Source 5: The Eight Demands

Source 5: The Eight Demands

The eight conditions elaborated by Zhang Xueliang to secure the release of Chiang Kai-Shek.

• Establish a coalition government that would contain both Nationalist and Communist members
• Halt all fighting between Nationalist and Communist forces
• Release all politicians being kept captive in Shanghai
• Release all political prisoners
• Allow anti-Japanese demonstrations
• Guarantee political freedom to all Chinese citizens
• Govern China according to the will of Dr. Sun Yatsen
• Immediately gather leaders of both parties to discuss ways to deal with Japanese aggression

World War Two Database, Peter Chen.

1936

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