Word: chiangs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...unleash bombs from nowhere, mines from nowhere, planes from nowhere in a land where every gesture is a tradition; for advancing national progress and a New Life in spite of centuries of worship and changelessness, all credit belongs to the Couple of the Year, China's Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Mei-ling Chiang...
...Japanese Trapped," Japan's first great objective is to seize all Chinese territory north of the Yellow River, and the crumpling of Chinese resistance there last fortnight was followed last week by drastic changes in the Chinese command, dictated by Generalissimo Chiang from Nanking...
Shao-hsiung from Nanking, and was rumored devoting all his time to frantic efforts to move $10,000,000 in treasure, his personal fortune, away from imminent capture by advancing Japanese troops. Meanwhile to Generalissimo Chiang there rushed from south China able General Li Tsung-ien, longtime War Lord partner of able Pai Tsung-hsi (TIME, Sept. 6). Eight years ago these two rebelled against Chiang because he was then unwilling to fight Japan as they thought China should. Last month General Pai became Chief of Staff to the Generalissimo. Last week after a final patching up of broken friendships...
North China's ancient capital Peking, which has been called Peiping for the past nine years by decree of Premier Chiang, is now administered by Chinese officials under orders of its Japanese conquerors. Last week amid local rejoicing the city resumed its name of Peking, meaning proudly "Northern Capital," whereas the insipid name of Peiping has meant "Northern Peace...
...Japanese orderlies had placed towels in the bottoms of the tin pans to deaden the noise. Then long-eared General Matsui fell to reminiscing about what a help he was to Dr. Sun Yat-sen and in general how Japan has helped eminent Chinese-indeed Chinese Premier and Generalissimo Chiang received his military education as a cadet in Tokyo...