ABSTRACT
After the Anti-Japanese War, the Chiang Kai-shek government forbade armies led by the CCP, which had made significant contributions to the victory from receiving the surrender of Japanese troops. The KMT wanted to monopolize the right to accept the surrender in the Chinese war zone for the sake of restoring its autocracy in China. On August 14, 1945, when Japan finally agreed to accept the Potsdam Declaration, Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram to Mao Tse-tung, chairman of the CCP Central Committee, inviting him to "discuss state affairs" in Chungking. Chiang Kai-shek held an uncompromising attitude. The PCC resolutions were against the KMT's attempt to apply party monopoly, so Chiang Kai-shek had to agree at the confernece compelled by Marshall's supervision. The contradiction between Marshall and Chiang Kai-shek became increasingly apparent. Marshall hesitated for a period concerning the issue of his nomination for the post of US Ambassador to China.
