From Reddit's 100 Years Ago Sub.
The Republic of China's finance minister, Liao Zhongkai, was assassinated as he stepped out of his limousine for a meeting of the Kuomintang's Executive Committee. The Kuomintang had barred British and Japanese ships from entering or leaving Canton's harbor the day prior.
At the time, the Kuomintang was heavily left wing, with right wing elements, and veered towards a sort of Communism. It was backed by the USSR. It was also not fully in control of the country, and in fact, it never would be.
It's choice of allies and backers over the years would evolve enormously. After the right wing deposed the Communists, and the Chinese Civil War started, it continued to receive support, oddly, from the USSR, but also did from Germany, that support starting during the Weimar period and lasting right up until the Sino Japanese War, at which time the Germans withdrew it due to Japanese protests with some reluctance. It'd continue to be a friend of the Soviet Union's all the way through World War Two, but during the war itself, the United States became its major supporter.
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