Chiang Ching-kuo

American  

[jyahng jing-gwaw] / ˈdʒyɑŋ ˈdʒɪŋˈgwɔ /

noun

1. 1910–1988, Chinese political leader: president of the Republic of China 1978–88 (son of Chiang Kai-shek).

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Chiang Ching-kuo British  

/ ˈtʃæŋ tʃɪŋˈkwəʊ /

noun

1. 1910–88, Chinese statesman; the son of Chiang Kai-shek. He was prime minister of Taiwan (1971–78); president (1978–88)

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Example Sentences

Opinion leaders were asking whether China would ever have a leader like Chiang Ching-kuo, the Taiwanese president who gradually shifted away from the dictatorial rule of his father, Chiang Kai-shek, in the 1980s.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Chiang Ching-kuo, who had succeeded his father as president of the Republic of China, saw signals of potential threats to the government among the restive Taiwanese population.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022

Chiang's son, Chiang Ching-kuo, allowed more democratisation after coming to power.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2022

Former Taiwan President Chiang Ching-kuo, who began tentative democratic reforms, spoke Russian and was married to a Russian lady he met while working there in the 1930s.

From Reuters • Feb. 5, 2022

Washington supported a procession of strongmen from Park Chung-hee in Korea to Chiang Ching-kuo in Taiwan and Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 7, 2016