Word: nationalists
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Nationalists have captured the Southern half of China; but they are split between the radicalism of their politicians at Hankow and the Conservatism of their military leaders at Shanghai. The Nationalists need and China needs a strong politician able to unify the Nationalist factions. Why was it supposed that Wang is the one man fittest for this task...
Returning from exile after the Chinese revolution, Wang became the political right hand man of the late Dr. Sun Yatsen, founder of the Nationalist Government, just as Chiang became Dr. Sun's most trusted general. Indeed only ten months ago, Wang was Chairman* of the Central Executive Committee of the Nationalist Government. But he was ousted by the Nationalist radicals and retired to France just before the Nationalist army set out from Canton (TIME, Sept. 6 et seq.) on its successful campaign to capture all South China. How did Wang return from France so dramatically last week...
Since Chiang captured Shanghai the breach between himself and the Nationalist politicians at Hankow has grown so wide that it is even rumored that the Nationalist Central Executive Committee has dismissed Chiang as Generalissimo, through this he has denied...
Accordingly, Chiang cabled Wang to hurry back from France, but kept his coming a secret, so that Wang landed last week with a maximum of theatrical suddenness. Chiang at once announced that Wang is still "President"† of the Nationalist Government. Who after all, shall say that Wang...
...last week it could not be told whether Wang's coming would heal or widen the split between Nationalist radicals and conservatives...