In 1945, a civil war broke out in China between the Kuomintang government led by Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong's Communist Party.
Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong, leaders of the Nationalist and Communist parties, met in 1945 for a series of negotiations on the creation of a post-war administration. Both believed that democracy, a united military, and equality for all Chinese political groups were critical. The truce was shaky, and despite repeated efforts by US General George Marshall to negotiate a deal, the two factions were waging an all-out civil war by 1946. Efforts to create a coalition government were hampered by years of distrust between the two factions.
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