It had not made headway against the administration of Shanghai by others, but it was a considerable factor in China, wasn't it?
"As corrupt as it was collaborationist during the Second Sino-Japanese War, [the KMT] quickly lost legitimacy in the eyes of the Chinese people."
And "mimetic escape"?
The KMT fought (and mostly lost) a lot of battles against the Japanese in the 1930s and 1940s. I'm not sure where the collaboration comes in.
It had not made headway against the administration of Shanghai by others, but it was a considerable factor in China, wasn't it?
"As corrupt as it was collaborationist during the Second Sino-Japanese War, [the KMT] quickly lost legitimacy in the eyes of the Chinese people."
And "mimetic escape"?
The KMT fought (and mostly lost) a lot of battles against the Japanese in the 1930s and 1940s. I'm not sure where the collaboration comes in.