Chiang Kai-shek's fourth-generation descendant returned to politics in blatant violation of his ancestral precepts, but his identity was strongly questioned
The current mayor of Taipei, Chiang Wan-an, turned out to be Chiang Kai-shek's great-grandson, and Chiang Kai-shek once warned his family before his death, asking that the descendants of the Chiang family should not step into the political arena again, but this time Chiang Wan'an chose to return to the political arena in violation of his ancestral motto, what is the reason behind this?
If we want to talk about the famous figures in Taiwan's political scene today, then Jiang Wan'an must be a topic that cannot be avoided.
As Chiang Kai-shek's great-grandson, Chiang Wan'an has received much more attention than ordinary people since he entered politics.
In 2022, the young and promising Jiang Wanan was successfully elected as the new mayor of Taipei, directly pulling the status of Taiwan's Kuomintang to a new height.
However, as a descendant of the Chiang family, Chiang Wan'an's identity has always been questioned, you must know that Chiang Kai-shek left such a last word before his death, asking the descendants of the Chiang family to stop engaging in politics, and since then, the descendants of the Chiang family have also seriously abided by Chiang Kai-shek's last words and no longer engage in politics.
But Jiang Wan'an blatantly violated this ancestral precept and entered the political arena with a high profile, so why did Jiang Wan'an do this, and how did he get to his current position step by step?
If you know a little about Jiang Wan'an, you will find that Jiang Wan'an was not surnamed Jiang before, but surnamed Zhang, and this Zhang surname came from his grandmother, Zhang Yaruo.
As Chiang Kai-shek's great-grandson, why did Chiang Wan'an follow his grandmother's surname Zhang in the first place?
In the twenties of the last century, when China was in turmoil, in order to keep his son Chiang Ching-kuo from being affected by the war, Chiang Kai-shek sent him to the Soviet Union at that time to study.
Chiang Ching-kuo stayed in the Soviet Union for twelve years, and even completed his wife and children in the Soviet Union, and in 1937, Chiang Ching-kuo returned to the motherland.
In order to groom Chiang Ching-kuo as his successor, Chiang Kai-shek sent him to Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province for training, and it was while in Jiangxi that Chiang Ching-kuo met the important woman who would change the rest of his life.
During his tenure in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, Jiang Jingguo, who already had a wife and children, took a fancy to the beautiful and generous girl Zhang Ruoya at a glance.
At first, Zhang Ruoya could not accept the fact that Chiang Ching-kuo was married, but could not withstand Chiang Ching-kuo's soft and hard bubbles and crazy pursuit, and the two eventually fell in love.
But this love was not recognized and supported by Chiang Ching-kuo's father, Chiang Kai-shek, and even Chiang Kai-shek did not let go after Zhang Ruoya became pregnant.
In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, Chiang Kai-shek sent Zhang Ruoya, who was pregnant at that time, to Guangxi to prepare for childbirth, in 1942, Zhang Ruoya successfully gave birth to twin male babies, and although Chiang Kai-shek did not accept these two children, he still named them filial piety and filial piety according to the family tree, but the birth of the child still did not change Zhang Ruoya's status in the Chiang family, these two children are still illegitimate children in the Chiang family, not recognized by anyone.
Not long after the birth of the two brothers, Zhang Ruoya died of postpartum weakness, and they could only be sent to her uncle's house to foster care, and since then changed her surname to Zhang with her mother.
Later, Jiang Xiaoyan changed his surname back to Jiang, and his son Jiang Wan'an finally learned that he had always been a descendant of the Jiang family.
As a descendant of the Jiang family, Jiang Wan'an did not live up to everyone's expectations, he received a good education since childhood, he soon showed a talent in learning, and has been at the top since elementary school, in the famous University of Pennsylvania, Jiang Wan'an obtained his J.D., and successfully became a senior lawyer in a law firm in the United States after graduation.
With a high education and a decent job, Jiang Wan'an has lived the life most people dream of, but only Jiang Wan'an himself knows that his ambitions are more than that.
So soon after, Jiang Wan'an quit his job as a lawyer and returned to Taiwan, and he returned to Taiwan with only one purpose, that is, to enter Taiwanese politics.
With the identity of the Jiang family and his handsome appearance, Jiang Wan'an caused a lot of sensation when he just entered the political arena, and he also showed his talent in politics, and did a lot of practical things for the people during his term of office, winning the trust and love of the general public.
When running for mayor of Taipei City in 2022, Jiang Wan'an's popularity and votes have been a stage of soaring, among several experienced and competitive candidates, the young Jiang Wan'an has become the new mayor of Taipei City with his super political ability, and his election this time can also be said to inject a shot of strength into the declining Taiwan Kuomintang.
For Chiang Kai-shek's last words left before his death, the descendants of the Chiang family have always strictly adhered to it, but no one expected that decades later, Chiang Kai-shek's great-grandson Chiang Wan'an would enter Taiwan's political arena with the momentum of a dark horse, and this violation of the ancestral precept was also criticized by many media as forgetting his ancestors.
But Jiang Wan'an did not care at all, he has repeatedly stated in public that the identity of the descendants of the Jiang family is both a help and a hindrance for him, he is an independent individual, and he no longer wants to be politically attached to the Jiang family. After being elected mayor of Taipei City, Jiang Wan'an won the love of the broad masses of the people by relying on his conscientious work attitude, and his attitude towards cross-strait relations is also gratifying.
Today's political situation in Taiwan is chaotic, partisan rivalry is unprecedentedly serious, and the voice of promoting the reunification of the motherland is gradually fading, but since taking office, Jiang Wan'an has always shown goodwill towards the mainland and publicly stated many times that he will actively promote friendly exchanges between the two sides of the strait.
It can be said that his appearance has brought hope and new opportunities for the reunification and development of the motherland.
Now in his early forties, Jiang Wan'an can be said to be a rookie in the political arena, and where his political road will lead, and whether he can lead Taiwan back to the embrace of the motherland, all this is still unfinished, and we can only wait and see with anticipation.
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