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Chapters: University of Missouri-kansas City Alumni, University of Missouri-kansas City Faculty, Chen Yi, John Ciardi, Kris Kobach, David F. Duncan, Karen Mccarthy, Zhou Long, Michael Hudson, F. Henry Edwards, Larry Mccormick, Carlton Aaron, Douglas E. Cowan, Susan Montee, Rick Roeber, Sandra Warfield, Bobby Watson, Art Staed, Charles Wheeler, Tara Dawn Holland, James P. Aylward, Benny Kim, Jan Kregel, Ross Rizley, Katheryn Shields, Luann Ridgeway, Hilary A. Bush, Tom Smith, Scott Ferris, Zel Fischer, Louis Colaianni, Barry Kyle, Bob Carpenter, Tony Humrichouser, Yvonne S. Wilson, Roger Garrison, Cameron S. Brown, William Eckhardt, Joseph Shirk, Robert Mayer, Gene Mueller, Mike Sanders, Melissa Standridge, Edward H. Moore, Fernando J. Gaitan Jr., Trent Skaggs, Arthur Johnson Mellott, Eugene Earle Amick, Barbara Allen, Shri K. Singh. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 163. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Chen Yi (; b. Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, April 4, 1953) is a Chinese composer of contemporary classical music. She was the first Chinese woman to receive a Master of Arts (M.A.) in music composition from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. She is also a violinist. Chen grew up in Guangzhou China, into a talented family. Her parents were doctors and musicians; her mother played the piano, and her father the violin. Her older sister was a child prodigy, and even today Chen's older sister and younger brother work as professional musicians in China. Chen began studying piano at the age of three, studying the music of Western composers such as Bach and Mozart. However, once the Cultural Revolution began in 1966, Western influences were severely shunned and the arts were attacked. For ten years, education came to a halt and people were relocated to work in large communes in co...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3488491 ... Read more

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Kapitel: Zhou Enlai, Chen Yi, Yang Jiechi, Qiao Guanhua, Li Zhaoxing, Ji Pengfei, Tang Jiaxuan, Qian Qichen, Wu Xueqian, Huang Hua. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Zhou Enlai (5 March 1898 - 8 January 1976) was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976. Zhou was instrumental in the Communist Party's rise to power, and subsequently in the development of the Chinese economy and restructuring of Chinese society. A skilled and able diplomat, Zhou served as the Chinese foreign minister from 1949 to 1958. Advocating peaceful coexistence with the West, he participated in the 1954 Geneva Conference and helped orchestrate Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China. Due to his expertise, Zhou was largely able to survive the purges of high-level Chinese Communist Party officials during the Cultural Revolution. His attempts at mitigating the Red Guards' damage and his efforts to protect others from their wrath made him immensely popular in the Revolution's later stages. As Mao Zedong's health began to decline in 1971 and 1972, Zhou and the Gang of Four struggled internally over leadership of China. Zhou's health was also failing however, and he died eight months before Mao on 8 January 1976. The massive public outpouring of grief in Beijing turned to anger towards the Gang of Four, leading to the Tiananmen Incident. Deng Xiaoping, Zhou's ally and successor as Premier, was able to outmaneuver the Gang of Four politically and eventually take Mao's place as Paramount Leader. Zhou Enlai was born in Huai'an, Jiangsu province on 5 March 1898, the first son of his branch of the Zhou family. The Zhou family were originally from Shaoxing in Zhejiang province. During the late Qing dynasty, Shaoxing was famous as the home of families such as Zhou's, whose members worked as government "clerks" (shiye) generation after generation. To move up the ladder in civil service, the men in...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Mao Zedong, Lin Biao, Li Peng, Zhou Enlai, Xiang Zhongfa, Huang Ju, Chen Yi, Zhu De, Zhu Rongji, Kang Sheng, Zhang Guotao, Wen Jiabao, Zhang Chunqiao, Li Xiannian, Wang Jiaxiang, Zhou Yongkang, Xie Fuzhi, Zeng Qinghong, Chen Liangyu, Li Jinai, Wu Bangguo, Hua Guofeng, Jia Qinglin, Bo Xilai, Chen Boda, Cai Hesen, Liang Guanglie, Qu Qiubai, Li Zhaoxing, Yao Wenyuan, Peng Zhen, Yang Shangkun, Luo Gan, Wu Guanzheng, Li Changchun, Deng Yingchao, Xu Caihou, Zhang Dejiang, Wang Hongwen, Bo Yibo, Chen Xitong, Li Weihan, Sun Jiazheng, Chen Yun, Wu Yi, Wang Lequan, Liu Qi, Hui Liangyu, Liu Yunshan, Zhang Chunxian, Zeng Peiyan. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Mao Zedong, également orthographié Mao Tsé-toung, ou Mao Tsé-Tung, ou Mao Tsö-Tong (en sinogrammes traditionnels ; en sinogrammes simplifiés ; en pinyin ) était un homme politique et chef militaire chinois, fondateur et dirigeant de la République populaire de Chine. Fils de paysans aisés, il est né à Shaoshan (韶山 sháoshān) dans la province du Hunan (湖南 húnán) le 26 décembre 1893, et décédé à Pékin le 9 septembre 1976 des suites de la maladie de Parkinson. Un des cofondateurs du Parti communiste chinois (Shanghai, 1921), Mao Zedong parvint progressivement à s'en faire reconnaître comme le dirigeant suprême, notamment lors de l'épisode de la Longue Marche (1934-1935). Après de longues années de guérilla contre les nationalistes du Kuomintang dirigés par Tchang Kaï-Chek, ainsi que contre l'envahisseur japonais pendant la guerre sino-japonaise (1937-1945), Mao sortit vainqueur de l'ultime phase de la guerre civile chinoise, avec la victoire de l'Armée populaire de libération (1949). Il proclame la République populaire de Chine, le 1er octobre 1949 à Pékin...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Tung Chee Hwa, Sammo Hung, Shien Biau Woo, Chiang Wei-Kuo, John Chiang, Yang Fujia, Tung Chee-Chen, Yi Shu, ni Weidou, Winston Chang, Yang Fuyu, Chao Kuang Piu, Cheng Chemin, Chiang Hsiao-Yung, Zhou Xinfang, Mao Chi-Kuo, Alfred Chuang, Chiang Hsiao-Wu, Chiang Hsiao-Wen, Chen Jieru. Excerpt:Alfred S. Chuang (Chinese : ) was the founder, chairman, CEO and president of BEA Systems until it was purchased by Oracle in April 2008 . Prior to founding BEA, Chuang worked at Sun Microsystems . Chuang received a B.S. in computer science from the University of San Francisco and a master's degree in computer science with specialization in distributed data management from the University of California, Davis. His graduate thesis, "Table-Tabular Data Objects and their Use in Table Editing", remains one of California State Library's most frequently used reference materials on relational database development. Chuang is an alumnus of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong . Chuang has founded the startup Kryptonite Systems. References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Chao Kuang-piu, SBS (Chinese : ; Pinyin : CAO Guangbiao), is a Hong Kong industrial tycoon and philanthropist , sometimes referred to as Hong Kong 's "Wool Magnate". Life Chao was born in 1919 or 1920 in Ningbo . His father was also a successful businessman in Shanghai . In 1950, Chao went to Hong Kong to develop his own business. His career has been mainly involved in the Hong Kong textile industry. Chao was the main founder of the Dragonair , which was the first Chinese air company in Hong Kong. Chao also was the very first businessman who invested in Mainland China when the Chinese Economic Reform started in late 1970s. Chao is the current Honorary Chairman of the Wharton School's Global Alumni Forum in Hong Kong. He... ... Read more

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Chapters: Scott Rush, Myuran Sukumaran, Matthew Norman, Andrew Chan, si Yi Chen, Harnoko Dewantono. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Scott Anthony Rush (born December 3, 1985) is an Australian former labourer, noteworthy for having been convicted in Indonesia of drug-trafficking. In 2005, on his first trip to Bali and aged 19, Rush was arrested at Ngurah Rai Airport with heroin taped to his legs under his clothing. On February 13, 2006, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. He appealed this sentence, and on September 6, 2006 his sentence was changed to the death penalty - the only drug mule who received this sentence - and Rush is currently in prison in Indonesia. Rush is from Chelmer, Queensland, a western suburb of Brisbane. During his schooling years, he was expelled from Brisbane's St Laurence's College during his Year 10 studies in a drug-related incident. He then moved to an inner Brisbane school, Marist College Rosalie, and graduated in 2002. Rush was using cannabis at the age of 15 and has also used heroin, ecstasy and prescription drugs. A report compiled by the Queensland Community Corrections Department stated "Rush's drug of choice is amphetamines. He first began using amphetamines three years ago at the age of 17. He stated that his method of use has always been intravenous." During December 2004 Rush pleaded guilty at Inala Magistrates' Court to 16 offences, including drug possession, fraud, theft and drink-driving. A warrant for his arrest in Australia is currently outstanding relating to AUD$4,796.95 stolen from the Commonwealth Bank . On April 17, 2005, Rush was arrested by Indonesian police and found to be carrying 1.3kg of heroin strapped to his legs underneath his clothing. Three other Australians were also apprehended, and...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3538049 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Tchang Kaï-Chek, Chen Yi, Zhu De. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Chiang Kaï-chek, ou Tchang Kaï-chek, ou Chang Kaï-chek (en chinois traditionnel 蔣介石, chinois simplifié 蒋介石, en pinyin Jiǎng Jièshí) (31 octobre 1887 - 5 avril 1975) est un militaire et homme politique chinois qui fut l'un des principaux leaders du Kuomintang après la mort de Sun Yat-sen en 1925. Il fut le chef militaire - avec le titre de généralissime - et, à diverses périodes et en alternance, le chef du gouvernement et le Président de la puis, jusqu'à sa mort, le Président de Taïwan. Il est né à Xikou, dans le district de Fenghua, préfecture de Ningbo, province du Zhejiang, dans une famille de commerçants dont les ancêtres sont originaires de Yixing, préfecture de Wuxi, province du Jiangsu. Il suit une formation militaire dans une académie du Japon. Thang Kaï-chek.Chiang rejoint l'Alliance révolutionnaire de Sun Yat-sen par l'entremise de Chen Qimei en 1906. Entre 1911 et 1912, il participe aux combats de Shanghai. Il gravit ainsi les échelons de la hiérarchie du parti et devient un proche collaborateur de Zhang Renjie. À cette époque, Chiang était affilié à des sociétés secrètes de Shanghai. Il suit ensuite Sun Yat-sen dans son exil au Japon (1914) et le rejoint à Canton en 1918. Lorsque le Parti communiste chinois et le Kuomintang s'allient sous l'impulsion du Komintern à partir de 1922 pour lutter ensemble contre le pouvoir des seigneurs de la guerre et des Occidentaux, Chiang Kaï-chek est envoyé en URSS en 1923 afin d'y rencontrer les dirigeants du Komintern, d'inspecter les écoles militaires et l'organisation politique. À partir de 1924, il dirige l'académie militaire de Huangpu, constituée avec l'aide d'instructeurs mili...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Chapters: Lu Xun, Wang Jingwei, Yao Wenyuan, Wang Chong, Lu You, Chen Yi, Xie Jin, Yu Shiji, Zhang Dai, Xie An, Xu Wei, Ma Yinchu, Zhou Zuoren, Qiu Jin, Xu Guangxian, Cai Yuanpei, Zhang Zhixiang, Wang Xizhi, Wei Jianxing, He Xie-Hou, Meng Guanliang, Song Weiping, Ping King Tien, Zeng Peiyan, Zhu Jun, Feng Duan, He Zhenliang, Hu Lancheng, Qian Sanqiang, Pan Jiazheng, Rèn Yí, Xie Lingyun, Yao Qisheng, Jiang Jufeng, Fan Ye. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 129. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lu Xun (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: L Xùn) or Lu Hsün (Wade-Giles), was the pen name of Zhou Shuren (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhu Shùrén; Wade-Giles: Chou Shu-jen) (September 25, 1881 October 19, 1936) is one of the major Chinese writers of the 20th century. Considered by many to be the founder of modern Chinese literature, he wrote in baihua () (the vernacular) as well as classical Chinese. Lu Xun was a short story writer, editor, translator, critic, essayist and poet. In the 1930s he became the titular head of the Chinese League of the Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai. Lu Xun's works exerted a very substantial influence after the May Fourth Movement to such a point that he was lionized by the Communist regime after 1949. Mao Zedong himself was a lifelong admirer of Lu Xun's works. Though sympathetic to the ideals of the Left, Lu Xun never actually joined the Chinese Communist Party - like fellow leaders of the May Fourth Movement, he was primarily a liberal. Lu Xun's works are known to English readers through numerous translations, especially Selected Stories of Lu Hsun translated by Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang. Born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, Lu Xun was first named Zhou Zhangshou, then Zhou Yucai, and finally himself took the name of Shù...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=65861 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Chen Yi, Zhou Yongkang, Xie Fuzhi, Liang Guanglie. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Chén Yì (Chinois simplifié: 陈毅, chinois traditionnel: 陳毅) est né le 26 aout 1901 à Lezhi dans le Sichuan et décédé le 6 juin 1972 à Pékin. Chen Yi mena en parallèle une carrière politique et militaire. Ce fils de magistrat suit des études classiques et apprend le français. Après l'obtention d'une bourse, il résida en France de 1919 à 1921 grâce au Mouvement Travail-Études qui aidait de jeunes chinois à venir étudier en France. D'autres dirigeants chinois comme Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, Cai Hesen, Li Lisan, Zhao Shiyan, Li Weihan profitèrent de ces études à l'étranger. Jusqu'en 1927, c'est 4 000 jeunes chinois qui viendront étudier et travailler en France. C'est à cette époque que Chen Yi adhéra au socialisme. Chen Yi étudie la chimie à Grenoble et Lyon, il travailla dans les usines Michelin. Fréquentant des étudiants révolutionnaires, il est expulsé de France en 1921 après une manifestation au fort Saint-Irénée le siège de l'institut franco-chinois de Lyon. Liu Shaoqi, Jakob Rosenfeld et Chen Yi (de gauche à droite) en mai 1943Chen Yi adhéra en 1923 au parti communiste chinois créé en 1921. En 1928, Chen Yi rejoint Mao Zedong et Zhu De dans les montagnes du Jinggang. Il participe alors à la création de l' armée rouge des travailleurs et des paysans de Chine, mieux connue sous le nom d' armée rouge chinoise qui préfigure l'Armée populaire de libération. Encerclés par l'armée de la République de Chine, beaucoup plus puissants que les forces communistes, les communistes ont été contraints de fuir de Jiangxi en octobre 1934. Ainsi commence le voyage historique à travers l'intérieur de la Chine plus connu sous le no...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Zhou Enlai, Chen Yi, Yang Jiechi, Li Zhaoxing, Qian Qichen, Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, Wu Xueqian, Tang Jiaxuan, Huang Hua, Ji Pengfei. Excerpt:Chen Yi or Chen I (simplified Chinese : ; traditional Chinese : ; pinyin : Chén Yì; August 26, 1901 - January 6, 1972) was a Chinese communist military commander and politician. Biography He was born in Lezhi, near Chengdu , Sichuan , into a moderately wealthy magistrate's family. A comrade of Lin Biao from their guerilla days, Chen was a commander of the New Fourth Army during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) , spearheaded the Shandong counter-offensive during the Chinese Civil War , and later commanded the Communist armies that defeated the KMT forces at Huai-Hai and conquered the lower Yangtze region in 1948-49. He was made a Marshal of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1955. Rosenfeld (center) ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Deng Xiaoping, Chen Yi, Peng Dehuai, Liu Shaoqi, Chang Ching-Wu. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Deng Xiaoping ou Teng Hiao-Ping ou Teng Hsiao-Ping (chinois traditionnel 鄧小平, simplifié 邓小平, pinyin dèng xiǎopíng , EFEO Teng Hiao-Ping, Wade-Giles Teng Hsiao-p'ing) (22 août 1904 - 19 février 1997) a été le secrétaire général du Parti communiste chinois (PCC) de 1956 à 1967 et plus tard le dirigeant de facto de la République populaire de Chine de 1978 à 1992. Bien que retiré ensuite des affaires, il demeura un référent pour le régime jusqu'à son décès. Né dans une famille de fermiers à Guang'an dans le Sichuan, Deng étudia ensuite en France dans les années 1920 où il tomba sous l'influence du marxisme. Il rejoint le Parti communiste chinois en 1923. Deng Xiaoping est généralement considéré comme étant à l'origine du développement économique de la Chine actuelle. Deng Xiaoping est né sous le nom de Deng Xixian, le 22 août 1904, dans la petite ville de Guang'an, dans la province du Sichuan, à environ 160 km de Chongqing. Sa famille d'origine hakka est depuis de nombreuses générations implantée dans le Sichuan. Certains ancêtres de Deng ont même été localisés au Xian de Mei. Son père, Deng Wenming, propriétaire terrien de moyenne importance, a étudié à l'Université de droit et de science politique de Chengdu. Sa mère, qui se nomme Dan, meurt rapidement, laissant derrière elle Deng Xiaoping, ses trois frères et ses trois sœurs. À l'âge de cinq ans, le petit Xiaoping est envoyé dans une école privée démodée, avant de rejoindre une école primaire plus moderne à sept ans et enfin l'école secondaire de son conté. En 1919, Wu Yuzhang, responsable à Chongqing du mouvement Travail-Études qui envoie des jeunes ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Chen Yi, John Ciardi, Kris Kobach, Zhou Long, Michael Hudson, Douglas E. Cowan, Bobby Watson, Charles Wheeler, Benny Kim, Jan Kregel, Louis Colaianni, Barry Kyle, Tony Humrichouser, William Eckhardt, Shri K. Singh. Excerpt:Barry Albert Kyle (born 25 March 1947, Bow , East London ) is an English theatre director, currently Honorary Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company , England, and Professor of Theatre Arts at the University of Missouri Kansas City . Kyle attended Beal Grammar School in Ilford where he showed an early interest in theatre. He then studied drama and English at the University of Birmingham and began his theatre career in 1969 at the Liverpool Playhouse . In 1973 he became an assistant director at the Royal Shakespeare Company where he directed in the studio theatre called The Other Place , as well as in the main house in conjunction with Trevor Nunn among others. In 1986 he directed the first production at the RSC s associated Swan Theatre , The Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher. In summer 1997, Kyle directed Hamlet at the Singapore Repertory Theatre . In 1991 Kyle moved to the United States, founding the Swine Palace theatre company at Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge . While there he also directed in New York ( Henry V , off-Broadway, 1992) and Washington ( Romeo and Juliet , The Shakespeare Theater, 1994). He has also directed in major theatres around the world including Berlin, Hamburg, Melbourne, Moscow, Paris, Prague, Tel Aviv and Warsaw. In 2003 Kyle joined the University of Missouri Kansas City Department of Theatre as Professor of Theatre Arts . He now divides his time between Kansas City and London, where he has directed at Shakespeare s Globe Theatre , including a ground-breaking all-female production of ... ... Read more

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Chapters: Sanmao, Cheng Nan-Jung, Chen Yi-Hsiung, Wayne Pai, Qiu Miaojin, ni Min-Jan, Chan I-Hua. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sanmao () (March 26, 1943 - January 4, 1991), literally "three hairs" though it is not considered to have a meaning, was the pseudonym of the popular Taiwanese author Chen Ping (). She adopted her pseudonym from the acclaimed caricaturist Zhang Leping's most famous work "Sanmao", which tells the story of a Shanghai street child named "Sanmao". In English she was also known as Echo, the first name she used in western European languages, or Echo Chan, based on the homonymous Greek nymph. Sanmao was born in Chongqing (), China, and the whole family moved to Taiwan later. She is said to have read the Dream of the Red Chamber (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ), a famous Chinese classic, at the age of five and a half years old. In elementary school, she read much literature. Throughout her education she had conflicts with her teachers, including an incident in which she said she wanted to be a garbage collector when she grew up, which her teacher said was unacceptable. During her second year of high school, she shut herself up due to a traumatic incident, and refused to go to school. Her father bought many books for her to read at home, allowed her to take piano lessons, and practice painting. From 1965 to 1969, she studied philosophy in Taiwan, and it was during this period that she experienced her first love. Things didn't work out, so she planned to go as far away as possible, and ended up in Spain. Between 1967 and 1970 she studied in Spain, and then in Germany, and later found work in a law library in the state of Illinois in the US. Eventually, she returned back to Taiwan and began working as a German tea...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4341904 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Jiang Zemin, Zhu Rongji, Zhang Chunqiao, Huang Ju, Chen Liangyu, Politics of Shanghai, K. C. Wu, Chen Yi, Han Zheng, Chang Ch'ün, Huang Fu, Wang Daohan, Xu Kuangdi. Excerpt:Chang Ch'ün Chang Ch'ün ( , a.k.a. Chang Chun, Chang Yueh-chun, pinyin : Zh ng Qún) (May 9, 1889 - December 4, 1990) was premier of the Republic of China from 1947-1948. A close associate of Chiang Kai-shek , he served as secretary general of the National Security Council and as governor of Szechwan during World War II . Biography In 1907 he was a military cadet in Japan , where he was a classmate of Chiang Kai-shek . They were both went on to serve in the Takata regiment of the Niigata army before returning to China to serve under Sun Yat-sen in his revolution which overthrew the Qing monarchy in 1911. This period was to form the basis of the lifelong friendship between the two men. Following the establishment of the Republic of China , Chang held several posts, including mayor of Shanghai, governor of Hupeh province and foreign minister. After World War II, he negotiated as a member of the Committee of Three, with General George Marshall and Chou En-lai , and briefly headed the first coalition government as president of the Executive Yuan , a position also known as premier of the Republic of China . A few years after the transfer of the capital from Nanking to Taipei in 1949, he became chief of staff and secretary general to the president. His work was chiefly concerned with foreign affairs, particularly relations with Japan. Among his duties were representing the president to many foreign nations, including the Second Vatican Council in 1965. In 1972, at the age of 83, he played a large role in the difficult negotiations regarding Japan's switch of diplomatic recognition to the People's Republic of China... ... Read more