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March 20, 1926: The Zhongshan Warship Incident

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Updated: 2011-03-20 13:16

March 20, 1926: The Zhongshan Warship Incident

The Zhongshan Warship Incident, on March 20, 1926, involved a suspected plot by Captain Li Zhilong of the warship Chung Shan to kidnap Chiang Kai-shek. It triggered a political struggle between the Communist Party of China and Kuomintang. Left wing led by Wang Jingwei against Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang Right wing faction resulting in Chiang becoming the head of the Kuomintang party and commander-in-chief of all the armies for the Northern Expedition.

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