Though they were compelled to resist Japan,Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang pinned their hopes solely on prompt foreign aid and had no confidence in their own strength,much less in the strength of the people.

• 蒋介石国民党既已被迫抗战，他们就一心希望外国的迅速援助，不相信自己的力量，更不相信人民的力量。