In the third episode of the lecture on 2nd September 2023, bestselling author and historian Yu Jie believes that when we examine Wang Jingwei’s political choices, we must go beyond the winner-takes-all view of Chinese history. The failure of the Peace Movement was not Wang Jingwei’s personal failure, but a failure of China’s path to modernization, as well as significant strategic mistakes by Japan and the United States.
Mao Zedong slaughtered tens of millions, Chiang Kai-shek slaughtered millions, Wang Jingwei saved millions. Who is the successful one, who is the failure? Who is the good person, who is the bad person? Who is the eternal sinner, who is the national savior?YU JIE
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