What can a reader infer about Zhou beliefs regarding political leadership from the Chinese classic of history excerpted in the entitled Zhou succession story?

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Abstract

The March 2006-released Chiang Kai-shek diaries, 1917-1931, at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, provide fresh and significant insights into Chiang's spectacular rise to power in early 20th-century China. From 1918 to 1928 Chiang rocketed from an obscure officer of a little known army to the supreme leader of the nation. The paper will trace Chiang's career path through his diaries and examine two long-accepted factors contributing to Chiang's rise to power (his military talents and Sun Yat-sen's patronage) and one new factor—his personality. Attention will be especially directed to his frank appraisal of his character faults and persistent use of a self-improvement regimen to correct them.

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The American Journal of Chinese Studies is an internationally circulated journal in its 20th year of publication. The AJCS is the official publication of the American Association for Chinese Studies and is published twice a year, in April and October. The language of publication is English. The AJCS is interested in receiving manuscripts dealing with Taiwan or China. The AJCS publishes articles in all social science disciplines, including history. The AJCS also has a special interest in publishing humanities articles. Manuscripts are refereed for acceptance. All opinions expressed in the AJCS are the author's and should not be imputed to the association.

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The American Association for Chinese Studies (AACS) annual conference program committee invites proposals for panels, roundtables, and papers concerning China, Taiwan, and the Chinese diaspora for the 59th Annual Conference, hosted by the Walker Institute, University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, from October 20-22, 2017. The theme of the conference is 'China and Taiwan in a Changing World'. The AACS seeks to construct a balanced program, including panels representing the humanities, social sciences, communication studies, education, business, and other related disciplines.

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