In 1949 Mao won the Chinese Civil War and pushed the Koumintang government into exile...?

Answer: Did you know that ROC forces still control some islands near mainland.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You In 1949 Mao won the Chinese Civil War and pushed the Koumintang government into exile in Taiwan. But why didn't he finish the job and Conquer the island, reunifying China in the process? Michael Jow, Researching Taiwan, Hokkien, Sinology for Interests Updated Feb 5, 2020 Did you know that ROC forces still control some islands near mainland China such as Kinmen, Matsu, Dachen Islands, besides the largest island Taiwan? Mao thought he could ea... Read More » Why do chess grandmasters say don't study openings but all they seem to do is study openings? Andreas Hauser, Sex and marriage coach Written Mar 31, 2020 "Why do chess grandmasters say don't study openings but all they seem to do is study openings?" They do study openings, because they are very, very good at chess to begin wi... Read More » Why are PhD programs in Europe typically shorter in duration than PhD programs in the US? Kevin Newton, CEO at Newton Analytical (2015-present) Written Jul 30, 2020 Despite having the same name and the same end product, of being able to be an academic who has made an original contribution to knowledge in a given field, there are differ... Read More » Did the Soviet Union send troops to Vietnam during the Vietnam War? Thinh Duong, lived in Vietnam (1959-1980) Written Mon Within my knowledge ab the VN war, Soviet only sent experts to the North VN at missile sites for air defense, not regular troops. There were, I believed, 13 of them got kil... Read More » How did Guan Yu, the leading general for Liu Bei, emperor of Shu Han, become Guan Di, the Chinese god of war venerated by many Chinese? Feng Xian, I read the entire Chinese history Written Mar 31, 2020 Cut the added up BS and get to the point. Guan Yu historically was the only one who, as a general, slained a general in a battle. The vast majority of generals killed in the... Read More » How quickly can Singapore take KL if it goes to war with Malaysia? Vincent Choo, lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Updated Aug 31, 2017 Always think of it this way: Five Power Defence Arrangements (FDPA), which both Singapore and Malaysia are members off. And this mean that it is virtually impossible for the... Read More » What is an interesting story about the Vietnam War? Jerry Bays Written Feb 1 When I first arrived in Vietnam I was assigned to a maintenance unit. However, the army it's infinite wisdom authorized my MOS for this unit but didn't authorize the equipm... Read More » What character actor always steals every scene of every movie he/she appears in? Eric M. Van, Co-hosts the Boston area's cinephile screening group Written Jan 31 Wow: most of the people answering this question don't have the vaguest idea of what a "character actor" is. A "character actor" is not a movie star. By definition, a charac... Read More » How much can having both a 1600 SAT and a 36 ACT help with applying to top schools anyway? Can it make up for a 3.87 GPA and only decent extra curriculars? If paired with great essays and letters of recommendation of course. Bill Estes, works at Emerson Electric Written Aug 29 My daughter had a 3.88 and 36 ACT when applying. She was not accepted at many top schools. It wasn't because of GPA or test scores though. Her application was not really pu... Read More » Why did Singapore see Vietnam as the threat of Southeast Asia after the Vietnam War ended? Bill Chen, lives in Singapore Written Jan 14 Threat? Vietnam invaded Cambodia in 1978. It remains the only nation in SEA to have done so to a neighbor. Yet Singapore practically sponsored vietnam's and lao's membership ... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/