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How Dictatorship Built Taiwan's Democracy
From 1949 to the 1990s, the Kuomintang ruled the island of Taiwan, first under Chiang Kai-shek and then under his son, Chiang Ching-kuo. The Chiangs and the KMT ruled with an iron fist, which makes ...
Dalai Lama's elder brother and Tibet’s most well-known interlocutor dies at 95 years
Gyalo Thondup, was suffering from age-related health issues. He passed away peacefully. His funeral will be held on Tuesday ...
History Computer (US) on MSN13d
The U.S. and China Discuss Japan During WWII
This footage shows leaders from America and China, Chiang Kai-Shek and General Wedemeyer, as they discuss the threat of Japan.
The Manila Times on MSN12d
CKSC leads CNY 2025 celebration in academic community
CHIANG Kai Shek College, the most prominent Chinese academic institution in the Philippines, founded in 1939, set the tone of ...
Dalai Lama’s elder brother Gyalo Thondup dies at 97
Thondup was 97 and had been suffering from age-related ailments for a long time; he lived with his two sons and their ...
A Roller-Skating Hitler, Merfolk Culture, and Sex in Public: 7 Offbeat Films in the Berlin Lineup
Plus, a submissive cleaner and a queer punk band in Malaysia also feature in THR’s look at some of the more unusual-sounding ...
The Taipei Times27d
EDITORIAL: Chiang Ching-kuo’s complex legacy
Chiang — a son of former president Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石), who had implemented party-state rule and martial law in Taiwan — has a complicated legacy. Whether one looks at his time in power in a ...
The Taipei Times29d
Democracy: Chiang Ching-kuo’s gift
Chiang Ching-kuo was the son of the authoritarian leader Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石). He initially followed in his father’s footsteps as a staunch defender of the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) one-party ...