. "The Chinese Civil War (simplified Chinese: \u56FD\u5171\u5185\u6218; traditional Chinese: \u570B\u5171\u5167\u6230; pinyin: Gu\u00F3-G\u00F2ng N\u00E8izh\u00E0n) was a civil war in China fought between forces loyal to the Kuomintang (KMT)-led government of the Republic of China, and forces loyal to the Communist Party of China (CPC). The war began in August 1927, with Chiang Kai-Shek's Northern Expedition, and essentially ended when major active battles ceased in 1950."@en . . . . "4,300,000 (June 1946)" . "~1.5 million (1948\u20131949)" . . "Chinese Communistvictory" . "*Government of the Republic of Chinarelocated toTaiwan" . . . . . "1927\u20131949" . . "* Communist takeover of mainland China" . "1946-03-31Z"^^ . "*Kuomintang" . "Chinese Civil War"@en . . "*People's Republic of Chinaestablished in mainland China" . "*People's Liberation Army" . "Communist Party" . . . . "1,200,000 (July 1945)" . . "**National Revolutionary Army" . . . . "1,490,000 (June 1949)" . . . "1946-05-01Z"^^ . . "3,650,000 (June 1948)" . . . . "1927-08-01Z"^^ . . "1927-12-22Z"^^ . . . . "* Combat ended, but no armistice or peace treaty signed" . . "* Allied warlords" . . . "2,800,000 (June 1948)" . "4,000,000 (June 1949)" . . . .