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Oh wow, rare Taiwan W
Is it? Chiang Kai-shek cemented his place in Chinese history for fighting alongside Sun Yat-sen against the military junta instituted after the fall of Qing. Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong then led China through the Japanese invasion.
His place in Chinese history is undoubtable. You shouldn't need to be perfect to be remembered.
He put down an anti-government uprising by slaughtering 18,000 people. "Not perfect" is an understatement.