西安事变，又称“双十二事变”。为挽救民族危亡、劝谏蒋介石改变“攘外必先安内”的既定国策、停止内战一致抗日，张学良、杨虎城毅然在临潼对蒋介石实行“兵谏”，扣留来陕督战的蒋介石，发动了震惊中外的西安事变。西安事变及其和平解决在中国社会发展中占有重要的历史地位，为中国社会的发展起到了无可替代的作用，促成了抗日民族统一战线的建立。
The Xi’an Incident, also known as the “Double Twelfth Incident,” was a pivotal event in Chinese history. To save the nation from peril and to persuade Chiang Kai-shek to abandon his established policy of “pacifing the interior before resisting foreign aggression” and to end the civil war in order to unify the country against Japan. Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng decided to stage a military coup. They detained Chiang Kai-shek, who had come to Shaanxi to supervise the campaign, in Lintong, leading to the shocking Xi’an Incident.
The Xi’an Incident and its peaceful resolution hold a significant place in the development of Chinese society. They played an irreplaceable role in the progress of Chinese society and facilitated the establishment of the Anti-Japanese National United Front.（翻译：马金梅 校对：田雨荷）
