List of wars involving the Republic of China

{{See also|List of Chinese wars and battles|List of wars involving the People's Republic of China}}

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of China.

Wars involving the Republic of China

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War ! Republic of China and allies ! Opponents ! Result
style="background:#efefef"\| Xinhai Revolution (1911–1912) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flagicon\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|1912\|size=23px}} Revolutionaries {{flagicon image\|Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg\|size=23px}} Tongmenghui (the predecessor of the KMT) {{flagicon\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|1912\|size=23px}} Chinese Republicans {{flagicon image\|鐵血十八星旗.svg\|size=23px}} Hubei Military Government Gelaohui Tiandihui Han Chinese nationalists Various other revolutionary groups and forces Regional officials and warlords {{flagicon image\|Flag of Bogd Khaanate Mongolia.svg\|border\|size=23px}} Mongols Tibetan people \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|Qing dynasty\|name=Empire of China\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Qing dynasty\|name=Qing Dynasty\|size=23px}} {{flagicon image\|Seal of Qing dynasty.svg\|size=23px}} Armed Forces Beiyang Army {{flagicon\|Qing dynasty\|size=23px}} Monarchists {{flagicon image\|Chinese dragon asset heraldry.svg\|size=23px}} Royalist Party Manchurian nationalists \|style="background:#AFA"\| Victory Abdication of the Xuantong Emperor Puyi Fall of the Qing dynasty End of Imperial China Establishment of the Republic of China Destabilization of China De facto independence of Outer Mongolia and Tibet (until 1951)
style="background:#efefef"\| National Protection War (1915–1916) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flagicon\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|1912\|size=23px}} Republic of China \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flagicon image\|Flag of the Empire of China 1915-1916.svg\|size=23px}} Empire of China \|style="background:#AFA"\| Victory Abdication of Yuan Shikai Fall of the Empire of China Start of the Warlord Era
style="background:#efefef"\| Manchu Restoration (1917) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|1912\|name=China\|size=23px}} Fengtian Clique Anhui Clique Zhili Clique \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|Qing dynasty\|name=Restored Qing Imperial Government\|size=23px}} {{flagicon image\|Flag of China (1889–1912).svg\|size=23px}} Royalist Party \|style="background:#AFA"\| Victory General Zhang Xun's army seized Beijing Briefly reinstallation of the last emperor of the Qing dynasty, Puyi, to the throne Restoration quickly reversed by Republican troops
style="background:#efefef"\| World War I (1917–1918) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flagcountry\|France\|1830\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Russian Empire\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|United States\|1912\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Italy\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Empire of Japan\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|1912\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Canada\|1868\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Australia\|size=23px}} {{flag\|New Zealand\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|British Raj\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Union of South Africa\|1912\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Serbia\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Montenegro\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Romania\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Belgium\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Greece\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Portugal\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Brazil\|1889\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flagcountry\|German Empire\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Austria-Hungary\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Ottoman Empire\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Bulgaria\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#AFA"\| Victory End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations
style="background:#efefef"\| Russian Civil War (1918–1920) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flagicon\|Russian Empire\|size=23px}} White Movement {{flag\|France\|1830\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland\|size=23px}} {{flag\|United States\|1912\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Italy\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Empire of Japan\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|1912\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Canada\|1868\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Australia\|size=23px}} {{flag\|British Raj\|name=India\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Union of South Africa\|1912\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Serbia\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Romania\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Greece\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Czechoslovakia\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Poland\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Estonia\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|Russian SFSR\|1918\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Far Eastern Republic\|size=23px}} {{flagicon image\|Flag of Latvian SSR 1919.svg\|size=23px}} Latvian SSR {{flagicon image\|Flag of the Ukrainian SSR (1923-1927).svg\|size=23px}} Ukrainian SSR {{flagicon image\|Flag of CWP of Estonia.svg\|size=23px}} Commune of Estonia {{flagicon image\|Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1921-1924).svg\|size=23px}} Mongolian Communists \|style="background:#ACF"\| Withdrawal Allied withdrawal from Russia Bolshevik victory over White Army
style="background:#efefef"\| Occupation of Mongolia (1919–1921) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|1912\|name=China\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#efefef"\| 23px Bogd Khanate of Mongolia Buryat-Mongolia {{flagdeco\|Russian Empire\|size=23px}} White Movement \|style="background:#ACF"\| Withdrawal Mongolia occupied by China until 1921 when the Mongolian Revolution of 1921 occurred
style="background:#efefef"\| Northern Expedition (1926–1928) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flagicon\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|1912\|size=23px}} Beiyang Government {{flagicon image\|Beiyang star.svg\|size=23px}} National Pacification Army Fengtian Clique Zhili Clique \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flagicon\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|1928\|size=23px}} Nationalist Government {{flagicon\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|army\|size=23px}} National Revolutionary Army {{flagicon image\|Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg\|size=23px}} Kuomintang {{flagicon image\|Flag of the Chinese Communist Party (Pre-1996).svg\|size=23px}} Chinese Communist Party \|style="background:#F88"\| Beiyang Defeat KMT and CCP form the First United Front in 1924 Nationalist government rules over the entirety of the Republic of China Overthrow of the Beiyang government Nanjing–Wuhan split Beginning of the Chinese Civil War
style="background:#efefef"\| Chinese Civil War (first phase) (1927–1936) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|name=Republic of China\|size=23px}} {{flagicon image\|Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg\|size=23px}} Kuomintang {{flagicon image\|Republic of China Army Flag.svg\|size=23px}} National Revolutionary Army \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flagicon image\|Flag of the Chinese Communist Party (Pre-1996).svg\|size=23px}} Chinese Communist Party {{flagicon image\|中國工農紅軍軍旗.svg\|size=23px}} Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army {{flagicon image\|National Flag of Chinese Soviet Republic.svg\|size=23px}} Chinese Soviet Republic {{flagicon image\|Chinese soviet flag.svg\|size=23px}} Jiangxi–Fujian Soviet {{flagicon image\|Flag of Fujian People's Government.svg\|size=23px}} Fujian People's Government \|style="background:#ACF"\| Ceasefire Fighting suspended due to the war with Japan and World War II KMT and CCP form the Second United Front in 1937
style="background:#efefef"\| Sino-Soviet Conflict (1929) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|name=China\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|Soviet Union\|1924\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#F88" \| Defeat Provisions of 1924 agreement upheld
style="background:#efefef"\| Sino-Tibetan War (1930–1932) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|name=China\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flagdeco\|Tibet\|size=23px}} Tibet \|style="background:#AFA"\| Victory Tibetan invasion repulsed Eastern Xikang falls under Chinese control
style="background:#efefef"\| Japanese Invasion of Manchuria (1931–1932) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flagcountry\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flagcountry\|Empire of Japan\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#F88" \| Defeat Tanggu Truce Establishment of the Japanese puppet state Manchukuo
style="background:#efefef"\| Soviet Invasion of Xinjiang (1934) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|name=China\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|Soviet Union\|1924\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#AFA"\| Victory Xinjiang divided in two Sheng Shicai fails to take over all of Xinjiang
style="background:#efefef"\| Islamic Rebellion in Xinjiang (1937) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|name=China\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flagicon image\|Flag of the People's Anti-Imperialist Association.svg\|size=23px}} Xinjiang {{flag\|Soviet Union\|1936\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#F88" \| Defeat Establishment of the rule of Sheng Shicai's regime over the whole territory of Xinjiang province
style="background:#efefef"\| Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|name=China\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|Empire of Japan\|name=Japan\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#AFA"\| Victory Merged into World War II Chinese victory as part of the Allied victory in the Pacific War Surrender of all Japanese forces in mainland China (excluding Manchuria), Formosa and French Indochina north of 16° north to China China becomes a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council Resumption of the Chinese Civil War
style="background:#efefef"\| World War II (1939–1945) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|United States\|1912\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Soviet Union\|1936\|size=23px}} {{flag\|United Kingdom\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|size=23px}} {{flag\|France\|1830\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Poland\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Canada\|1921\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Australia\|size=23px}} {{flag\|New Zealand\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|British Raj\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Union of South Africa\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Yugoslavia\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Greece\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Denmark\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Norway\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Netherlands\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Belgium\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Luxembourg\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Czechoslovakia\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Brazil\|1889\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Mexico\|1934\|size=23px}} {{Flagicon\|Philippine Commonwealth}} Philippines {{Flagicon\|Britain}} British Malaya \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flagcountry\|Nazi Germany\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Empire of Japan\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Italy\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Hungary\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Romania\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Kingdom of Bulgaria\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Slovak Republic (1939–1945)\|name=Slovakia\|size=23px}} {{flag\|Independent State of Croatia\|name=Croatia\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Finland\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Thailand\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Manchukuo\|size=23px}} {{flagcountry\|Mengjiang\|size=23px}} \|style="background:#AFA"\| Victory Collapse of the Third Reich Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War
style="background:#efefef"\| Chinese Civil War (second phase) (1945–1949) \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flag\|Republic of China (1912–1949)\|name=Republic of China\|size=23px}} {{flagicon image\|Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg\|size=23px}} Kuomintang {{flagicon image\|Republic of China Army Flag.svg\|size=23px}} ROC Armed Forces \|style="background:#efefef"\| {{flagicon image\|Flag of the Chinese Communist Party (Pre-1996).svg\|size=23px}} Chinese Communist Party Pre-PLA troops and militia {{flagicon image\|People's Liberation Army Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg\|size=23px}} People's Liberation Army \|style="background:#F88" \| Defeat Chinese Communist Party takeover of mainland China and Hainan People's Republic of China established in mainland China Government of the Republic of China relocated to Taiwan

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War

! Republic of China and allies

! Opponents

! Result

style="background:#efefef"| Xinhai Revolution
(1911–1912)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flagicon|Republic of China (1912–1949)|1912|size=23px}} Revolutionaries

{{flagicon image|Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg|size=23px}} Tongmenghui (the predecessor of the KMT)
{{flagicon|Republic of China (1912–1949)|1912|size=23px}} Chinese Republicans
{{flagicon image|鐵血十八星旗.svg|size=23px}} Hubei Military Government
Gelaohui
Tiandihui
Han Chinese nationalists
Various other revolutionary groups and forces
Regional officials and warlords
{{flagicon image|Flag of Bogd Khaanate Mongolia.svg|border|size=23px}} Mongols
Tibetan people

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|Qing dynasty|name=Empire of China|size=23px}}

{{flag|Qing dynasty|name=Qing Dynasty|size=23px}}
{{flagicon image|Seal of Qing dynasty.svg|size=23px}} Armed Forces
Beiyang Army
{{flagicon|Qing dynasty|size=23px}} Monarchists
{{flagicon image|Chinese dragon asset heraldry.svg|size=23px}} Royalist Party
Manchurian nationalists

|style="background:#AFA"| Victory

Abdication of the Xuantong Emperor Puyi
Fall of the Qing dynasty
End of Imperial China
Establishment of the Republic of China
Destabilization of China
De facto independence of Outer Mongolia and Tibet (until 1951)

style="background:#efefef"| National Protection War
(1915–1916)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flagicon|Republic of China (1912–1949)|1912|size=23px}} Republic of China

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flagicon image|Flag of the Empire of China 1915-1916.svg|size=23px}} Empire of China

|style="background:#AFA"| Victory

Abdication of Yuan Shikai
Fall of the Empire of China
Start of the Warlord Era

style="background:#efefef"| Manchu Restoration
(1917)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|Republic of China (1912–1949)|1912|name=China|size=23px}}

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|Qing dynasty|name=Restored Qing Imperial Government|size=23px}}

{{flagicon image|Flag of China (1889–1912).svg|size=23px}} Royalist Party

|style="background:#AFA"| Victory

General Zhang Xun's army seized Beijing
Briefly reinstallation of the last emperor of the Qing dynasty, Puyi, to the throne
Restoration quickly reversed by Republican troops

style="background:#efefef"| World War I
(1917–1918)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flagcountry|France|1830|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Russian Empire|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|United States|1912|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Republic of China (1912–1949)|1912|size=23px}}
{{flag|Canada|1868|size=23px}}
{{flag|Australia|size=23px}}
{{flag|New Zealand|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|British Raj|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Union of South Africa|1912|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Serbia|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Montenegro|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Belgium|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Portugal|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Brazil|1889|size=23px}}

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flagcountry|German Empire|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Austria-Hungary|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Ottoman Empire|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Bulgaria|size=23px}}

|style="background:#AFA"| Victory

End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires
Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East
Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers
Establishment of the League of Nations

style="background:#efefef"| Russian Civil War
(1918–1920)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flagicon|Russian Empire|size=23px}} White Movement
{{flag|France|1830|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|size=23px}}
{{flag|United States|1912|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Republic of China (1912–1949)|1912|size=23px}}
{{flag|Canada|1868|size=23px}}
{{flag|Australia|size=23px}}
{{flag|British Raj|name=India|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Union of South Africa|1912|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Serbia|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|size=23px}}
{{flag|Czechoslovakia|size=23px}}
{{flag|Poland|size=23px}}
{{flag|Estonia|size=23px}}

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|Russian SFSR|1918|size=23px}}
{{flag|Far Eastern Republic|size=23px}}
{{flagicon image|Flag of Latvian SSR 1919.svg|size=23px}} Latvian SSR
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Ukrainian SSR (1923-1927).svg|size=23px}} Ukrainian SSR
{{flagicon image|Flag of CWP of Estonia.svg|size=23px}} Commune of Estonia
{{flagicon image|Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1921-1924).svg|size=23px}} Mongolian Communists

|style="background:#ACF"| Withdrawal

Allied withdrawal from Russia
Bolshevik victory over White Army

style="background:#efefef"| Occupation of Mongolia
(1919–1921)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|Republic of China (1912–1949)|1912|name=China|size=23px}}

|style="background:#efefef"| 23px Bogd Khanate of Mongolia
Buryat-Mongolia
{{flagdeco|Russian Empire|size=23px}} White Movement

|style="background:#ACF"| Withdrawal

Mongolia occupied by China until 1921 when the Mongolian Revolution of 1921 occurred

style="background:#efefef"| Northern Expedition
(1926–1928)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flagicon|Republic of China (1912–1949)|1912|size=23px}} Beiyang Government

{{flagicon image|Beiyang star.svg|size=23px}} National Pacification Army
Fengtian Clique
Zhili Clique

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flagicon|Republic of China (1912–1949)|1928|size=23px}} Nationalist Government

{{flagicon|Republic of China (1912–1949)|army|size=23px}} National Revolutionary Army
{{flagicon image|Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg|size=23px}} Kuomintang
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Chinese Communist Party (Pre-1996).svg|size=23px}} Chinese Communist Party

|style="background:#F88"| Beiyang Defeat

KMT and CCP form the First United Front in 1924
Nationalist government rules over the entirety of the Republic of China
Overthrow of the Beiyang government
Nanjing–Wuhan split
Beginning of the Chinese Civil War

style="background:#efefef"| Chinese Civil War
(first phase)
(1927–1936)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|Republic of China (1912–1949)|name=Republic of China|size=23px}}

{{flagicon image|Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg|size=23px}} Kuomintang
{{flagicon image|Republic of China Army Flag.svg|size=23px}} National Revolutionary Army

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flagicon image|Flag of the Chinese Communist Party (Pre-1996).svg|size=23px}} Chinese Communist Party

{{flagicon image|中國工農紅軍軍旗.svg|size=23px}} Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
{{flagicon image|National Flag of Chinese Soviet Republic.svg|size=23px}} Chinese Soviet Republic
{{flagicon image|Chinese soviet flag.svg|size=23px}} Jiangxi–Fujian Soviet
{{flagicon image|Flag of Fujian People's Government.svg|size=23px}} Fujian People's Government

|style="background:#ACF"| Ceasefire

Fighting suspended due to the war with Japan and World War II
KMT and CCP form the Second United Front in 1937

style="background:#efefef"| Sino-Soviet Conflict
(1929)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|Republic of China (1912–1949)|name=China|size=23px}}

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|Soviet Union|1924|size=23px}}

|style="background:#F88" | Defeat

Provisions of 1924 agreement upheld

style="background:#efefef"| Sino-Tibetan War
(1930–1932)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|Republic of China (1912–1949)|name=China|size=23px}}

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flagdeco|Tibet|size=23px}} Tibet

|style="background:#AFA"| Victory

Tibetan invasion repulsed
Eastern Xikang falls under Chinese control

style="background:#efefef"| Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
(1931–1932)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flagcountry|Republic of China (1912–1949)|size=23px}}

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flagcountry|Empire of Japan|size=23px}}

|style="background:#F88" | Defeat

Tanggu Truce
Establishment of the Japanese puppet state Manchukuo

style="background:#efefef"| Soviet Invasion of Xinjiang
(1934)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|Republic of China (1912–1949)|name=China|size=23px}}

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|Soviet Union|1924|size=23px}}

|style="background:#AFA"| Victory

Xinjiang divided in two
Sheng Shicai fails to take over all of Xinjiang

style="background:#efefef"| Islamic Rebellion in Xinjiang
(1937)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|Republic of China (1912–1949)|name=China|size=23px}}

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flagicon image|Flag of the People's Anti-Imperialist Association.svg|size=23px}} Xinjiang
{{flag|Soviet Union|1936|size=23px}}

|style="background:#F88" | Defeat

Establishment of the rule of Sheng Shicai's regime over the whole territory of Xinjiang province

style="background:#efefef"| Second Sino-Japanese War
(1937–1945)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|Republic of China (1912–1949)|name=China|size=23px}}

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|Empire of Japan|name=Japan|size=23px}}

|style="background:#AFA"| Victory

Merged into World War II
Chinese victory as part of the Allied victory in the Pacific War
Surrender of all Japanese forces in mainland China (excluding Manchuria), Formosa and French Indochina north of 16° north to China
China becomes a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council
Resumption of the Chinese Civil War

style="background:#efefef"| World War II
(1939–1945)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|United States|1912|size=23px}}
{{flag|Soviet Union|1936|size=23px}}
{{flag|United Kingdom|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Republic of China (1912–1949)|size=23px}}
{{flag|France|1830|size=23px}}
{{flag|Poland|size=23px}}
{{flag|Canada|1921|size=23px}}
{{flag|Australia|size=23px}}
{{flag|New Zealand|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|British Raj|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Union of South Africa|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Yugoslavia|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Greece|size=23px}}
{{flag|Denmark|size=23px}}
{{flag|Norway|size=23px}}
{{flag|Netherlands|size=23px}}
{{flag|Belgium|size=23px}}
{{flag|Luxembourg|size=23px}}
{{flag|Czechoslovakia|size=23px}}
{{flag|Brazil|1889|size=23px}}
{{flag|Mexico|1934|size=23px}}
{{Flagicon|Philippine Commonwealth}} Philippines
{{Flagicon|Britain}} British Malaya

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Empire of Japan|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Hungary|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Romania|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Bulgaria|size=23px}}
{{flag|Slovak Republic (1939–1945)|name=Slovakia|size=23px}}
{{flag|Independent State of Croatia|name=Croatia|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Finland|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Thailand|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Manchukuo|size=23px}}
{{flagcountry|Mengjiang|size=23px}}

|style="background:#AFA"| Victory

Collapse of the Third Reich
Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires
Creation of the United Nations
Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers
Beginning of the Cold War

style="background:#efefef"| Chinese Civil War
(second phase)
(1945–1949)

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flag|Republic of China (1912–1949)|name=Republic of China|size=23px}}

{{flagicon image|Naval Jack of the Republic of China.svg|size=23px}} Kuomintang
{{flagicon image|Republic of China Army Flag.svg|size=23px}} ROC Armed Forces

|style="background:#efefef"| {{flagicon image|Flag of the Chinese Communist Party (Pre-1996).svg|size=23px}} Chinese Communist Party

Pre-PLA troops and militia
{{flagicon image|People's Liberation Army Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg|size=23px}} People's Liberation Army

|style="background:#F88" | Defeat

Chinese Communist Party takeover of mainland China and Hainan
People's Republic of China established in mainland China
Government of the Republic of China relocated to Taiwan

References

{{Asia topic|List of wars involving|title=Lists of wars involving Asian countries}}

China, Republic of

Wars involving the Republic of China