The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially based on the Chinese mainland and then in Taiwan since 1949. It was the main government of China during the Warlord Era, Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. Its most famous leader was Chiang Kai-Shek. The National Revolutionary Army was the military wing of the party.
Indiana Jones had encounters with its members during his adventures.
History[]
Singer Willie Scott claimed to have been a personal dinner guest of Chiang Kai-Shek.[1]
In 1935, Indiana Jones met Marshal Kai Ti Chang and his assistant Mei Ying who hired him to recover the Mirror of Dreams find enter the Emperor's Tomb. Kai was secretly the head of the Black Dragon Triad and he had made an alliance with the Nazis so he could recover the Heart of the Dragon and take over China for himself. Mei Ying was a spy for the KMT and investigating Kai. She gained the assistance of Indy in stopping Kai and his ally Colonel Albrecht Von Beck from finding the Heart.[2]
In 1936, Indiana Jones traveled to China with Michael Cobb. Together they stop Shih Ho and his Tongs from overthrowing the Chinese government.[3]
In 1938, Chiang Kai-Shek was attempting to unify all of China under his rule, gaining the admiration of Indiana Jones who believed he was a hero, Chiang took control of warlord U Paw's province, earning her enmity. Chiang's forces battled both the Japanese Imperial Army and U Paw's warlord forces before making an alliance with the U Paw so they could remove Japanese influence from China.[4]
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Behind the scenes[]
The Nazi-KMT alliance was real. In the early 1930s the Nazis gave weapons, vehicles and training to the National Revolutionary Army. However, as the Second Sino-Japanese War raged on and the Japanese began to win the war, the Germans favored them instead and broke their alliance with China.
Appearances[]
- Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom novel (First mentioned)
- The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones – "Fireworks!" (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones: Thunder in the Orient