The Chinese Civil War In 21 Heartbreaking Photos
Nationalist blockades sometimes prevented food relief shipments to enter areas controlled by Communist forces, causing mass starvation. Like this gallery?Share it: On April 12, 1927, the forces of General Chiang Kai-shek began a bloody purge in the city of Shanghai. More than 300 people were killed, and most, if not all of them, were Communists.