The Biography of Soong Mei-ling (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: He Husheng
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: After the sudden passing of General Zhang Xueliang, the world's attention turned to Soong Mei-ling: the last living piece of history of China. This book strives to record her life as truthfully as possible and to objectively comment on it to the greatest extent. She firmly advocated resisting Japan and was undeniably a patriot, yet she also protected her relatives and friends, profited immensely from the national crisis, and left a heavy mark on modern Chinese history. She revered virtue, was resolute and brave, pursuing her ideals with unwavering dedication throughout her life, once hailed as "Saint Joan of Arc," yet she also had selfish tendencies, skillfully maneuvering in politics and playing power games. Numerous sharp contradictions were concentrated in her, and we see both her shadows and her light. Looking back at the development of modern Chinese history, we cannot deny her role in it, including her negative impact.