| Siege of Changchun | |||||||
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| Part of the Chinese Civil War | |||||||
 Changchun after the siege |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 National Revolutionary Army |
 People's Liberation Army Northeast and North China Field Army |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| Zheng Dongguo |
Xiao Jingguang |
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| Strength | |||||||
| ~100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
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| 95,000; ~330,000 civilian deaths | minimal | ||||||
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The Siege of Changchun (simplified Chinese: 长春围困战; traditional Chinese: 長春圍困戰; pinyin: Chángchūn Wéikùnzhàn) was a siege operation launched by the People's Liberation Army during the Chinese Civil War against the city of Changchun, defended by the Nationalist forces.
Beginning in May 23, 1948, the People's Liberation Army began to encircle the Nationalist defenders in Changchun while cutting off the air transportation and unfolded the siege that would last for 150 days. There were several major engagements and ten minor clashes between these two sides during the military encirclement and economical blockade. Civilians were forcibly prevented from leaving by the People's Liberation Army. A book banned in China written by a former Chinese military officer alleges that over 150,000 civilians starved to death; he claims that the Chinese Revolution was "not worth the cost." Critics charged that the book insults China's Communist Party.[1] The siege ended when the People's Liberation Army entered Changchun after the Nationalist 60th Army and New 7th Army surrendered. The Siege of Changchun was part of the Liaoshen Campaign, and the fall of Changchun marked the end of the first stage in Liaoshen Campaign.
Official history
Details regarding the Siege of Changchun are not included in the official history of the People's Republic of China. The book White Snow, Red Blood, published by the People's Liberation Army in August, 1989 was suppressed in the spring of 1990.[2]
See also
- List of Battles of Chinese Civil War
- National Revolutionary Army
- History of the People's Liberation Army
- Chinese Civil War
Notes
- ^ http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19901122&slug=1105487
- ^ Pomfret, John. Red Army Starved 150,000 Chinese Civilians, Books Says. Associated Press; The Seattle Times. 2009-10-02. URL:http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19901122&slug=1105487. Accessed: 2009-10-02. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5kEN5bTlE) Please note that the short ("opaque") form of the WebCite® URL should be used only in addition to citing the original URL in your bibliographic reference. Alternatively, please use the "transparent" (but very long!) WebCite® URL: http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.seattletimes.nwsource.com%2Farchive%2F%3Fdate%3D19901122%26slug%3D1105487&date=2009-10-02
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