On this day, 79 years ago, July 23, 1946 (June 25, 1946 in the lunar calendar), Soong Ching Ling issued a statement against dictatorship and civil war. On July 23, 1946, Soong Ching Ling, a democrat, issued a statement condemning the collusion between the United States and Chiang Kai-shek. She said: "Free criticism must replace corrupt, horrific political assassinations. The Kuomintang should carry out these tasks immediately, otherwise it will have to shoulder the responsibility of starting a civil war." "If the United States can make it clear that it will no longer supply arms and military aid, then China's civil war will never expand. She solemnly pointed out that Chiang Kai-shek's insistence on fascist rule and the U.S. policy of supporting Chiang were the fundamental reason why the Kuomintang wanted and could fight civil war. She called for the flames of civil war to be extinguished immediately and that the United States should stop the transportation and chemical of military supplies.