Abstract: After the anti-Japanese war broke out, Chongqing became the wartime capital of China; Chiang kai-shek’s thought of “paying equal attention to the two provinces of Guangdong” had always focused his attention on the strategic position of Chongqing. In 1935, Chiang kai-shek first entered Sichuan, initially identified Sichuan as the national rejuvenation base, and began to unify Sichuan political government, operating Sichuan, and laid an important foundation for the relocation of the capital to Chongqing. After the July 7 incident, the final decision of the national government in planning and hesitation moved to Chongqing. On November 20, 1937, the president of the national government, Lin Sen, moved to Chongqing. The Ministry of national government, the Kuomintang central Committee of the Kuomintang and the envoys moved to Chongqing, and the status of Chongqing wartime capital formation was preliminarily formed. On December 8, 1938, Chiang kai-shek’s Highest Defense Military Commission was stationed in Chongqing, so Chongqing became the political, military and diplomatic center of China in wartime, and the status of Chongqing wartime capital was basically formed. On September 6, 1940, the national government fixed Chongqing as the “alternate capital”, and the status of Chongqing wartime capital was fully formed.
Key words: national government; Chongqing; a city established as a second capital besides the capital; wartime capital
The Chinese version appeared in Journal of Anhui Normal University, 2017(11).