5 January 1946Ceasefire BreakdownChiang Kai-shek
Fighting around Hankou shows the fragility of local ceasefire arrangements
Historical records for China in 1946, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Fighting around Hankou shows the fragility of local ceasefire arrangements
Local clashes around Hankou illustrate the breakdown of peace efforts
The National Government formally recognises the independence of Outer Mongolia under the Sino-Soviet Treaty framework
A ceasefire agreement is arranged under George Marshall's mediation
Mao backs Communist participation in negotiations for a coalition government
General Marshall helps arrange a truce between Nationalist and Communist forces
A ceasefire agreement temporarily halts major Nationalist-Communist fighting while American mediation attempts to create a political settlement.
Marshall's mediation produces a ceasefire while political negotiations continue
Zhang Junmai participates in constitutional discussions at the Political Consultative Conference
Shen Junru represents Democratic League opinion during the coalition government talks
The Political Consultative Conference opens with Nationalist, Communist and other political representatives seeking agreement on government reconstruction and constitutional issues.
Chiang's government opens the Political Consultative Conference with Communist and third-party delegates
Chiang accepts conference resolutions but later disputes over implementation undermine the settlement
Liu Handong's Nationalist troops fight Communist forces for control of Siping
Li Tianyou helps command Communist forces during the first 1946 battle for Siping
Wan Yi participates in Communist operations during the March fighting at Siping
Lin Biao organises Communist forces in Manchuria after Japanese defeat and Soviet withdrawal
Du Yuming leads Nationalist operations as fighting for Manchuria intensifies after the Soviet withdrawal
Lin Biao defends Siping against Nationalist attacks in a major Manchurian battle
Bai Chongxi advises and supports Nationalist operations in Manchuria during the Siping fighting
Sun Li-jen's New First Army participates in the Nationalist pressure on Siping
Liao Yaoxiang commands Nationalist units during the Siping campaign
Du Yuming commands Nationalist forces in the second major battle for Siping
Mao urges Communist forces to hold Siping as a strategic position in Manchuria
Communist forces consolidate control of Harbin after the Soviet withdrawal from Manchuria
Zhu De is associated with Communist efforts to receive and administer former Japanese-held areas in North China
Zhu De is identified with the Communist armed forces as they adopt the People's Liberation Army title
Zhu De is identified as commander in chief of the Communist armed forces using the PLA title
Communist forces adopt the title People's Liberation Army
Zhu De commands Communist forces against the Nationalists as the civil war intensifies
Zhu De commands Communist forces as they prepare for renewed war against the Nationalists
Mao supports the shift from rent reduction toward more radical land reform in Communist-held areas
Liu Shaoqi is associated with the land policy directive encouraging redistribution in Communist areas
Lin Biao withdraws Communist forces from Siping after heavy fighting
Nationalist forces take Siping after Communist defenders withdraw
Sun Li-jen's forces participate in the Nationalist advance into Changchun
Nationalist forces capture Changchun during the struggle for Manchuria
The National Government formally returns its capital from Chongqing to Nanjing
Li Xiannian leads Communist forces during the Central Plains breakout after Nationalist attacks begin
Liu Bocheng commands Communist forces resisting Nationalist pressure in central China
Deng Xiaoping works with Liu Bocheng in Communist political and military command during the renewed war
Nationalist forces launch major attacks against Communist-held areas as full-scale civil war resumes
The United States suspends arms sales to the National Government during Marshall's mediation effort
The truce breaks down and the United States suspends arms sales to the Nationalists
Xue Yue directs Nationalist operations as fighting spreads in eastern China
Su Yu leads Communist field operations against Nationalist advances in Jiangsu
Chiang orders an offensive to capture Communist-held areas in northern China
Hu Zongnan prepares Nationalist pressure against Communist bases in the northwest
Chen Yi commands Communist forces in East China as the civil war expands
T. V. Soong helps manage National Government administration during the civil war crisis
Soong Tse-ven serves in the National Government during the transition back to Nanjing
US Marines begin withdrawing from parts of North China after postwar occupation and repatriation duties
Visits Taiwan for the first time and attends events marking the anniversary of the island’s transfer from Japanese administration.
Gong Peng arrives in Hong Kong with Qiao Guanhua to prepare Communist external press and liaison work
Chiang orders a ceasefire and tells the United States he is willing to negotiate, but Communist leaders reject the offer
Chiang announces a ceasefire offer as civil war fighting continues
Chiang convenes the National Assembly despite Communist and Democratic League opposition
Zhang Lan's Democratic League opposes the National Assembly held without full political agreement
The National Assembly convenes in Nanjing to consider a new constitutional framework for the Republic of China.
Presents a draft constitution to the National Assembly and supports moving the Republic of China toward constitutional government.
The National Assembly adopts the Constitution of the Republic of China after prolonged political negotiations.
Zhang Junmai is associated with constitutional debate as the National Assembly adopts the constitution
The National Assembly adopts the Constitution of the Republic of China
Mao frames the renewed conflict as a long revolutionary war against the Nationalists
Chiang ends 1946 committed to military victory after the collapse of coalition negotiations
Nationalist forces campaign in Jiangsu as fighting spreads beyond Manchuria
Nationalist forces advance in North China and contest Communist-held areas in Hebei
Nationalist forces push into Jehol as the struggle for North China expands
Chen Cheng serves as a senior Nationalist military commander and chief of the general staff
Jiang Zemin is associated with Communist underground activity before later rising within the party
Civil war between Chiang's Nationalists and Mao's Communists resumes after the failure of postwar coalition efforts
US forces reduce their presence while Nationalist and Communist armies prepare for renewed full-scale fighting
The Republic of China recognizes Mongolian independence after the 1945 referendum required under the Sino-Soviet arrangements.
Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government continues to claim sovereignty over Tibet.
The National Government continues to claim and administer Xinjiang during the civil war period
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