Research On Grain Shortage In Qingdao After The Victory Of The Anti-Japanese War (1945-1949)

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War,Chiang Kai-shek and the United States formed a military and economic "cooperative" interest relationship.Qingdao became the naval base and barracks base of Chiang Kai-shek.This enabled Qingdao to have the dual functions of transferring KMT materials and monitoring the sea to block the Shandong Liberated Area.With the Kuomintang's military retreat,the area of the Kuomintang-controlled area has gradually shrunk,and Qingdao has gradually become an"island" with no food supply and closed traffic,becoming the last liberated city in Shandong.The predicament of "isolated islands" has laid hidden dangers for Qingdao's grain shortage.The National Government insisted on launching a civil war,implemented a strict grain policy,and increased the expropriation of military and civilian food,which became the fuse for the outbreak of the food shortage.The United States assisted the National Government by using the Qingdao Citizen Food Allocation Committee,the Luqing Branch of the United Nations Relief Administration and other agencies to send a large amount of US aid to Qingdao,which to a certain extent alleviated the food shortage in Qingdao,but also increased the National Government's dependence on the United States.Qingdao's economic aggression.In the struggle for grain economy between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party,the CCP adjusted its grain exchange policy to achieve economic anti-blockade.The food shortage in Qingdao has exacerbated the social crisis in Qingdao.While the National Government has lost popular support,it has also gradually lost support from the United States.The CCP flexibly adjusted its strategy to liberate Qingdao.On the one hand,it mobilized the citizens of Qingdao and the people in the liberated areas to carry out campaigns;on the other hand,it promoted the liberation of other Shandong-controlled areas and gathered all forces to liberate Qingdao in one fell swoop.After the liberation of Qingdao,the CCP adopted flexible measures to take over Qingdao,successfully adjusted prices and resolved the food shortage.