Was Chiang a Fascist?

To the Editors: Orville Schell’s whitewashing of Chiang Kai-shek, as though he was merely a well-meaning patriot whose character flaws “were sadly amplified by chaotic circumstances largely beyond his control” [“China’s Leader Manqué,” NYR, March 26], demands a response. Lloyd Eastman is by no means the only serious historian who has accused Chiang of fascism. […]

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