Andre’s Reviews > Accidental State: Chiang Kai-shek, the United States, and the Making of Taiwan > Status Update
Andre
is on page 49 of 338
Ok, the book did mention some of economical downfall of Taiwan in the first year of Chinese takeover, but not the medical downfall. Also, I had forgotten how much the KMT were also imperialist in wanting places like Tibet etc. In addition Chen had ordered to exterminat traitors some time after the feb28 incident and the phrase is su jian and there is jian again. I saw that several times in my life.
— Mar 21, 2026 01:57AM
Like flag
Andre’s Previous Updates
Andre
is on page 40 of 338
Hm, reading about the stance of the Roosevelt and later Truman administration is interesting. About Chen Yi, I already knew alot.
— Mar 18, 2026 11:41PM
Andre
is on page 19 of 338
Reading about how Chiang wanted the Ryukyu Islands to be returned to China is really worrying as they were never part of the Qing empire but a tribute state. By his logic they should have wanted Korea returned to them. Luckily he removed both from the list before the Cairo conference. And its not as if his stance on Taiwan wasn't murky either.
— Mar 15, 2026 12:08AM
Andre
is on page 14 of 338
So far nothing truly new for me what I read in the introduction. I knew the basics already.
— Mar 13, 2026 01:47AM
