Word: weis
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...answer. Most of the questions exhibited a naīve idealism and an insistence on the particular rather than the general. Said one student: "Would it be possible for Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism to be worked together into a whole?" "It would not," said Dr. Francis C. M. Wei, President of Central China Christian University. Many asked: "Can't the missionaries bring Christ to the foreign fields without also bringing Christianity or Christian Civilization?" One asked a question which precipitated a debate: "Would Christ be neutral in China today?" Of the students' questions, many remained unanswered...
...where Chinese caused Britons to evacuate their $60,000,000 concession. Said Eye-witness Hobbie: "We had no idea that the disturbance in China was so serious until we picked up the American newspapers. . . . "Shortly before I left Wuchang a representative body of our students approached our Dean, Mr. Wei, and stated that they had been commanded by the students' union to make certain demands from the university. They asked Mr. Wei to suggest to them what these demands should be and the Dean naturally asked them what they wanted. Their reply was that they wanted nothing. "This...
Chiang* and Chang* have heretofore been the most potent names in current China, but last week was added the great name of Wang Ching-wei. He arrived from France at Shanghai; and as he strode smiling down the gangplank there seemed a chance that he may become the cohesive politician whom China so sorely needs...
...down on the floor. The children, unconcerned, counted the bullets pinging into Socony Hall. Consul Davis parleyed with the Chinese attackers, buying them off from hour to hour, until those at Socony Hall had no more money. Then said a Chinese: "We don't want money, anyway, wei want to kill." Some Chinese Nationalist friends of Consul Davis next arrived, carrying a Nationalist flag. This appeared to displease the attacking Chinese who seized the flag, tore it to shreds, and moved to attack Socony Hall. "My husband," said Mrs. Davis later, "shouted: 'Men, get your guns! Guard...
Last week news came of a secret meeting at Paris between five Chinese Ministers, to try and decide from what Chinese faction they would take orders. They were: Chao Hsin-chu (Minister to Rome and Representative before the League); Tcheng-loh (Minister to Paris) ; Wei Cheng-tchean (Berlin) ; Fang King-ky (Brussels) ; and Wang Kuang-ky (The Hague...