
On Quemoy Island, off the coast of Fujian province, people passing the statue of Chiang Kai-shek in the main residential area of Jincheng can see an inscription in Chinese characters: “Saviour of the Nation.”In 2025, it is an oddity for Taiwanese and mainland Chinese alike.In Taiwan, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has moved to erase Chiang Kai-shek’s legacy, with some viewing Chiang as a symbol of dictatorship and authoritarian rule, while on the mainland the man once seen as an...