<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs attention from an expert in Chinese Civil War . The specific problem is: Article should be an in depth description of the revolutionary phase of the Chinese Civil War after WWII...WikiProject Chinese Civil War may be able to help recruit an expert . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs attention from an expert in Chinese Civil War . The specific problem is: Article should be an in depth description of the revolutionary phase of the Chinese Civil War after WWII...WikiProject Chinese Civil War may be able to help recruit an expert . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chinese Communist Revolution 中國 新 民主 主義 革命 第 二 次 國 共 內戰 (Second Kuomintang - Communist Civil War) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the Chinese Civil War (since 1927) Part of the Cold War (1947--1991) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> People's Liberation Army occupies the Presidential Palace in Nanjing. April, 1949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 1945--1950 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Communist victory and takeover of mainland China </Li> <Li> People's Republic of China established in mainland China </Li> <Li> Government of the Republic of China relocated to Taiwan </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Communist Party </Li> <Li> Eighth Route Army (until 1947) </Li> <Li> New Fourth Army (until 1947) </Li> <Li> Communist militia, etc . </Li> <Li> People's Liberation Army (since 1947) </Li> <Li> People's Republic of China (since Oct. 1, 1949) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Republic of China </Li> <Li> Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) </Li> <Li> National Revolutionary Army (until 1947) </Li> <Li> Republic of China Armed Forces (since 1947 Constitution) </Li> <Li> Republic of China on Taiwan (after 1949 retreat) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chairman Mao Zedong </Li> <Li> Commander - in - Chief Zhu De </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> President and Director - General Chiang Kai - shek </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 1,270,000 regulars (1945 - 09) </Li> <Li> 2,800,000 regulars (1948 - 06) </Li> <Li> 4,000,000 regulars (1949 - 06) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 4,300,000 (1946 - 07) </Li> <Li> 3,650,000 (1948 - 06) </Li> <Li> 1,490,000 (1949 - 06) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 250,000 in three campaigns </Td> <Td> 1.5 million in three campaigns </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chinese Communist Revolution 中國 新 民主 主義 革命 第 二 次 國 共 內戰 (Second Kuomintang - Communist Civil War) </Th> </Tr>

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