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In mid-1947, as his Nationalist forces fought the communists under Mao, General Chiang stated of his Kuomintang (KMT) military:
�Regardless of what aspect we discuss, we hold an absolute superiority;... View MoreIn mid-1947, as his Nationalist forces fought the communists under Mao, General Chiang stated of his Kuomintang (KMT) military:
�Regardless of what aspect we discuss, we hold an absolute superiority; in terms of the troops� equipment, battle techniques, and experience, the Communists are not our equal. . . . And we are also ten times richer than the communist army in terms of military-supply replacements, such as food, fodder, and ammunition� (Loyd E. Eastman, �Who Lost China? Chiang Kai-shek Testifies,� The China Quarterly, No. 88, 658, December 1981).