The Chinese Revolution

The history of 19th century and 20th century China, leading up to the Chinese Revolutions, the Republic of China and then the People's Republic of China.

This podcast was inspired by Mike Duncan's Revolutions. This podcast follows him by telling the stories leading to the Chinese Revolutions.

The episodes cover the Opium Wars, Taiping Rebellion, foreign treaties and concessions bringing trade and Christianity to China, the Boxer Rebellion, China's 1911 Revolution, the Warlord Period, the KMT and the rise of the Communist Party of China. The Chinese United Fronts are discussed. Personalities like the Empress Dowager Cixi, the Qing emperors, Earl Li Hongzhang, Kang Youwei, Sun Yat-sen, Yuan Shikai, Wu Peifu, Wang Jingwei, Chiang Kai-shek, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and Mao Zedong are featured. The experiences of Chinese working overseas, including in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, South Africa and the United States of America are also brought to life. We have looked at stories from the late Qing Dynasty. Now we are looking at the stories of the Republic of China, the Communist International (Comintern)'s interest in exporting world revolution to China and the United Fronts, including the Second Sino-Japanese War.

For more information, sources and content see: https://chineserevolution.substack.com

Or enjoy The Chinese Revolution YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCOjBYMNC_3xjQXKv6ab9YA?sub_confirmation=1

The Chinese Revolution podcast has charted as a top history podcast in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Ghana, Great Britain, Hungary, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.

The Chinese Revolution is also listed #15 in a Top 100 Military History all time podcast chart and is also listed in a Top 100 China podcasts, the Top 100 Biography podcasts and the Top 100 Historical podcasts charts.

The Chinese Revolution podcast has been listened to in around125 countries.

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Episoder(67)

Encircling the Chinese Soviet Republic

Mao Zedong had been chosen as President of the Chinese Soviet Republic, but he never controlled its Red Army. Wang Ming and the 28 Bolsheviks had more control, including over land policy and preparati...

10 Des 202323min

Japan Attacks Manchuria and Shanghai

In September 1931, junior officer's of Japan's Kwantung Army in Manchuria set off explosives to make it look like a Chinese attack on Japanese interests along the South Manchuria Railway. This is ofte...

4 Des 202322min

Conflict Among the Communists

Mao had long desired revolution to peace. Even as a student, he wrote of his desire for the destruction of the old universe.Thanks to his teacher Yang Changji, he met early leaders of the Communist Pa...

27 Nov 202341min

Chiang Kai-shek's Strong-Arm Tactics

Chiang Kai-shek used strong-armed tactics to fundraise for his army and government. Kidnapping, ransoms and execution were part of his tactics. He allied with the Green Gang of Shanghai, as did the Fr...

16 Nov 202333min

The People's Liberation Army is Founded

After the Northern Expedition, the Guomindang (KMT) ejected Communists from the Nationalist Party. The Communist Party of China had no army.Zhou Enlai had inserted Communists into the Nationalists' Ar...

6 Nov 202323min

The War of the Central Plains

Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi) wanted to shrink the Chinese armies following the Northern Expedition. However, the warlords wouldn't agree without a fight. The result was the War of the Central Plains...

2 Nov 202324min

The Fallout from the Northern Expedition

Zhang Zuolin paid for his defeat by the Northern Expedition with his life. Japan assassinated their former Manchurian ally by detonating a bomb as his train passed. Manchuria was becoming chaotic as r...

22 Okt 202322min

The Northern Expedition

The Nationalists' Northern Expedition began with doubts by their Communist allies.But it was a military success and quickly Henan and then Hebei provinces were captured. Mikhail Borodin then wanted th...

15 Okt 202335min