Despite Kuomintang founder Sun Yat-sen's policy of collaborating with the Communist Party of China (CPC) in the First United Front, a discrepancy existed between the two parties' ultimate goals for the revolution, and there had been constant conflict between them, such as the March 1926 Canton Coup.
Meskipun kebijakan pendiri Kuomintang Sun Yat-sen yang bekerja sama dengan Partai Komunis Tiongkok (CPC) dalam Front Persatuan Pertama, terjadi perbedaan antara tujuan akhir kedua partai untuk revolusi, dan ada konflik konstan di antara mereka, seperti Kudeta Kanton Maret 1926.