Chiang Kai-shek
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The Last Toast in Chongqing: How a Fragile Peace Masked a War for China’s Soul
This historic September 1945 photograph captures a fleeting, tense toast between bitter rivals Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing, masking the ruthless geopolitical chess game that would soon ignite the Chinese Civil War and permanently divide a nation.