Huangpu Military School and the training of Vietnamese Revolutionary officers

Abstract

Huangpu Military School was named after Huangpu Island (Guangzhou). This school was established in 1924, during the Nationalist-Communist Cooperation. As a result, many talented from surrounding countries such as Korea, and Vietnam... came to study and left their influences on national politics. After the split between the Nationalists and the Communists, this school still played a special role, training many high-ranking military cadres for the Kuomintang. After the Taiwanese government carried out the democratization process, Huangpu Military School was maintained and remains one of the most important military schools in Taiwan. Therefore, this article investigates those Vietnamese who studied at Huangpu Military School, clarifies the international nuances of this famous school, and outlines some features of Sino-Vietnamese relations.