LEE Teng-hui (Lǐ Dēnghuī 李登辉)|Lǐ Dēnghuī 李登辉 (LEE Teng-hui)
David D. BUCK Lee Teng-hui was the first Taiwanese native to lead the government and the Chinese Nationalist Party (Guomindang/Kuomintang)
HU Jintao (Hú Jǐntāo 胡锦涛)|Hú Jǐntāo 胡锦涛 (HU Jintao)
Wenshan JIA and Cassie LYNCH Hu Jintao inspecting the honor guard in Nairobi, Kenya. China is actively trying to expand
LI Peng (Lǐ Péng 李鹏)|Lǐ Péng 李鹏 (LI Peng)
Joel CAMPBELL Li Peng, son of Zhou Enlai, was premier of the PRC from 1988 until 1998. He achieved notoriety
LIANG Qichao (Liáng Qǐchāo 梁啟超)|Liáng Qǐchāo 梁啟超 (LIANG Qichao)
Michael C. LAZICH Photograph of Liang Qichao from the 17 April 1901 issue of the Tung Wah News. Liang Qichao
Kangxi, Emperor (Kāngxī huángdì 康熙皇帝)|Kangxi, Emperor (Kāngxī huángdì 康熙皇帝)
Robert John PERRINS During Emperor Kangxi’s sixty-year reign the borders of the Qing dynasty’s empire were strengthened, Manchu rule in
CHIANG Kai-shek (Jiǎng Jièshí 蒋介石)|Jiǎng Jièshí 蒋介石 (CHIANG Kai-shek)
Winberg CHAI Photograph of Chiang Kai-Shek taken during a visit to an Army Air Force base, March 1945. Chiang Kai-shek,
CHEN Yun (Chén Yún 陈云)|Chén Yún 陈云 (CHEN Yun)
Joel R. CAMPBELL Chen Yun, one of the “eight immortals” of the Chinese Communist Party, meets with the Chinese Table
ZUO Zongtang (Zuǒ Zōngtáng 左宗棠)|Zuǒ Zōngtáng 左宗棠 (ZUO Zongtang)
CHEN Shiwei Portrait of General Tso (Zuo Zongtang), by Pavel Piassetsky, 1875. Zuo Zongtang, a Chinese statesman, served during China’s
Cixi Empress Dowager (Cíxǐ Tàihòu 慈禧太后)|Cíxǐ Tàihòu 慈禧太后 (Cixi Empress Dowager)
Shiwei CHEN The Empress Dowager Cixi at court. Cixi, a consort of Emperor Xian Feng (reigned 1850–1861), was a powerful
SUN Yat-sen (Sūn Zhōngshān 孙中山)|Sūn Zhōngshān 孙中山 (SUN Yat-sen)
Jiu-Hwa Lo UPSHUR Portrait of Sun Yat-sen. China honors Sun as the father of the republic. Sun Yat-sen was a