[1] Under Plans (or Fundamentals) of National Reconstruction proposed by Sun Yat-sen, later honoured as founding father of the Republic of China, the revolution was divided into three stages: military-rule, political tutelage, and constitutional government.

The junta based in Canton, led by Sun from Kuomintang, boycotted the enactment and called for the convocation of National Convention for drafting a new constitution.

Following the Beijing Coup in 1924 that overthrown Cao's government, Sun accepted the invitation by Feng Yuxiang to convene National Convention.

The Conference, lasted until 31 January, adopted 12 resolutions including reforming government, amending draft constitution, and convening National Constituent Assembly.

CCP and CDL demanded disqualifying the members elected in 1936, while KMT insisted the membership was still legitimate and rejected the idea of disqualification for respecting the integrity of the government and the law.

Over the membership of reformed coalition government, communists insisted on assigning 14 members to CCP and CDL out of 40 to secure one-third veto power.

[1] According to resolution of Political Consultative Conference, the National Constituent Assembly shall be convened on 5 May 1946, anniversary of Sun's inauguration as "Extraordinary Great President" (非常大總統).

Nevertheless, it was forced to delay as CCP and CDL declined to submit list of delegates amid stalled negotiations with KMT on reforming the government.

[6][7] With the aim of ending the party-rule as soon as possible, Kuomintang decided to convene, unilaterally, the National Assembly on 12 November, the birthday of Sun, claiming the Communists continued the armed rebellion.

[8] On 11 October 1946, Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the Nationalist Government, ordered the convention of the National Assembly, after strategic town Zhangjiakou was captured from the Communists.

Another issue over assigning one-fifth quota to woman in the National Assembly was settled by stipulating that "[the] number of delegates to be elected by women's organizations shall be prescribed by law".

Following the end of National Constituent Assembly, the Nationalist Government offered an olive branch towards the communists at three occasions in January 1947.

[18] With the Constitution publicized, the government was reformed three months after in line with resolutions of the Political Consultative Conference, ending one-party rule.

I wish our brothers across the country will work together forward with faith and devoution.The National Assembly, under the new constitution, was convened on 29 March 1948, receiving the power transferred from the Nationalist Government.

However, due to the outbreak of the civil war, the constitution would be suspended for the next 43 years and the government's seat would later be transferred to Taipei on 7 December 1949 after the Communists took over the mainland; this also led to the imposition of martial law in Taiwan.

[20] Kuomintang further argued the constitution adopted was in line with the principles agreed by all parties including the rebellious Communists, and therefore their objection was unjustifiable.

[21] Communist Party, on the other hand, claimed Kuomintang was "receiving order from the United States",[22] and the convocation of the "puppet" National Assembly was breaching the resolutions agreed in the Political Consultative Conference as the government was not reformed in advance.

[23] The communists said the National Assembly was to legitimise the civil war and aid by the United States,[22] and that the adopted "fascist" constitution restricted human rights and made the presidency into a dictatorship.

[23] Marshall, the United States Special Envoy, claimed that "[in] fact, the National Assembly has adopted a democratic constitution which in all major aspects is in accordance with the principles laid down by the all-party Political Consultative Conference of last January.