KMT as 'far-right political party' puts an unsavory shine on the CPC, there's a KMT in the People's Congress lol. Chiang Kai-Shek had an iron fist on the right-nationalist KMT but afaik the CPC still eulogizes KMT figures, especially Sun Yat Sen. not so simple as the interwar germans having a training-armament programme with the nationalists... which the soviets had too

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It makes sense they support the parts of the KMT who fought in WW2 against Japan, considering the amount of fighting that was done. AFAIK Mao focused on getting his forces into a position where they could wage guerilla warfare and let the KMT do most of the heavy lifting. This way, he could let rightwing infighting run its course while getting communist troops experience so they could be ready to fight whichever side came out on top.

[–] WasteTime@hexbear.net 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

there's a KMT in the People's Congress

First time I read about this was confused. Where can I learn more about Chinese politics other than natopedia?