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| On the morning of December 12, 1936, it seemed to be normal in Xi'an. But, this was an astonishing day for China and the world: President Jiang was captured. Several important Nationalists, such as Chen Cheng (who later became "vice-president" of Taiwan) and Wei Lihuang were kidnapped also. |
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Zhang xueliang's army had arrived at President Jiang Jieshi's house 5 a.m. Jiang was awakened by the sounds from outside and escaped quickly through the window. He was finally caught near the Hua Ching Pool.. |
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Jiang
was caught beside this pool, Hua Ching Chi |
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| After Jiang was arrested, Yang and Zhang presented the "Eight Avocation" on December 13 throughout newspapers and radios. The letter included eight major terms to which Jiang must agree, including "stop civil war", "unite all against Japan", and "reorganize government". |
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| It was called "Bing Jian Ting" since 1986, and it was called "Zhuo Jiang Ting", which meant "Catching Jiang Temple". | ||
