Whether it was during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression or the Civil War between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the United States was an important supporter of the Nationalist government and provided it with a large amount of military assistance. However, in 1949, the United States refused to continue to help.
What contradictions did Chiang Kai-shek have with Truman, and how did he annoy Truman and make him take such a grudge?
"Farmer" Truman
Let's start with Truman, who has few shining points compared to other U.S. presidents.
Truman never went to college, had only one high school degree, worked as a postman, opened a clothing store, worked as a salesman, and worked as a farmer for 11 years
。 After retiring from the army, he entered the political circles by mistake under the advice of his comrades-in-arms.
Of course, development in politics was also very unsatisfactory, and political enemies often called him a "Missouri farmer." However, President Roosevelt's sudden death in April 1945 made It easy for Truman, who was vice president, to enter the White House and become the 33rd President of the United States.
Jiang and Du contradicted each other
In 1947, the most crucial year of the Civil War between the Kuomintang and the Communists, the Truman administration at that time was divided into two factions: one faction believed that the Nationalist government was hopeless and did not deserve continued military assistance from the United States, represented by Marshall; the other faction believed that the disadvantage of the Nationalist government was due to insufficient military aid, and should continue to increase military assistance, represented by Weidmann.
Truman, who was president, believed that continuing to aid a loser would damage the prestige of the United States, and agreed with Marshall, which greatly annoyed Chiang Kai-shek
。 (Below: Marshall, Soong Mei-ling, Chiang Kai-shek)
In 1948, it was the election year of the United States, Truman had been unwilling to become president because of his luck, and he wanted to defeat his opponents in the election campaign and enter the White House in a justified manner. To Truman's disappointment, his opponent Dewey was far ahead of the polls, making his re-election plans seem a bit out of reach.
What is even more disturbing is that Chiang Kai-shek, who was far away in China, in order to please the future US president and also to take revenge on Truman, not only donated a huge amount of money to help Dewey participate in the election, but also awarded him a medal to show that the Nationalist government was grateful for his support.
This series of actions is naturally the Seven Tricks of The TrueMan of Qi. (Below: Truman's opponent Thomas Dewey)
"I am a vengeful man"
Surprisingly, Truman successfully defeated Dewey for re-election as president with a historic reversal, and Chiang Kai-shek was stunned and rushed to send people to try to repair relations. But Truman was vengeful, and as soon as the election results came out, he immediately announced the recall of the US military advisory group in China, refused to continue to aid the Nationalist government, and even Song Meiling personally went to Washington to ask for help.
On January 21, 1949, amid the clamor within the Kuomintang that "Chiang Kai-shek will not step down and the United States will not come to aid," Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to announce his retirement from the wilderness once again, with Li Zongren as acting president