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Chinese Civil War

The civil war between the government of the Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party
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Chinese Civil War
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Summary

Chinese Civil War is a civil war[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of civil war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,381 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Republic of China[3]
  • Location: mainland China[4], Hainan[5], Myanmar[6]
  • Part of: cross-strait relations[7]
  • Commons category: Chinese Civil War[8]
  • Has part(s): First Chinese Civil War[9], Second Kuomintang-Communist Civil War[10], 通山戰鬥[11], Chinese Communist Revolution[12]
  • Start time: August 1, 1927[13]
  • End time: May 1, 1950[14]
  • Point in time: March 31, 1946[15]
  • Participant: Kuomintang[16], Chinese Communist Party[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Chinese Civil War[18]
  • Native label: 国共内战[19], 國共內戰[20]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]

Why It Matters

Chinese Civil War has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Chiang Kai-shek Lin Biao Li Tsung-jen Mao Zedong Myanmar Pavel Batitsky Peng Dehuai Republic of China Taiwan Vasily Blyukher Xi Zhongxun

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4201117-6
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  2. 20w ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → First Chinese Civil War, Second Kuomintang-Communist Civil War, 通山戰鬥 +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Has part(s): Second Kuomintang-Communist Civil War"
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    Wikidata description → The civil war between the government of the Republic of China and the Chinese Co
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