1Zhang Xueliang, Chinese warlord and general, the 'Young Marshal' (少帅) who instigated the 1936 Xi'an Incident that forced KMT-CCP cooperation against Japan
Manchurian commander, son of the warlord 张作霖, who in 1936 detained Chiang Kai-shek in the 西安事变 to force a united front against Japan, then spent over 50 years under house arrest.
After Japan seized Manchuria in the 九一八事变 of 1931, his troops pulled back without a fight, and critics branded him the 不抵抗将军, 'non-resistance general'. In 1956 周恩来 called him a 千古功臣, 'a hero for all ages', for the Xi'an Incident.
