张学良 (Zhāngxuéliáng): Zhang Xueliang (1901–2001), Chinese warlord and general, the 'Young Marshal' (少帅) who instigated the 1936 Xi'an Incident that forced KMT–CCP cooperation against Japan

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1 Zhang Xueliang (1901–2001), Chinese warlord and general, the 'Young Marshal' (少帅) who instigated the 1936 Xi'an Incident that forced KMT–CCP cooperation against Japan

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张学良被称为"少帅"。

Zhāng Xuéliáng bèi chēng wéi 'Shàoshuài'.

Zhang Xueliang was known as the 'Young Marshal'.

张学良发动了西安事变。

Zhāng Xuéliáng fādòng le Xī'ān Shìbiàn.

Zhang Xueliang launched the Xi'an Incident.

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history

Son of Manchurian warlord 张作霖 (assassinated by the Japanese in 1928). In December 1936 at 西安事变 (Xi'an Incident) he and Yang Hucheng kidnapped Chiang Kai-shek to force a United Front against Japan. After release, Chiang placed him under house arrest for 54 years — first in mainland China, then in Taiwan. Released only in 1990; died in Hawaii in 2001 at age 100.