1. Chen Cheng, courtesy name Tsi-siou, was a Chinese political and military leader, and one of the main commanders of the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War, he led the Tsotanhui Clique.
13 Facts About Chen Cheng
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Chen Cheng represented the ROC in visits to the United States and helped to initiate land reforms and tax reduction programs that caused communism to become unattractive in Taiwan since peasants were able to own land.
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Chen Cheng was born in Qingtian County, Zhejiang, graduated from Baoding Military Academy in 1922, and entered Whampoa Military Academy two years later.
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Later, Chen joined National Revolutionary Army to participate in the Northern Expedition.
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In 1931, Chen Cheng was assigned the task of suppressing the Red Army.
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In various campaigns searching for the main force of Red Army, Chen Cheng's units experienced heavy casualties.
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Chen Cheng followed Chiang's orders and began to raid the "liberated" areas of the Red Army, which launched the Chinese Civil War.
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Chen Cheng made the crucial mistake of dissolving the local security regiments because they had served in the Japanese-collaborationist Manchukuo Imperial Army, which made the total Nationalist strength in Manchuria fall from 1.3 million to less than 480,000.
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Chen Cheng dismissed some of the most capable Nationalist commanders, such as Du Yuming, Sun Li-jen, Zheng Dongguo, and Chen Mingren.
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Chen Cheng took a sick leave in Taiwan to treat his chronic stomach ailment.
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Chen Cheng was the youngest premier since promulgation of the 1947 constitution to take office.
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On May 19,1949, Chen Cheng promulgated the Order of Martial Law to announce the imposition of martial law throughout Taiwan to expel communist infiltration and to buffer defense capabilities.
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Chen Cheng's cremated remains were moved to Fo Guang Shan, Kaohsiung County, in August 1995.