"Diaries of Two Generals" Returned to Taiwan, After 10 Years of Cross Strait Litigation
After 10 years of cross sea litigation, documents and materials such as Chiang Kai shek and Chiang Ching kuo's diary have returned to Taiwan on September 14th.
Taiwan's "National History Museum" said that the "two Chiang" cultural relics include Chiang Kai shek's diary from 1917 to 1972 and the original of Chiang Ching kuo's diary from 1937 to 1979. In addition, there are diary banknotes and photocopies, letters, manuscripts, correspondence, accompanying diaries, personal approval documents, messages and microfilm. They are not only precious cultural relics, but also indispensable historical materials for studying the history of the Republic of China and the history of Taiwan, China, China.
Public information shows that Chiang Kai shek's diary refers to his personal diary from 1915 to 1972 before he fell ill. Some of his early diaries were lost, and there are currently multiple versions, including manuscripts, imitations, imitations, and citations; The diary of Chiang Ching kuo is a private diary written in Chinese calligraphy from his return to China from the Soviet Union in 1937 until 1980.
In 1988, Chiang Ching kuo passed away, and the "Diaries of the Two Generals" were entrusted to his youngest son, Jiang Xiaoyong, for safekeeping. In 1996, Jiang Xiaoyong passed away and his diary was transferred to his widow Jiang Fangzhiyi for safekeeping. In August 2004, Jiang Fangzhiyi signed a temporary preservation contract with the Hoover Institution of Stanford University in the United States. The Diary of Two Generals has been officially preserved by the Hoover Institution for 18 years since 2005.
Since 2013, the dispute over the ownership of cultural relics, including the Diaries of the Two Generals, has sparked multiple lawsuits.
The descendants of the Jiang family also reached a settlement with the National History Museum in Taiwan one after another.
The National History Museum of Taiwan stated that after taking over this batch of cultural relics, it will release a catalog list and plan to publish the first batch of Chiang Kai shek's diaries by the end of October this year. It is expected to publish Chiang Ching kuo's diaries by the end of this year and gradually digitize the cultural relics, opening them up for research and use by all sectors as soon as possible.