![]() ![]() But, who also turns out to be, yes a revolutionary, but not a very organised fellow who was often where he should not have been and was usually not where he should be, but got the revolutionary accolades anyway. She married Sun Yat-sen whose permanence in militancy to establish the Republic of China (ROC) eventually paid off. Of course he was not a Soong and the book is about the Soong but his rise to power made his life part and parcel of the Soong rise to power and riches so one has to deal with the one to deal with the other.Ĭontrarily, to learn of Soong Ching-ling, the second sister was important. His name should be buried somewhere totally out of sight. How bad can a leader, or supposed leader, of a country be? Marcos was bad enough I came to understand on reading about his ‘dynasty’ by the same excellent author, but Chiang Kia-shek, I don’t even want to write his name down. The Soong Dynasty by Sterling Seagrave is an eye opener indeed. ![]()
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