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March 20, 1926, Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Huangpu Military school announced a small stage of siege. He disarmed Russian advisor's troop and withheld warcraft Zhongshan. Zhou Enlai was arrested for a brief time. This is called Warcraft Zhongshan event. Until today there are still many things unclear about this event. Anyhow, this event is an important milestone in Chinag's career to seize the power, and also shows the sign of KMT and CCP's future departure. Regarding this event and Chiang's career, you may refer to a book review in our Bulletin: Wang Ke-wen, "Jin Yilin, Top-Level Factional Politics in the Guomindang: How Chiang Kai-shek Consolidated His Position as 'Supreme Leader'".
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