1936 12 February 12 February, in order to save the nation from peril, change the established national policy of "foreign war must be decided first", stop the civil war and unite against Japan, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng resolutely held a "military remonstration" in Lintong, and launched the "Xi 'an Incident", also known as "Xi 'an Incident".
After the Xi Incident, starting from the overall interests of the Chinese nation, the policy of peaceful settlement of the Xi Incident was determined. Two patriotic generals, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, also went down in history and became "national heroes" in the history of the Chinese nation.
With the objective situation gradually maturing, the Xi incident promoted the re-cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. The peaceful settlement of Xi 'an incident has become the pivot of the current situation. Since then, the civil war has basically stopped and the relationship between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party has begun to improve.
The historical significance of Xi 'an incident;
The Xi incident and its peaceful settlement have played an important historical role in the social development of China and an irreplaceable role in the social development of China. Its occurrence and peaceful settlement basically ended the decade-long civil war, opened the second cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and became the hub of the changing situation.
It is a turning point of social contradictions in China, a turning point of China from civil war to anti-Japanese war, a turning point of China from division to reunification, and a turning point of China from autocracy to gradual democracy.
At the same time, China * * * has been given the opportunity to live, rest and grow legally, which has opened up prospects for the China people's revolutionary forces led by China * * * and established China's leading position and core position in China's social development.