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i usually don’t bring up news (aside from the occasional frightening statistic of religion in the u.s.), but i saw this fitting. madame chiang, the wife of chiang kai-shek, died yesterday in manhattan at the age of 106. for those without prior knowledge of china and taiwans history, chiang kai-shek and the kuomintang overthrew the last emperor of china. through subsequent events, china eventually fell into a civil war and the kuomintang fled to taiwan, where they established a democracy. the kuomintang remained in power til just recently when the presidency was won by a non-kuomintang, chen shui-bian. one could liken chiang kai-shek to the george washington of taiwan…though it was madame chiang who brought taiwan to the eyes of the international community. after chiang kai-shek’s death in 1975, madame chiang moved to the u.s., where she’s resided ever since.
> article from cnn
> time’s persons of the year, 1937
So sad. I wish I wasn’t such a twinkie and knew more about China/Taiwan history. 🙁
its ok…your chinky-eye surgery is a step in the right direction.