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Chiang Ching-kuo

American  
[jyahng jing-gwaw] / ˈdʒjɑŋ ˈdʒɪŋˈgwɔ /

noun

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


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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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

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