Centennial Young General·Chiang Kai-shek's Wandering Life

Author: Wang Aifei
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book adopts a chronological approach to narrate how Zhang Xueliang spent his long years of imprisonment, detailing his political disagreements with Chiang Kai-shek, his relationships with high-ranking Kuomintang figures such as Soong Mei-ling, Soong Jiyuan, Zhang Qun, Wang Jingwei, Zhang Zhizhong, Dai Li, and Jiang Jingguo, and the inner workings of his alliance with Zhou Enlai and Yang Huicheng as the "Three-in-One." It also reveals the complex background of the Kuomintang's upper echelons, Zhang Xueliang's true motivations behind capturing and releasing Chiang Kai-shek, and the tragic fate of the Northeast Army. Additionally, it clarifies why Chiang Kai-shek sought to eliminate Yang Huicheng while keeping Zhang Xueliang under long-term house arrest. The book also delves into Zhang Xueliang's personality, interests, and hobbies, his lifelong devoted love for his red Yue Yi, as well as his unending nostalgia and grievances.