Resumption of Civil War (mar 31, 1946 – aug 7, 1950)

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- March 1946: despite repeated requests from Chiang, the Soviet Red Army, under the command of Marshal Malinovsky, continued to delay pulling out of Manchuria
- After the war with the Japanese ended, Chiang Kai-shek quickly moved KMT troops to newly liberated areas to prevent Communist forces from receiving the Japanese surrender
- US airlifted many KMT troops from central China to the Northeast (Manchuria)
- KMT supported by US
- CCP supported by Soviet Union

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