jan 8, 1937 - 1937 - 2nd Sino-Japanese War - They are now handed their biggest propaganda victory of their whole rise. The Chinese want their population to fight against the Japanese who are on the offensive. Chiang Kaishek's actions seem to make situations worse. Mao campaigns gurilla warfare because it allows them to claim they are actually the nationalist party and want to protect china. This increases the credibility of the CCP.
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jan 8, 1937
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~ 87 years ago
