title: Charm, Strategy, and Struggle: Madame Chiang’s Legacy in Modern Diplomatic Appeals
abstract: This paper examines Soong Mei-ling’s (Madame Chiang Kai-shek’s) 1943 diplomatic tour of the United States as a case study in wartime diplomacy and its parallels to contemporary international relations. Despite her captivating public presence, cultural fluency, and rhetorical skill that temporarily won American hearts, Madame Chiang’s mission ultimately failed to secure long-term military support for China against Japanese aggression during World War II. This failure resulted from the United Stat
journal: Universal Library of arts and humanities.