Word: chiangs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Chiang Kaishek, for his valiant efforts to preserve that immense piece of humanity...
...Hoffman must have known, there is yet to be found a Communist-dominated coalition which preserves free institutions. The first news dispatches in the U.S. press gave the impression that he had committed the U.S. to political support of a coalition government in China, that the Chiang government was already written off. In Honolulu, on his way home, Hoffman explained that he had been talking about "dealing with the people, not governments." In Pasadena, Calif., he pointed out, with mild irritation, that it was 'the State Department's prerogative to give or withhold political support. Before that...
Barring miracles, Chiang Kai-shek was beaten. Most (if not all) of China would soon be added to the eleven countries or parts of countries run by the Communists. Control of all China, together with the areas he already held, would place 40% of the world's population in Stalin's grasp...
Adieus. A little later Assistant Press Secretary Eben Ayers issued a noncommittal report on the tea. Said he: "Madame Chiang and Mrs. Marshall had tea together with the President and Mrs. Truman, with Margaret pouring, from 5 to 5:30. Then the President and Madame Chiang went to the President's study and talked for the next half hour. The President said Madame Chiang had stated her case and he had listened sympathetically. Then Madame Chiang rejoined the party and said her adieus...
...late afternoon, our ten-wheeler pulled into the large village of Chiang-chiahu, forward headquarters of General Hu Chang-ching's 99th Army. "We are fighting from village to village," said affable, silver-toothed Hu, pointing to some pillars of smoke a couple of miles ahead. "Chen Yi's sixth column and some of Liu Po-cheng's troops are. throwing up defense lines between here and Huang Wei's Twelfth Army Group." There were 20 or more tough miles still to go for a junction with the encircled Huang...