Wayne Chiang Wan-an, the ostensible great-grandson of Chiang Kai-shek who was sworn in as mayor of Taipei City late last month, is the latest scion of an Asian political dynasty to assume public ...

Taiwan to Withdraw Honour Guards From Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will withdraw the military honour guards at the memorial hall for former leader Chiang Kai-shek as part of ...

“Chiang Kai-shek is our national hero ... a landmark of Taiwan’s capital city, Taipei. It’s generally the first port of call for visiting world leaders, dignitaries and visitors like ...

Earlier this year he advocated for removing Chiang Kai-shek’s name from a famous memorial hall in Taipei. But he dropped the proposal after KMT supporters criticized him for diminishing his own ...

General Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the Kuomintang, in 1949.Credit: Getty Images In Taipei, Chen, 71, says he has “been training for democracy since I was little”. “We have to protect it”.

In the eyes of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the legacy of the island’s late leader Chiang Kai-shek represents ... to press ahead with Taipei’s project to remove ...

This 100m-long tunnel and shelter under the Jiaobanshan Residence was built in 1963 for former president Chiang Kai-shek in case of war. Photo: Han Cheung, Taipei Times The most fascinating part, ...

TAIPEI-Whenever Mr Chiang Wan-an did his rounds ... This would make the mayor-elect a great-grandson of the late Chiang Kai-shek, the head of the KMT government of the Republic of China who ...

The diaries of former Republic of China (ROC) presidents Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) and Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, and are to be published by Academia Historica from October, the ...

One major milestone came in July 2024, when ceremonial honour guards inside the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei ended their 44-year vigil. The military’s rifle-twirling ritual ...