On 29th June 2024, the Wang Jingwei Irrevocable Trust invited Professor Hsu Yuming from Ritsumeikan University in Japan to host a seminar at the Kishuan Literary Forest moderated by Professor Eugene Chiu from Donghai University. Drawing on firsthand historical materials, Professor Hsu re-examined Wang Jingwei’s policies toward Japan, exploring the consistent spirit underlying his approach. From his early advocacy of “Sino-Japanese … Read More
Another Look at One of the Most Controversial Figures of Modern China | 2025 Wang Jingwei Seminars
From March to May 2025, the Wang Jingwei Irrevocable Trust will once again host a series of Wang Jingwei Seminars in Taiwan. Spanning four sessions from Taipei to Taichung, these are must-attend events for scholars and enthusiasts of literature and history, as well as the general public. Featuring prominent historians, literary experts, and renowned commentators, the seminars will explore various … Read More
Wang Jingwei’s Associates & Family Members Continue to Preserve His Political Writings
News reports on the 1944 formation of the Editorial Committee to publish Wang Jingwei’s writingsWang Jingwei’s collection of essays and speeches comprises the most prescient and well reasoned political discourse created in China in the last century. Crowds would stand and cheer during his speeches because of what he said. From his early 20s, when Wang Jingwei first published his … Read More
What Did Wang Jingwei Aim to Achieve with His Government?
Wang Jingwei declares the establishment of the Reorganized National Government in Nanjing on March 30, 1940 (Wikimedia Commons)To this day, Wang Jingwei’s breakaway from Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government in Chongqing to form the Reorganized National Government (RNG) in Nanjing remains a heated topic. Academics and others around the world continue to debate the RNG’s success and failure; and most of … Read More