Chiang Kai-shek kidnapped The Xi'an Incident was one of the most crucial events in the modern history of China, and is even described by some historians as the turning point in modern Chinese history, because of its great influence on subsequent political developments.
西安事變是近代中國極具關鍵的歷史事件之一，亦有學者將其稱之為中國近代歷史上的轉捩點，對日後政局的發展產生重要的影響。