Chiang moved to suppress the Leftists , surprising many who had thought of him as a leftist , threatening a debilitating schism .
In the Zhongshan Gunboat Incident of March 1926 , Chiang Kai - shek 's life was supposedly endangered by a kidnapping plot .
Chiang Kai - shek moved to suppress the Leftists , surprising many who had thought of him as a leftist , threatening a debilitating schism .
In the Zhongshan Gunboat Incident of March 1926 , Chiang Kai - shek 's life was supposedly endangered by a kidnapping plot .