On this day, 94 years ago, on August 22, 1931 (July 9, 1931, the lunar calendar), Chiang Kai-shek declared that he would rather perish by imperialism than by the Communist Party. On August 22, 1931, Chiang Kai-shek declared that he would rather perish by imperialism than by the Communist Party. On August 16, 1931, Chiang Kai-shek called Zhang Xueliang from Nanchang in view of the increasingly serious diplomatic problems between China and Japan in Northeast China: "No matter how the Japanese army will seek trouble in Northeast China since then. We should not resist and try our best to avoid conflicts. My brother must not show off his temporary anger and ignore the country and nation. "On August 22, Chiang Kai-shek declared again in Nanchang: " When China died by imperialism, we can still be slaves to the country and survive on our lives. If we died by the Communist Party, we would not be able to become slaves even if we wanted to." Vowing to eliminate the Red Army in Jiangxi within three months.