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05/09/2007: "ELVIS Vs. C.K.S. .......... No giant statue"
The huge bronze statue in the former CKS memorial hall, has recently been closed to public viewing.
Majority viewers are Japanese tourists visiting Taiwan - a former colony of Japan for 50 years until 1947.
Picture on right, a press conference in China might be insignificant to Australian's today except the partially hidden figure wearing glasses, behind CKS (center), is the Australian journalist and personal adviser W H Donald - (a friend of Mei-ling Soong).
Mr Donald might have become a hero in Chinese history except the National Army he was promoting via press release spin overseas, eventually, after his death, pissed-off to Taiwan before losing or winning the battle completely.
Some have written it was a trick departure, CKS could have won and the world would be different today.
The fleeing force of Chinese military arriving in Taiwan resulted in the white terror aka martial law that ran 38 years and cost thousands of local lives, forfeiture of property and a miserable life for most Taiwanese.
