Between "Facts" and "Doctrines":Evolution of Chiang's Thought of Allying with USSR before Zhongshan Warship Incident
Before the Zhongshan Warship Incident,Chiang Kai-shek's thought of alliance with Soviet Russia underwent twists and turns,and the two key influencing factors were"facts"and"doctrines."In the early years,Chiang advocated that KMT should learn from Soviet Russia,because he admired the latter's independent revolution and recognized part of its"doc-trines".He headed the Sun Yat-sen Delegation to Soviet Russia,seeking support for the Chinese Revolution.The USSR Gov-ernment,however,disapproved Sun Yat-sen's Northwest Military Plan,which disappointed Chiang so much so that he be-lieved Soviet Russia in"fact"had no sincerity to support KMT.After returning to China,therefore,Chiang took a passive at-titude towards the policy of allying with Soviet Russia,though he still approved of the latter's doctrines.Later,Soviet Russia offered KMT enormous military aid and helped consolidate its Guangdong Revolutionary Base;meanwhile,Soviet Russian ad-visers assisted in Chiang's rapid rise to power.Those"facts"made Chiang believe in its sincerity and reestablished his thought of allying with Soviet Russia,which began to waver again before the Zhongshan Warship Incident because of Soviet advisers'opposition to the Northern Expedition plan and issue of funds reduction for Huangpu Military Academy.The recogni-tion of"doctrines"constituted significant foundation for Chiang's thought of alliance with Soviet Russia,with"facts"being decisive to his attitude and standpoint.As a military man,Chiang regarded whether or not Soviet Russia offered military aid and supported KMT's military plan as the foremost"facts"for sincerity.It can be seen that Chiang's thought of allying with Soviet Russia,albeit its idealistic color,was realistic and utilitarian in essence.Chiang's relationship with Soviet Russia lacked a solid foundation from the very beginning,which foreshadowed their later breakup and mutual hostility.
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