April 13, 1949 (Year of the OX on March 16), the KMT and the CPC domestic peace agreement negotiations.


CPC delegation Zhou Enlai (on TodayOnHistory.com) Lin Boqu (on TodayOnHistory.com) Lin Biao, (on TodayOnHistory.com) Ye Jianying (history Today TodayOnHistory.com) Li Weihan the (history TodayOnHistory.com) Rongzhen, negotiations with the Nanjing Kuomintang government delegation representative in Peking. Reference April 1949, the representative of the KMT and the CPC held official talks at Zhongnanhai, to negotiate the "domestic Peace Agreement (draft).
Zhou Enlai pointed out that the draft peace agreement must first distinguish between right and wrong, launched a civil war responsibility Kuomintang government in Nanjing. "Communist China of all war criminals, do not ask anyone, as long as the clear understanding of right and wrong, come to their senses, out of sincere, that the fact that the performance of ... shall be permitted to cancel war criminals charges given lenient treatment. "Zhang Zhizhong said accepted in principle the draft. Zhou Enlai said, the CPC delegation as much as possible absorbed and adopted many of the views of the Nanjing government delegation. However, adapted for the Kuomintang army and the People's Liberation Army crossing the river, the receiving local regime two points, we must not make concessions. And solemnly declared: "We have limited Nanjing Kuomintang government in the 20 days prior to the reply, if not accepted, then the 20th we played Jiang. The Nanjing government refused to accept the amendment, and to oppose the People's Liberation Army crossing the river. The peace negotiations declaration complete breakdown.