Chiang Kai-Shek20 April 1949
Communist forces cross the Yangtze River after peace negotiations fail, opening the final drive into Nationalist-held southern China.
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Communist forces cross the Yangtze River after peace negotiations fail, opening the final drive into Nationalist-held southern China.
The Communists cross the River Yangtze
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