The KMT distrusted Edwardes , seeing him as too connected to the Beiyang government in Peking .
Maze had had good relations with the KMT and Sun Yat - Sen during Edwardes ' posting in Canton .
The KMT distrusted Edwardes , seeing him as too connected to the Beiyang government in Peking , while Maze had had good relations with the KMT and Sun Yat - Sen during his posting in Canton .