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Over the years, politically independent Editor Kung, whose readers call him Ta Pao Hsiensheng ("Mister Big Cannon"), has fired at an impressive variety of targets, often in terms far beyond occidental ideas of press freedom. His most abiding hates have been the Japanese, the Chinese Communists and Kuomintang corruption. It was Editor Kung who started the criticism that helped sweep Finance Minister T. V. Soong out of office (in 1933), and his attacks have helped unsettle at least three cabinets. Two years ago, David Kung, son of former Finance Minister H. H. Kung and nephew of Madame Chiang, was accused...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Mister Big Cannon | 3/21/1949 | See Source »

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