Ccp Vs China

Many say that history is cyclic. In a zoomed out view, most events appear to be a variation previous events. China is no exception to this observation, and this is seen clearly in the expansive history China’s continuous attempts to perfect a system of centralized power. An example of this is the period of time known as the Warring States period, when wealthy land owners fought to remain in total control of their own lands. Almost 2,000 years later, this struggle between parties was seen again, when the Nationalist Kuomintang and China’s Communist Party (KMT and CCP, respectively) vied for control of the country. An overview of events shows similarities between these two periods of time, but looking more closely, their differences become much more pronounced. The Warring States period occurred during the decline of the Zhou dynasty, which had ruled for 600 years before prominent
During the Warring States period, there was no foreign involvement. While the Xiongnu took advantage of the strife to the south of the Steppes to grow their power, they did not begin to interfere in China’s affairs until the eve of Han ascension to the mandate, almost 15 years after the end of the era. Counter to this, the main conflict between the KMT and the CCP occurred during the second Sino-Japanese war, and later during World War II, after years of Western involvement in China’s borders. Many powers had invested interest in China’s future, and many involved themselves in China’s affairs during this conflict. From the outside aid of munitions and finances the CCP received from Russia, to the counselling Chiang Kai-shek received from Germany and America, their struggle might have played out very differently without the involvement of these world powers. This is unlike before Qin united China, when the only parties involved were of Chinese