When Chiang had retreated into western China, he was forced into an area barely under his control and hardly touched by the national revolution that had taken place after the fall of the Qing. Both of the two principal provinces of west China, Szechwan (pop. : 60 million) and Yunnan (pop.
When Chiang retreated to western China, he was confined to a region not fully under his control and untouched by the national revolution that followed the fall of the Qing dynasty. Both major provinces in western China, Szechwan (population: 60 million) and Yunnan (population: