英文摘要 |
Coming to power and forming a new national government in 1928, Chiang Kai-shek made many inspection tours by airplane all over China in the following ten years. From 1937 to 1945, during the Sino-Japanese War, Chiang stayed in Chongqing and seldom left Sichuan Province due to safety considerations. After Japan's surrender and the beginning of the civil war, Chiang traveled more frequently, making use of the Nationalists' control of the majority of cities with airports. The Communists' embryonic Air Force could not threaten Chiang's air travels. Chiang mostly traveled in the north, the site of the main battles, northeast China, and Shandong. On his northern tours, Chiang primarily stayed in Beiping, the traditional capital, an important city politically and strategically, and a convenient place for Chiang to conduct military and political strategy. In January 1948, the Nationalist government named Beiping as the second capital of the country. This article focuses on the background, causes, processes, features, and results of Chiang's two northern inspection tours and stays in Beiping in 1947. |