The Nationalist Party was so close to beating the much weaker Communists Party. However when Japan attacked everything started to fail miserably. On top of that the Soviets gave supplies and what not the communists. Just imagine how much better it would be if the nationalists won.

Now I'm not a big fan of nationalism, but the nationalist party would have been far better than the horrible mass murdering Mao. Not only did Mao fail miserably, purge many Chinese, and destroy many elements in China's classic culture, it also haulted the progress of the country by a lot. No democratic republicanism, only authoritarian rule. In fact chances are it would have been a superpower if the Nationalists Party won.

Look how good the Republic of China (Taiwan) is doing under a republic system and the capitalist system they have. If Taiwan was its own country it probably would have been considered and independent developed world power. Remember that Taiwan was the lands under the Nationalist Party and not the horrible Commies.

What do you think?