What I'm reading

pinlu Taiwan's 'no blood shed' land reform in 1950. p597 #LastEmpress

pinlu United States Relations with China, aka White Paper, by the State Dept in 1949 concludes US wasn't responsible. p581 #LastEmpress

pinlu Chiang Kai-shek knew nothing and cared less about the world outside China. p572 #LastEmpress

pinlu The choice of materials make the book somewhat distant. We still know little of May-ling's character. #LastEmpress

pinlu Pakula is strong in the materials outside China (TV's papers, Emma etc.) but weak in Chinese materials. Not all her fault. #LastEmpress

pinlu May-ling was in New York when Japan surrendered (14 Aug 1945) p527 #LastEmpress

pinlu Chiang Kai-shek: 'Has China really been sold out at Yalta?'. I say yes. p519 #LastEmpress

pinlu Rosamonde Kung's (孔令仪) luxury wedding in New York was attacked by the media. p508 #LastEmpress

pinlu May-ling was often at her worst when she was with Ai-ling. p508 #LastEmpress

pinlu Emma Mills: '...And the weird Jeannette (孔令伟) and rather gross young nephew (Louis Kung 孔令杰)...'. p505 #LastEmpress

pinlu May-ling leave China fro Brazil, on July 1, 1944, with Ai-ling and families. Curious decision. p504 #LastEmpress

pinlu The removal of Stilwell looked evitable but also a blunder by the American. p499 #LastEmpress

pinlu May-ling kept rearranging her feet in order to give glimpses of her legs, commented by Alan Brooke. Really? p471 #LastEmpress

pinlu Chiang Kai-shek was disliked by everybody from US and UK. May-ling couldn't save the day. p471 #LastEmpress

pinlu Emma became very critical of May-ling once the two met in Shanghai. 1922. 'narrow-minded, straight-laced, snobbish' p120 #LastEmpress

pinlu 'Psychologically, all the Soongs are Americans.' commented by George Sokolsky, broadcaster and T.V.'s friend. p99 #LastEmpress

pinlu 'My heart bleeds for the poor students (May 4th), and I hope those so rotten, greedy and inhuman will Go to Hell.' p82. to Emma #LastEmpress

pinlu 'Chinese politics are impossible...one never knows when one's head is going to be the next to be chopped off.' to Emma. p71 #LastEmpress