Word: chiangs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Francisco with his tight-skinned little Chinese wife and their bright, button-eyed boy. Gesturing expansively with a pale Corona, General Yang welcomed alert California reporters. They wanted a good look at this celebrated Chinese commander who, when he found that another Chinese commander had kidnapped Chinese Dictator-&-Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek, acted without a moment's hesitation and hijacked the kidnapping (TIME, Jan. 4, et ante...
This hijacked kidnapping was easily the most important event of the year in Eastern Asia. While the Generalissimo was held captive in Sian, a stronghold surrounded by Chinese Communist armies with whom General Yang was on amicable terms, Dictator Chiang decided to reverse a basic policy of his Nanking Government -its hostility to Chinese Communists. For nearly ten years Chiang had fought the Reds and avoided fighting Japan. His Government now made peace with the Communists, announced proudly the "unification of China," and ever since Nanking has been taking a more & more courageous line with Tokyo. What General Yang personally...
...reporters wanted to know whether General Yang thinks his onetime captive, Dictator Chiang, is really in earnest now about hurling Chinese might against Japan, or may have to be kidnapped again. "If the Generalissimo leads the country to put up a strong resistance, the whole country will support him!" firmly replied General Yang, adding softly after a puff at his cigar: "If the Generalissimo does not put up a strong resistance-in that event I am not sure what would happen to our great leader...
...wife, eldest of the three famed Soong girls who with their brother have long been the real power behind the Nanking Government. By marrying Ailing ("Pleasant") Soong, smart Dr. Kung became brother-in-law at one crack of China's late, sainted Dr. Sun Yatsen, President Chiang Kai-shek and Finance Minster T. V. Soong. It was logical in 1933 when T. V. Soong quarreled with Chiang that Dr. Kung should succeed to his job. Regarded then as second-rate compared to brilliant "T. V.", Dr. Kung has since done a whacking good job, currently sits high at China...
...predicted five months ago when Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek returned from his kidnapping at the hands of General Yang Fu-cheng and Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, (TIME, Jan. 4), Kidnapper Yang last week announced that he was leaving the country. But not in disgrace, not as a prisoner. Kidnapper Yang let it be known that he had accepted a commission from Kidnappee Chiang to "investigate military and economic conditions in the United States and Europe." For pocket money and traveling expenses it was an nounced that the Chinese Treasury had given...