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Chiang
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- 1 A surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang.
"In his speech at the mass rally mentioned above, Chiang Tse-min described Teng as a loyal comrade-in-arms of Mao Tse-tung and the most prominent successor and developer of Mao Tse-tung thought. He stressed the way that both Teng and Mao formulated their policies in line with the specific situation in China. To support this argument, Chiang said that mainland China had deliberately avoided patterning its version of the market after the Western model in order to prevent the intrusion of decadent Western ideology."
- 2 A surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang.
- 3 A surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang.
"As early as August we had publicly withdrawn our opposition to consideration of this question and indicated our support of the concept of the "two Chinas," Chiang Kai-shek's Republic of China on Taiwan and the Communist People's Republic of China, each to have membership in the world organization. It had not been easy for me to take a position that would be so disappointing to our old friend and loyal ally, Chiang."
- 4 A surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang.
"Shansi. In Chiang County there is over 120,000 mow of irrigated land."
Etymology
From Mandarin 江 (Jiāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chiang¹.
From Mandarin 姜 (Jiāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chiang¹.
From Mandarin 蔣/蒋 (Jiǎng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chiang³.
From Mandarin 絳/绛 (Jiàng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chiang⁴.
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