https://www.scmp.com/rss/523666/feed The latest news and top stories on Chiang Kai-shek, a Chinese nationalist politician and military leader. He served as the leader of the Republic of China from 1928 to 1975. As head of the Kuomintang, he played a pivotal role in the Chinese Civil War and led the Northern Expedition to unify China. Following the civil war, he established the Republic of China of Taiwan, where he oversaw economic reforms. His expertise spanned military strategy Chinese history politics and international... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Lawrence Chung Lawrence Chung A Taiwanese army officer has been punished for screening The Eight Hundred, a mainland Chinese war film depicting Kuomintang forces fighting Japanese troops during World War II. The punishment has triggered a political row on the island over Beijing’s state-led messaging to sway opinions in Taiwan as well as historical interpretation and military education on the island. The controversy emerged after ruling Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker Wang Ting-yu revealed during a legislative meeting... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3351735/it-wrong-show-taiwan-army-officers-film-about-kmt-forces-fighting-japan-wwii?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3351735/it-wrong-show-taiwan-army-officers-film-about-kmt-forces-fighting-japan-wwii?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:14 +0000 Lawrence Chung Lawrence Chung US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stirred unexpected debate in Taiwan after invoking the phrase “unleash Chiang” while warning that Washington would intensify its strikes against Iran. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday about the escalating Middle East conflict, Rubio said the world would soon see a change in the scope and intensity of the attacks. “We’re going to unleash Chiang on these people in the next few hours and days,” he said. The remark, made in the context of US efforts to dismantle... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3345581/what-does-marco-rubios-unleash-chiang-threat-against-iran-actually-mean?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3345581/what-does-marco-rubios-unleash-chiang-threat-against-iran-actually-mean?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:08 +0000 Lawrence Chung Lawrence Chung Taiwan’s army has renamed the main auditorium of its headquarters in what is widely seen as another move by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government to erase the legacy of late Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek and the island’s historical ties to mainland China. The auditorium, known for decades as Chiang Kai-shek Hall, has been retitled Loyalty Hall, according to the Army Command Headquarters. The change sparked uproar from opposition lawmakers, who accused the government of quietly... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3330509/kmt-accuses-taiwan-government-erasing-chiang-kai-shek-legacy-after-army-hall-renamed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3330509/kmt-accuses-taiwan-government-erasing-chiang-kai-shek-legacy-after-army-hall-renamed?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Oct 2025 02:00:21 +0000 Meredith Chen Meredith Chen As China’s leadership meets this week to chart a policy course for the 15th five-year plan – China’s development blueprint for the rest of the decade – events that unfolded more than 70 years ago are echoing again. The growing external challenges of today have similarities to those the country faced in the 1950s – export controls, restricted access to technology and a complex security environment. Amid elevated US-China tensions, Beijing is facing another moment of reckoning at a crossroads... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3329953/chinas-leaders-chart-next-5-year-plan-they-hear-echoes-long-ago?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3329953/chinas-leaders-chart-next-5-year-plan-they-hear-echoes-long-ago?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 10:47:29 +0000 Richard James Havis Richard James Havis Hong Kong filmmakers have rarely focused on stories about modern history – historical films are expensive and the themes have always been considered too politically sensitive to address, even in colonial times. Unusually for a Hong Kong director, Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting described the broad sweep of history in The Soong Sisters. The 1997 epic depicted the lives of three politically influential Chinese sisters: Soong Mei-ling, who married Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the Nationalist Kuomintang... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3327731/how-mabel-cheungs-1997-historical-epic-soong-sisters-portrayed-modern-chinese-history?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3327731/how-mabel-cheungs-1997-historical-epic-soong-sisters-portrayed-modern-chinese-history?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Oct 2025 08:15:07 +0000 Zhao Ziwen Zhao Ziwen Beijing marked the anniversary of the foundation of the People’s Republic by reasserting its position on Taiwan and describing attempts by the United States and other Western nations to expand Taiwan’s presence in international organisations as “a gross violation” of the global order. In a position paper reaffirming support for United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 on Tuesday, Beijing’s foreign ministry criticised what it said was Washington’s history of obstructing Beijing’s admission... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3327506/beijing-reasserts-taiwan-position-rebukes-west-gross-violation-global-order?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3327506/beijing-reasserts-taiwan-position-rebukes-west-gross-violation-global-order?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Oct 2025 08:29:32 +0000