Ichigo and its aftermath -- Hyperinflation and the rivalry between T.V. Soong and H.H. Kong -- Sudden surrender and botched liberation -- 1946 -- failure to revive the economy in the aftermath of war -- 1947 -- speeding towards disaster -- 1948 -- The collapse of fabi and the gold yuan disaster.
Summary:
"This is a ground-breaking new interpretation of the collapse of Nationalist China, an event which fundamentally changed the course of twentieth-century history. Using newly available archival sources, Parks Coble reveals why, despite the financial backing of the US, Chiang Kai-shek's government lost the civil war against the communists in 1949"-- Provided by publisher.
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