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Wang Ching-wei

American  
[wahng jing-wey] / ˈwɑŋ ˈdʒɪŋˈweɪ /
Pinyin, Wang Jingwei

noun

  1. 1883–1944, Chinese political leader.


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There was a certain urgency about the chain letter, for this week Wang Ching-wei, 55, sets himself up as President of the Japanese-dominated "National Government of China."

From Time Magazine Archive

Handsome, brilliant, persuasive, emotional Wang Ching-wei, Japan's puppet President of China, during most of his 57 years has been haunted by the ghost of power, the fantasy of cheering crowds.

From Time Magazine Archive

Similarly the regime of suave Wang Ching-wei, Japan's No. 1 puppet since March 1940, was designed to wean Chinese from allegiance to Chiang Kaishek.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chungkingers last week wondered whether they would soon lose their favorite spittoon, the iron statue of Nanking Puppet Wang Ching-wei and his wife.

From Time Magazine Archive

By announcing his inauguration last week, Wang Ching-wei brought to a climax the most extraordinary career of apostasy and betrayal known even to China, where over the centuries turncoats have been a penny a dozen.

From Time Magazine Archive

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