despite numerous pleas, Chiang does not budge. After discussing with fellow general Yang Hucheng, the two take events into their own hands and place Chiang Kai-shek under arrest on December 12, 1936, forcing Chiang into a coalition with the CCP.

Top Cast

  • Gu Yue

    Gu Yue

    Mao Zedong

  • Guo Weilin

    Guo Weilin

    Zhao Di

  • Ange Jin

    Ange Jin

    Zhang Xueliang

  • Fu Lu

    Fu Lu

    Peng Dehuai

  • Sun Feihu

    Sun Feihu

    Jiang Jieshi

  • Wang Tiecheng

    Wang Tiecheng

    Zhou Enlai

  • Xiu Zongdi

    Xiu Zongdi

  • Zhang Fei

    Zhang Fei

    Li Kenong

  • Zhi Yitong

    Zhi Yitong

    Du Zhongyuan

Overview

Marshal Zhang Xueliang, Commander of the North Eastern Army, grows progressively disillusioned by Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek's policy to engage the Chinese Communist Party rather than fight the Japanese invaders which are occupying Manchuria. Despite numerous pleas, Chiang does not budge. After discussing with fellow general Yang Hucheng, the two take events into their own hands and place Chiang Kai-shek under arrest on December 12, 1936, forcing Chiang into a coalition with the CCP.

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