In the late 1920s, the Kuomintang, under Chiang Kai-shek, the then Principal of the Republic of China Military Academy, was able to reunify the country under its own control with a series of deft military and political maneuverings, known collectively as the Northern Expedition.
Spre sfârșitul anilor ’20, Kuomintangul, condus de către Chiang Kai-shek, a fost capabil să reunifice țara, sub controlul său, cu o serie de manevre militare și politici abile, cunoscute colectiv sub denumirea de „Expediția Nordică”.