西安事变是具有深远影响的重大历史事件。其和平解决是内战结束和抗日民族统一战线建立的前提。而西安事变能否和平解决的核心问题就是“释蒋”还是“除蒋”。中国共产党政策转变经过犹豫、“除蒋”和“释蒋”三个阶段,其关键的转折点就是12月16日的共产国际来电。 Xi’an Incident is a far-reaching major historical event. Its peaceful resolution is the precondition for the end of the civil war and the establishment of the anti-Japanese national united front. However, the core issue of the peaceful settlement of the Xi’an Incident is whether to “release Chiang” or “remove Chiang.” After the hegemonic policy shift of the Chinese Communist Party, the key turning point in the three phases of “excluding Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Kai-shek” was the December 16 call of the Comintern.