Li Zongren person
also: Li Chongzhen, Lee Sung-jin, Ling Songzhen, Li
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Claims (2)
Chiang Kai-shek overthrew
Li Zongren host_asserted
“Not a head of state of Taiwan, the head of state of a government in China that is in exile. So while all this is going on, if it's not crazy enough, Chiang Kai-shek decides that he is retaking the presidency and declared himself as the lawf…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents Secret War Chap 4 @ 22:41
Harry S. Truman appointed
Li Zongren documented
“Proposals for covert action actually predated nationalist defeat in the Civil War. Chiang had gone to Formosa in early 1949, resigning the presidency in favor of his vice president, General Lee Tung Jen, who was left to try to negotiate a s…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents Secret War Chap 4 @ 10:48
Mentions (9)
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who had commanded the Flying Tigers during the Japanese War, the 14th Air Force in China during World War II, organized a private airline called Civil Air Transport that operated in China. This was done for the CIA for drug running. He went…
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60-year-old President Li Chongzhen went to New York for medical treatment. There, the general was invited to Washington by President Truman for an official visit. Li claimed to have 175,000 guerrilla troops loyal to him, most of them locate…
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a four-point program to President Truman, including the organization of guerrilla warfare, underground activities, penetration of overseas Chinese, and mobilization of liberal elements dissatisfied with both the communists and the nationali…
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They infiltrated it. Not communist Chinese, the Taiwanese Chinese. The acting president of China, Lee Sung-jin, stayed at the official Blair House residence during his visit to Washington. Now, this, of course, pisses off mainland China, wh…
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that this guy, Ling Songzhen, who is temporarily president while Chiang Kai-shek's out playing war, is treated as if he is the government of mainland China. Because they refer to this government as basically China's government in exile. Jus…
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Not a head of state of Taiwan, the head of state of a government in China that is in exile. So while all this is going on, if it's not crazy enough, Chiang Kai-shek decides that he is retaking the presidency and declared himself as the lawf…
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sitting in Washington in the middle of protocol as the president of China, kind of. So, Li was instantly deprived of power and remained in the United States where he competed with Chiang Kai-shek for influence over the China lobby group. An…
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of a coup, right? So we overthrew the actual government of Formosa and installed Chiang Kai-shek. He just randomly gives this other guy the presidency and says, you take over for a little while and comes back at a random opportunity and goe…
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You just can't make this shit up. So, despite all of the political struggles among the nationalists, some intelligence officers in Wisner's office continue to believe that Lee Sung-jin offered a viable alternative for what we have come to k…