Word: weis
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...unique wastrel against whom the New Life Movement struggled in vain was Chiang Wei-kuo. He is the son of a Japanese waitress & a Chinese official whom Generalissimo Chiang obliged by adopting the lad as his own son. In vain Chiang Wei-kuo was put under the direct control of Mme Chiang. She could do nothing with him. He was sent to Germany, last year suddenly appeared in London and forced the Chinese Delegation to the Coronation of King George VI to get him in on it and on all the best parties...
...Embassy reportedly sent an attache to urge Premier Chiang to join China's Kuomintang Party to the Communist International and appoint Chinese Communist General Chu Teh to high command in the Chinese Army. The Generalissimo was further harassed by news from Hankow that leading Kuomintang Politician Wang Ching-wei had manifestoed to the Chinese Government: "If you want peace, you had better make peace before the fall of Nanking. What says our ancient proverb: 'It is a humiliation to make peace with the enemy under the city walls...
...Chinese guerrillas have to keep on the move, waging hectic hit-and-run warfare, and messages from their commanders last week were reaching Nanking, the Chinese Capital, as much as a fortnight late. As the chief hit-and-run generals, emerged "Red Napoleon" Chu Teh and "100 Victories" Wei Li-huang. They were harassing the Japanese shoulder to shoulder last week, although four years ago the Chinese Government was offering $100,000 for the "Red Napoleon" alive or $80,000 for him dead; and the "100 Victories" (more or less) which earned General Wei his soubriquet were won in skirmishes...
Meanwhile United Press Correspondent Jack Belden managed to reach the field headquarters of "100 Victories" Wei somewhere in Shansi-his messages via the headquarters radio not saying where. "General Wei is as cold as a Shansi winter wind," radioed Mr. Belden. "He came from behind a sea of maps to grant the curtest interview I have ever...
...Belden noted that "100 Victories" Wei seemed to have some heavy artillery and plenty of small, anti-tank guns. Previous lack of these accounted for many Chinese defeats in the North, for Japanese light tanks have advanced almost with impunity...