Wang Ching-wei

[ wahng jing-wey ]

noun

1. 1883–1944, Chinese political leader.

Example Sentences

It is not the province of this work to judge the degree to which the Nationalists carried out the doctrines of Sun, nor to assess the relative positions of such leaders as Chiang Chieh-shih and Wang Ching-wei with respect to orthodoxy.

From Project Gutenberg

Puppet-elect Wang Ching-wei, popping in and out of his fortified castle in Shanghai's "badlands," announced he was "satisfied that Japan's peace conditions toward China do not infringe on China's sovereignty or territorial rights."

From Time Magazine Archive

At various times in his life Wang Ching-wei pretended devotion for the patriarch of Chinese revolution, Dr. Sun Yatsen, deserted him, later worked for him again, watched lovingly over his deathbed; studied in Japan on Imperial Scholarships awarded by the Manchu dynasty, tried to assassinate the Manchu Prince Regent; praised Russian Communism and opposed a young rival named Chiang Kai-shek because Chiang was such a conservative, then abandoned Communism and joined Chiang in condemnation of Japan, finally deserted Chiang to become Japan's best friend in China.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was a certain urgency about the chain letter, for this week Wang Ching-wei, 55, sets himself up as President of the Japanese-dominated "National Government of China."

From Time Magazine Archive

Today Wang Ching-wei is handsome, poetic, sentimental.

From Time Magazine Archive