关键词: 西安事变, 张学良, 蒋介石, 国共合作, 爱国主义

Abstract:

During three major stages of the Xi’an Incident: mutiny in Lintong，dealing with military punitive expedition by Nanjing and escorting Chiang Kai-shek back to Nangjing，Zhang Xueliang were confronted with major decision making choices: detaining Chiang，releasing Chiang and escorting Chiang. The evolution of Zhang Xueliang’s mentality obviously was related with the inspiration of the strategy of CPC’s anti-Japanese national united front and its very effective mediation. But the complicated social environment then cannot be ignored either. Specifically，after the Xi’an Incident，the almost one-sided public pressure，the military punitive expedition by Nanjing and the possible serious civil war，and internal disagreements on whether to release Chiang were all important factors that drove Zhang Xueliang to finally release Chiang. Zhang’s decisions at each of the three stages were an embodiment of his patriotism.

Key words: the Xi&rsquo, an Incident；Zhang-Xueliang；Chiang Kai-shek；Kuomintang-Communist Cooperation；patriotism