Well, they fought the whole idea of Dynasties (This ended with Empress Cixi) in order to make China a republic in 1911..
And they fought the communists (Mao Tse Tung) They officially lost in 1949.
Also (for a small amount of time) the Guomindang fought the Japanese along side the communist party. They had to temporarily "settle" their differences because Japan declared war on China in 1937. However, China managed a victory in 1945.
Jiang Jieshi
Guomindang party
The Nationalist Chinese. (Guomindang)
Guomindang party
In 1934, in an epic retreat known as the Long March, Mao and about 100,000 of his followers fled the Guomindang. During the next year, they trekked more than 6,000 miles, facing daily attacks as they crossed rugged mountains, deep gorges, and mighty rivers. Only about 20,000 people survived the ordeal. For decades, the Long March stood as a symbol of Communist heroism to Chinese opposed to Guomindang.
1930s see Manchurian incident. Also, united the Guomindang and Communists.
The Kuomintang (KMT) Party also known as Guomindang
Jiang Jieshi, Leader of the Guomindang.Jiang Jieshi headed the Guomindang (Nationalists) government in China from the late 1920s until 1949.
It is a chinese political party starting around 1900 and being one of the driving forces behind the revolution of 1911. It's earliest important is Sun-Yatsen.
The Guomindang, or Kuomintang (KMT), is a Chinese nationalist political party founded in 1912 by Sun Yat-sen. It played a crucial role in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and sought to establish a unified China based on nationalist principles. After a civil war against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the KMT retreated to Taiwan in 1949, where it continued to govern until the democratic reforms of the late 20th century. The party remains influential in Taiwanese politics today, advocating for a distinct Chinese identity and cross-strait relations with mainland China.
The Communists and the Guomindang (KMT) cooperated during the Northern Expedition in 1926 to unify China and eliminate warlord control, which was seen as essential for national strength and modernization. This collaboration was initially successful, but the underlying ideological differences and power struggles soon resurfaced. The expedition ultimately deepened mistrust between the two groups, leading to the eventual split and violent conflict, particularly the purge of Communists by the KMT in 1927. This marked the beginning of a protracted civil war that would shape China's future.
Russia. While Japan did spar with Russia in the area (such as during the Russo-Japanese war, shortly before World War I), most of the conflict in the area was between Japan and the Chinese themselves (as China was not under a unified government for the majority of the World War II part of the conflict), specifically the nationalist Guomindang, led by Chiang Kai-Shek, and the communists, led by Mao Zedong.