After being kidnapped by his own generals in the Xi'an Incident, he made a shaky peace with the CPC to engage the Japanese.
This man's forces executed over 18,000 dissidents during the 2-28 Massacre, which began his White Terror. Through a paramilitary group called the Blue Shirts, this man spread a combination of traditional and fascist ideology called the New Life Movement. After being kidnapped by his own generals in the Xi'an Incident, he made a shaky peace with the CPC to engage the Japanese. This man succeeded Sun Yat-Sen as leader of the Kuomintang. For 10 points, name this Chinese strongman who fled to Taiwan after the success of the Communists.
This man's forces executed over 18,000 dissidents during the 2-28 Massacre, which began his White Terror.
Chiang Kai-shek [or Chiang Chieh-shih; or Chiang Chung-cheng; or Jiang Jieshi]