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Isn’t Kai Shek one of the most important founders of Taiwan? Sure, he had his issues (for example, ordering the deaths of a couple folks now and again), but you cannot have modern Taiwan without him. Just like how Mao is an integral part of the shape the modern PRC took.
Thr KMT was a brutal military dictatorship in Taiwan. Kai-Shek holds a ton of responsibility for the brutalization of the native Taiwanese.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_28_incident
Between 18,000 and 28,000 deaths...
Just a couple people here and there!! No big deal!!
And just to be clear, the White Terror does NOT include the February 28th massacre.
Bad take. You couldn't have pretty much any modern country without their previous problematic leader. You can learn just about them in history class and not honour them though statues.
I think 20 to 30 thousand deaths is a bit more than a couple...
Unfortunately for all his victims, you are correct. I would more blame USA who protected them in 1949+ though.
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