Chiang Kai-shek saw Communists as threat even greater than Japan Alliance between Nationalists and Communists ended Chiang Kai-shek ordered for execution of Communists Communists killed, arrested, or missing 5,000 to 6,000 Communist deaths Remaining Communists forced into hiding Communists fled to mountainous Jiangxi Province south of Yangtze |
Shanghai Massacre
The Shanghai Massacre was the beginning of the fighting between the Nationalist and Communist Parties.