War |
Republic of China and allies |
Opponents |
Result |
Xinhai Revolution (1911–1912) |
Revolutionaries
|
Empire of China
|
Victory
|
National Protection War (1915–1916) |
Republic of China |
Empire of China |
Victory
|
Manchu Restoration (1917) |
China
|
Restored Qing Imperial Government
|
Victory
- General Zhang Xun's army seized Beijing
- Briefly reinstallation of the last emperor of the Qing dynasty, Puyi, to the throne
- Restoration quickly reversed by Republican troops
|
World War I (1917–1918) |
France United Kingdom Russia United States Italy Japan China Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Serbia Montenegro Romania Belgium Greece Portugal Brazil |
Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria |
Victory
|
Russian Civil War (1918–1920) |
White Movement France United Kingdom United States Italy Japan China Canada Australia India South Africa Serbia Romania Greece Czechoslovakia Poland Estonia |
Russian SFSR Far Eastern Republic Latvian SSR Ukrainian SSR Commune of Estonia Mongolian Communists |
Withdrawal
- Allied withdrawal from Russia
- Bolshevik victory over White Army
|
Occupation of Mongolia (1919–1921) |
China |
Bogd Khanate of Mongolia Buryat-Mongolia White Movement |
Withdrawal
|
Northern Expedition (1926–1928) |
Beiyang Government
|
Nationalist Government
|
Beiyang Defeat
|
Chinese Civil War (first phase) (1927–1936) |
Republic of China
|
Chinese Communist Party
|
Ceasefire
- Fighting suspended due to the war with Japan and World War II
- KMT and CCP form the Second United Front in 1937
|
Sino-Soviet Conflict (1929) |
China |
Soviet Union |
Defeat
- Provisions of 1924 agreement upheld
|
Sino-Tibetan War (1930–1932) |
China |
Tibet |
Victory
- Tibetan invasion repulsed
- Eastern Xikang falls under Chinese control
|
Japanese Invasion of Manchuria (1931–1932) |
China |
Japan |
Defeat
|
Soviet Invasion of Xinjiang (1934) |
China |
Soviet Union |
Ceasefire
|
Islamic Rebellion in Xinjiang (1937) |
China |
Xinjiang Soviet Union |
Defeat
- Establishment of the rule of Sheng Shicai's regime over the whole territory of Xinjiang province
|
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) |
China |
Japan |
Victory
|
World War II (1939–1945) |
United States Soviet Union United Kingdom China France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Yugoslavia Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Brazil Mexico Philippines British Malaya |
Germany Japan Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Slovakia Croatia Finland Thailand Manchukuo Mengjiang |
Victory
|
Chinese Civil War (second phase) (1945–1949) |
Republic of China
|
Chinese Communist Party
|
Defeat
|