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  Central Trust, 291

  Chace, James, 599

  Chang Ching-chiang (Curio Chang), xiii, 92–93, 94, 97

  Chang, Iris, 292, 293, 295

  Chang, Jung, 57, 83n, 237n, 243n, 323, 352, 357, 559n, 582, 640

  Chang Chun, 538

  Chang Hsueh-liang (Young Marshal), 141, 188, 193–94, 199, 212, 223, 227–28, 239–41, 242, 250–51, 283, 634

  Chiang captured by, 253, 254–59, 260, 261–62, 270–71

  sentencing and imprisonment of, 269–70, 339, 534–35, 562, 571, 668

  Changsha, China, 142, 161, 197

  Chang Tso-lin (Old Marshal), xi, 76–77, 141, 153, 188, 192–93, 222

  Chang Tsung-chang, xi, 77–78

  Chao Chih-hua, 635

  Charnay, David B., 579

  Cheeves, Gilbert X. “Buck,” 519

  Chefoo, China, 534, 550

  Chen, Art, 288–89

  Chen, Eugene, xii, 67, 145, 156, 164, 172

  Chen, Jennie (Ch’en Chieh-ju), xii, 94, 97, 122, 123, 126–27, 128, 136, 138–39, 140, 143n, 145, 171, 172–73, 175, 176, 177–78, 179, 179n–80n, 180, 185, 225, 245

  Chen, Mr., 482

  Chen, Pearl, 462–63

  Chen Cheng, xii, 317, 590–91, 596, 601

  Chen Chi-mei, xii, 90, 92–93, 313–14

  Chen Chiung-ming, see Hakka General

  Cheng Kuan-ying, 48

  Chen Ken, 236

  Chen Kuo-fu, xii, 313–14, 482

  Chen Li-fu, xii, 313–14, 482, 521

  Chennault, Anna, xii, 655, 663

  Chennault, Claire Lee, xii, 283, 284–89, 361–62, 369n, 379, 383, 396, 397, 398, 403–4, 446, 448–49, 452–53, 472, 474, 487, 489, 494, 519–20, 557, 602

  Chen Shui-bian, 671, 680

  Ch’en Tu-hsiu, 83

  Chen Yi, xii, 588, 589–90

  Chian (Chiang’s attendant), 649

  Chiang, Ellen Cui, 635

  Chiang, John, 636n, 670, 671n

  Chiang, May-ling Soong (Madame Chiang), 1–2, 62, 70–71, 109, 130, 137–38, 141, 145, 159, 191, 194, 196, 225, 242, 250, 299–300, 314, 317–18, 319–20, 364, 365, 368, 369, 390, 481, 489, 537, 545–46, 563, 570, 575, 602, 603, 619, 631, 661, 679

  aiding Chiang in writing Soviet Russia in China, 617

  American aid and, 2, 395–96, 398, 399, 418, 451, 464, 489, 563, 564, 565, 566–67, 571, 572, 577–78, 581, 594, 620, 637–38

  army canteen established by, 189–90

  army payroll investigated by, 594–95

  articles by, 282–83, 302, 308, 347, 378, 395–96, 441, 652–53, 666, 678

  articles on, 304–5, 409, 420, 421, 422–23, 432, 435, 437, 438, 615, 620, 626, 627, 628, 630, 631

  book published by, 302–3

  Borodin’s conversations with, 147–48

  on boycotts, 81–82, 297

  at Cairo Conference, 46, 464, 469, 470, 471–73, 475, 490, 649

  and Chang Hsueh-liang (Young Marshal), 193–94, 240–41, 269–70

  and Chiang’s capture, 253n, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 262, 263, 265

  Chiang’s illness and, 644, 649, 650

  as Chiang’s translator, 206, 231, 240, 282, 388, 489, 497, 498, 545, 546, 618, 638, 652

  Ching-kuo’s relationship with, 247, 249, 272, 560–61, 571, 572, 608, 634–35, 647

  Ching-ling avoided by, 647, 650, 663

  Currie and, 401

  in dangerous flight to China, 454–55

  in defense of David Kung, 560–61

  Donald and, 243–44, 260, 262, 291, 296, 299, 304, 305, 313, 320, 546–47

  erudition and vocabulary, 422, 435, 439–40, 618–19, 621, 652–53, 666

  as guest of honor in Russell Senate Office Building, 672

  in India, 376–77

  Japanese attempt to kill, 388–89

  in Japanese bombing raids, 354–55, 356

  at KMT congress, 137–38

  and Lend-Lease corruption case, 611–13

  in Long Island, 660–61

  Marshall and, 541–42, 549, 551, 565–66, 581n, 601–2

  move to Taiwan, 591, 592

  1946 visit to Taiwan of, 589

  Order of Lafayette received by, 630

  press conferences, 281–82, 423, 432

  religion, 17, 117, 118–19, 120, 147, 180–81, 185–86, 214, 215, 217, 247, 300, 318, 503, 591–92, 605–6, 615, 675

  Schools for the Children of the Heroes of the Revolution set up by, 206–8

  as secretary-general of Chinese Air Force, 283, 285–86, 288, 289–90, 291, 304

  Seeckt’s meeting with, 236–37

  speeches of, 274, 278–79, 281, 288, 302, 308, 356–57, 378, 416, 418–23, 424, 429–30, 431, 435, 436, 437, 439–41, 527, 592, 629, 630, 631, 652

  on status of Chinese women, 108

  Stilwell’s meetings with, 374, 383, 385, 387–88, 397, 399, 460–62, 463–64, 469, 476–78

  at Sun’s deathbed, 131

  Taiwan schedule of, 593, 594

  on tour of China, 241–42, 243

  and T.V.’s resignation, 332

  in visits to U.S., 412–16, 417–28, 429–30, 440–42, 443, 445, 447–48, 451, 454, 460–61, 487, 501, 502, 505, 506–7, 527, 563, 564–65, 571–72, 573, 575–77, 578, 581, 591, 592, 603, 606–7, 614–16, 618–20, 626–30, 631–32, 633

  in visit to Canada, 439–40

  volunteer work of, 70, 108–9, 110–11, 113, 117

  war orphans aided by, 301, 309, 327–28, 407, 432, 440, 650, 678

  Wedemeyer and, 522

  Willkie and, 405, 406, 410–12, 416, 417, 432–33, 440, 501

  Wu’s dismissal and, 608, 609

  Chiang, May-ling Soong (Madame Chiang), personal life of:

  alleged engagement, 25

  alleged miscarriage, 184–85

  appearance, 19, 99, 321, 326, 432, 434, 435, 440, 471, 506, 669, 672

  birth, 16

  in car accidents, 277, 290, 416, 645–46, 659, 676

  Chiang’s death and, 653, 655n, 656

  Chungking houses of, 317, 320

  courtship and marriage of, 85, 169–73, 174–83, 186, 197, 433–34

  dancing by, 114, 115

  death and memorial of, 677–81

  depression of, 217

  difficulties with makeup, 672

  education of, 18–19, 23, 24–26, 27, 60n, 66, 68, 74, 99, 169, 321, 419

  and father’s death, 100–101

  illnesses of, 19, 23, 101, 115, 184, 187, 192, 213, 229, 249–51, 324–25, 361, 365, 412, 413–16, 427, 429, 472–73, 490, 501, 502, 504–5, 507, 527, 549, 572, 573, 606, 614–15, 620, 627, 649, 659–60, 662, 665, 677

  and Jeanette Kung, 650–52

  and Katherine Marshall, 542, 544

  marital problems of, 1, 463–64, 518, 529

  at Metropolitan Museum of Art, 673–74

  in move to large house, 102–3, 108

  in move to U.S., 659

  neurodermititis, 70, 108, 115

  obituaries of, 678–80

  as one of “10 Most Admired Women in the World,” 629

  painting by, 604–5, 646, 670, 671, 675, 676–77

  personality of, 23, 24, 26, 320–21, 487–88, 501, 647

  reading by, 113–14

  servants of, 67–68

  on sex, 111–12

  smoking by, 234, 318, 471

  study of medicine contemplated by, 115

  suitors of, 67, 68–69, 112–13, 117

  in trip to Brazil, 503, 504–5, 508

  unhappiness at never producing children, 634

  visit to Canton, 115–116

  weekend home of, 208–9

  Chiang, Nancy, 668

  Chiang Ai-lian, 248

  Chiang Ching-kuo, xii, 91, 95n, 245–47, 257, 272–73, 349, 503, 542, 591, 601, 603, 642, 643, 649, 650, 672

  Chiang’s death and, 653–54

  illness and death of, 664–65, 667–68

  McNamara’s meeting with, 631

  May-ling’s relationship with, 247, 249, 272, 560–
61, 571, 572, 608, 634–35, 647

  “policy of terror” launched by, 597–98, 614

  prison sentences commuted by, 663–64, 667

  and seating of Red China in U.N., 641–42

  in Soviet Union, 247–49, 250, 272

  Taiwanese reform pushed by, 643–44, 664–65, 666, 667, 668

  troops sent to Vietnam by, 633

  in visit to Nixon, 639

  Wu’s differences with, 607, 608

  Chiang Kai-shek, 87–88, 92, 128–30, 132, 134–35, 136–37, 154, 158, 163–64, 217, 246–47, 284, 285–86, 356, 405, 420, 445, 448, 483–85, 501, 524, 525, 526, 530–31, 532, 577, 675

  accusations of corruption against, 203, 212, 240–41, 379, 443, 452, 481, 510, 564, 565, 570, 679

  American Legion of Merit received by, 455

  assassination attempts against, 185–86, 187

  assets transferred to Taiwan by, 570–71

  attempted coups against, 482–83

  and Hakka General, 97–98, 133–34, 136

  and Blue Shirts, 218, 219–20

  at Cairo Conference, 464, 469, 470, 471–72, 474–75, 482

  conference of Allies hosted by, 370–71

  and Du, 107

  elected leader of KMT, 313

  expelled from KMT, 154, 156

  and Farmer’s Bank, 335

  and Feng, 203–5

  inaugural as Taiwan president, 631

  “Incident of Gunboat Cheng Shan,” 138–40

  India visited by, 376–78

  in Japanese army, 89–90, 219

  and Japanese conquest of Manchuria, 223–25

  and K. C. Wu, 607–9

  and Lend-Lease corruption case, 611–13

  Luces’ visit to, 365

  MacArthur’s meeting with, 601

  made head of army, 137

  made head of military, 187

  Manchuria occupied by, 533–35, 548, 549, 554, 558, 562

  Mao’s talks with, 531–33

  and Marshall, 541, 549, 554, 589

  move on Shanghai, 148–53

  move to Taiwan, 582

  in Nationalist elections, 630

  and New Fourth Army incident, 351, 352

  New Life Movement of, 231–35, 242, 250, 316

  1946 visit to Taiwan of, 589

  1972 inaugural address of, 643

  and Nixon’s visit to Mao, 642, 643

  in Northern Expedition, 129, 138, 140–43, 144–45, 160, 165, 171, 187–88, 190–91, 198, 203, 314, 373

  opium policy of, 343–47, 622–23

  peace terms with Japan proposed by, 273

  Pearl Harbor memo of, 367

  in Peking, 194, 196

  press conferences of, 281–82, 524

  rebellions put down by, 212–13

  resignations, 93, 165, 177, 199, 225, 271, 331, 570, 571

  second-rate subordinates, 317, 329

  in Second Revolution, 92

  Shanghai battle with Japan allegedly started by, 274–75, 276–80

  in Sian, 253–65, 270–71, 273, 350, 408, 534

  Soviet rule over parts of China disputed by, 515, 516

  in Soviet Union, 122–23, 124–25

  Soviet war with Japan sought by, 364

  and Stilwell, 287, 379, 383, 386, 387–88, 390, 391, 392n, 394–95, 396–97, 399, 401, 403, 404, 405, 448, 455, 460–65, 469, 491, 497–99, 522, 617–18

  at Sun Yat-sen’s state burial, 204, 210–12

  Taiwan schedule of, 593–94

  Taiwan troops for Korea proposed by, 601, 617

  Taiwan troops for Vietnam proposed by, 631, 633

  taxes increased by, 202

  on tour of China, 241–42, 243

  Tsinan Incident, 190, 191, 192

  T.V.’s disagreements with, 331–33, 464–65

  U.S. aid sought by, 339–41, 343, 357, 360, 361–62, 366, 395, 399, 402, 403, 416, 446, 476–78, 496, 530, 552, 562, 566–67, 568, 591, 602, 630–31

  and Warlord’s council, 200, 201, 203, 205

  Wedemeyer’s relationship with, 521–22

  and Whampow Island academy, 126–28, 133, 138, 171, 559

  White’s interview with, 444–45

  and Willkie, 409–10

  and Young Marshal, 227–28, 240–41, 269–70, 339, 534–35, 562, 571

  see also Chinese Civil War

  Chiang Kai-shek, personal life of:

  affair of, 501–4

  alleged proposal to Ching-ling, 170–71

  birth and childhood of, 86–89

  in car accident, 645–47

  Chungking houses of, 317, 320

  courtships and marriages of, 85, 88–89, 94–95, 169–83, 186, 197, 433–34

  death and funeral of, 653–56, 659

  education of, 88, 89, 90

  fiftieth birthday of, 250

  H. H. Kung’s eulogy given by, 645

  illnesses of, 641, 644, 647, 649–50, 651–52, 667–68

  marital problems of, 1, 462–63, 518, 529

  and May-ling’s alleged miscarriage, 184–85

  religion of, 180–81, 214–15, 217, 318, 322, 409, 503, 655

  sterility of, 91, 95, 185

  as stock speculator, 97

  temper and personality of, 92, 372–73, 384

  venereal disease of, 91, 95, 143n, 185

  weekend home of, 208–9

  Chiang Wei-kuo, xii, 95n, 245, 257, 272, 408–9, 635, 654, 664, 672

  Chicago Daily News, 555

  Chicherin, Georgi Vasilievich, 98, 122

  Child Labor Commission, 71–72

  China:

  agricultural economy of, 27, 78

  bonds in, 50, 159, 202, 327, 330, 332, 333–34, 338, 340n, 345, 524, 556

  British differences over Burma with, 370–71, 385, 389, 390, 404, 448, 492–93

  civil examinations, 88, 89

  constitution, 313, 549–50, 625

  corruption, 27, 290, 401, 460, 477, 485, 500

  coup, 53, 54

  depression, 333–34, 339

  economic reforms, 342

  education, 28, 30

  famine in, 222, 349, 444, 485, 488, 520, 557–58, 559

  independence desired for, 121, 122

  land reform, 569, 570, 574, 617

  marriage in, 63–65, 73–74

  North vs. South, 54, 59, 62, 63

  railroads, 43, 44, 55, 56, 59, 240, 333, 336, 486, 516, 526, 531, 533, 548, 554, 587

  reformers, 43–44

  revolution, 44, 53, 60, 81, 90, 93, 95, 213, 330

  Second Revolution, 92

  steel, 311

  taxes, 44, 58, 60, 87, 125, 128, 136, 138, 200, 201, 202, 203, 206, 332, 346, 360–61, 444, 485, 532, 561

  trade balance of, 536

  trade with, 32

  unknown place in postwar world of, 415, 436

  U.S. aid to, 2, 339–40, 357, 360, 361–62, 366, 368, 375, 379, 395, 396, 398–99, 402, 403, 418, 446, 477–81, 492, 496, 513, 530, 549, 553, 555, 580, 680

  U.S. press treatment of, 545

  U.S. trade with, 437

  Warlord Era of, 75–78, 79, 142

  workers’ strikes in, 158, 162

  and World War I, 75, 78

  China, People’s Republic of:

  Acheson’s hopes for recognition of, 599

  and atomic bomb, 627

  in break with Soviets, 637, 640

  Mao’s declaration of, 581–82

  1950 invasion of Taiwan planned by, 601

  Nixon’s relationship with, 639–43

  and U.N., 631, 632, 641–42, 652

  China Defense League, 323

  China Defense Supplies (CDS), 362–63, 450, 505, 555, 557, 648

  China Democratic Party, 626

  China Development Finance Corporation, 333

  China Institute, 629

  China Lobby, 555–57, 564, 567, 577, 578, 579n, 580, 581, 600, 604, 612n, 638n, 731

  China Lobby in American Politics, The (Koen), 555

  China Mail, 223

  China
Press, 152

  China’s Destiny (Chiang), 445, 616

  China Shall Rise Again (Madame Chiang), 347

  China Times, 679

  China Trading and Industrial Development Company, 579

  China Training and Combat Command, 519

  China Weekly Review, 221

  Chinese army:

  Stilwell’s plans for reorganization of, 397

  training in India of, 402–3

  Chinese City, 32

  Chinese Civil War, 148, 151, 152, 154, 160–63, 198, 213, 229, 235–36, 237–39, 242–43, 251–52, 256, 272, 275, 326, 330, 331, 333, 334, 343, 349, 350–51, 360, 400, 509, 510–11, 513–14, 566–67

  calls for Taiwanese attack on mainland in, 620, 621–22, 635

  casualties in, 568

  Chiang-Mao talks in, 531–33

  Chiang’s anti-Communist diatribes and, 617

  Chiang’s occupation of Manchuria in, 533–35, 548, 549, 554, 558

  Chiang’s plan for capture of coastal provinces in, 631

  Chiang’s threat of retirement in, 566–67

  Communist capture of Manchuria in, 562, 568

  Communist proposals for peace in, 571, 573–74

  Communist sabotage of Chinese infrastructure in, 558

  extermination campaigns in, 235–36, 237–38, 251–52, 272

  Hsuchow captured in, 568–69

  Hurley’s diplomacy in, 512–15, 517, 523–24, 531, 532, 533

  Marshall’s negotiations to end, 541, 542, 543–44, 547–49, 550–51, 554, 562, 589

  Mukden’s fall to Communists, 562

  Nationalist air raids on coastal cities in, 595

  and passing of first Chinese Constitution, 549–50

  peace talks, 572, 573–74

  Quemoy bombed, 620

  Soviet support for Communists, 547

  underground tunnels, 633

  U.S. desire for neutrality, 591

  Wallace’s peace mission, 488–90, 491

  as war against Soviet Communism, 580

  Chinese Daily News, 675

  Chinese Economic Monthly, 223

  Chinese Exclusion Law (1882), 20, 422, 557

  Chinese National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (CNRRA), 481, 557

  Chinese News Agency, 415

  Chinese News Service, 563

  Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, 679

  Chinese Red Cross, 107

  Chinese Reform Movement, 20

  Chinese Women’s Anti-Communist Aggression League, 596

  Ch’ing (Manchu) Dynasty, 31–32, 39, 40, 42, 43, 49, 50, 53, 54, 55, 60, 84, 87, 88, 89, 104, 129, 192, 201, 213, 227, 321, 482

  Chira, Susan, 670

  cholera, 143, 222

  Chou Chih-jo, 611, 613

  Chou En-lai, xii, 128, 136, 139, 152, 156, 237, 238, 258, 259, 263, 305, 350, 351, 360, 411, 496–97, 513, 514, 517, 545, 581–82, 599, 645, 647, 653

 

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