Word: generalissimoing
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...with interest at a comment on Indo-China. turning grave as he states his unshakable determination to return to the mainland. Tea is served, and at exactly 6 o'clock an indescribable look comes over the President's face. The visitor instinctively rises and takes his leave. Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek, frail and formidable in his black gown and skullcap, bows his visitor out without moving from his place...
...come to this cool veranda, worried, harassed, urgent. Chiang's visitors emerge with no pronouncements made, no decisions taken, but with the sensation that Chiang imparts-that they are men of like mind on the issues that really matter, and that to be of like mind with the Generalissimo is a thing of importance. In a time of confused issues and uncertain men, his sureness is so intense that he diffuses an air of tranquillity...
...first caller is always portly, poised General Chang Chun, secretary-general of his 240-man secretariat, and a friend of 50 years. The previous secretary, Wang Shih-chieh, was fired by the Generalissimo in a fit of temper two years ago-some say for saying no too sharply and too often, some say because the Generalissimo thought he was hiding things from him. Chang avoids this accusation by passing along any problem that might conceivably interest his unpredictable boss...
...less commanding version of Chiang himself in appearance-a circumstance that led to a historic blunder when General MacArthur flew to Formosa in 1950, stepped from his airplane, seized then-Premier Chen and kissed him on both cheeks, exclaiming: "I have been waiting all my life for this moment." Generalissimo Chiang, standing near by, was not pleased...
...first requirement is unquestioning loyalty to himself. Thus, despite four years of U.S. effort, two major reorganizations and countless smaller ones, the primary requirement for responsible Chinese command is still personal. The determining characteristic of Chinese commanders is too often a paralyzing fear of taking any initiative without the Generalissimo's direct sanction...