Chiang Kai-Shek And Zhang Xueliang In 1928

From where Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang stand,this paper takes advantage of their personal experiences to explore their deeds and the evolution of their relationship in 1928 so as to analyze the impact on the historical process and even make a more objective evaluation.1928 was the year when Chiang Kai-Shek and Zhang Xueliang began to contact.In the ‘ Second Northern Expedition ',Chiang and Zhang represented different interest groups and met each other with swords.However,the occurrence of ‘ Huang Gutun' incident changed their relationship,that is,opposing to cooperating.Confronted with the invasion of Japan,they reached agreements giving rise to change in the northeast and the completion of national reunification.Chiang and Zhang had some disagreements in the process of changing their positions in the light of the fact that they took different considerations into account,but they were able to make appropriate concessions and reach an agreement as much as they could.Therefore,the change in leadership in thenortheastern of China is not only a successful attempt to achieve cooperation between them,but also a result of mutual compromise.At the same time,1928 was also a turning point in the political career of Chiang Kai-Shek and Zhang Xueliang.To be specific,Zhang Xueliang who was newly appointed as the leader of the party,was eager to to make sure that he could shoulder the responsibility on his own.In terms of Chiang Kai-shek,who reinstated in his post,he was in urgent need of getting rid of many shackles within the party.As a result,they realized that creating an united environment among their groups must be the priority.Zhang expanded his power via military and political reforms.In addition,spreading slogans like ‘taking the general public's ideas' on a regular basis,which could pave the way to win the support of people in the northeast.Zhang removed the last threat and succeeded in taking full control of the military and political affairs of the northeast after ‘ Yang Chang' event.Although Chiang's internal arrangement was resisted by Feng Yuxiang,Yan Xishan and other military strength groups,as well as the elders such as Zhang Renjie and Wu Zhihui,he promptly chose to cooperate with Hu Hanmin after returning home,successfully excluded the opposition forces and controlled the national government And became the leader of the party and the state with the power of the party,the government and the military.At the end of 1928,when the Northeast was attached to the central government,the status ofChiang and Zhang became stable.At the beginning of "political training",the construction party Yin,the communication and cooperation between Chiang and Zhang became more and more frequent after the establishment of contact.