The focus for this time will be on the main events of 1957-1962. The KMT and the ROC government had been on a wartime footing throughout the 1950s. We'll also look at the infamous KMT repression and martial law as well as the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis. By the end of this episode, Chiang figures out the US is never going to back him in any attempts to recover the mainland and overthrow the CCP.  Now Chiang turns his attention to another perceived enemy, opposition parties, and anyone going against the KMT grain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices