Photo shows Nanjing streets with tea houses, broadcast station, train station, Xuanwu Lake, Confucius Temple, taken in 1941, a year after the Wang Jingwei Regime was established. (Shanghai Times, March 30, 1941.)What did Wang Jingwei aim to accomplish in establishing the Reorganized National Government (RNG)? How did the leaders of the regime view the mission, and how was it executed? … Read More
Preface to Wang Jingwei: His Life, Ideas and Beliefs by Wang Ke-wen
In the preface to Wang Jingwei: His Life, Ideas and Beliefs, now posted in its entirety on Oriental History Review’s weixin, Professor Wang Ke-wen wrote that Wang Jingwei’s entire life should not be summarized and concluded as traitorious. Instead, Wang Jingwei: His Life, Ideas and Beliefs offers an opportunity for readers to face history with honesty. Professor Wang’s preface is the … Read More
“In Search of the Real Wang Jingwei—Six Monumental Works Restore True History,” by Wong Yu Cheung
On July 21, 2019, journalist Wong Yu Cheung reported on Wang Jingwei & Modern China for the Chinese language international affairs newsweekly Yazhou Zhoukan. He interviewed the managing editor for the book series Cindy Ho, Wang Jingwei’s granddaughter. Read the full text here. The preface for Wang Jingwei: His Ideas and Beliefs, authored by the historian Professor Wang Ke-wen (Stanford University … Read More