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...when the Russians were hardpressed by the Germans in Europe, General Sheng cracked down on the Russians and turned to Chungking. Moscow, which headed its armies to fight the Germans, accepted the situation, sold its properties in Sinkiang "for dollars or sheep," withdrew its mission...
...weeks after the Battle of Stalingrad, Moslem tribesmen revolted in northern Sinkiang along the Outer Mongolian border. General Sheng sent three Chinese regiments and his tiny air force to put down the rebels...
Airfields & Oil Wells. The Russians came ostensibly to establish order in Sinkiang. They built barracks, airfields, factories, oil wells. They created a police force and army. The nominal head of the Sinkiang Government was General Sheng Shih-tsai. now Minister of Agriculture in the Chungking Government...
...were reshuffled: dapper, German-trained Chu Chia-hua became Minister of Education, replacing Kuomintang bigwig Chen Li-fu, who took over the Ministry of Kuomintang Organization. Liberal, professorial Dr. Wang Shih-chieh became Minister of Information, replacing Liang Han-chao, who received the portfolio of Overseas Affairs. Chang Li-sheng, Secretary General of the Executive Yuan, became Minister of the Interior, replacing Chou Chung-yao, who took the vice-presidency of the Examination Yuan...
...flood of pent-up Chinese criticism loosed by the recent relaxation of Government censorship, one newspaper and its editor have been outstanding. The newspaper is China's leading independent, Chungking's Ta Rung Pao. Its brilliant, self-educated editor is slight, bespectacled Wang Yun-sheng. Recent excerpts from his hard-hitting editorials...