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Lei, Chen 1897 - 1979

Lei Chen (雷震), also Romanized in Pinyin as Lei Zhen, was a Chinese politician and dissident.

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January 1, 1955

Despatch No. 358 from American Embassy Taipei to the Department of State, 'Expulsion of Lei Chen from the Kuomintang'

The despatch outlines the expulsion of Lei Chen from the Kuomintang (KMT) following his publication of a critical letter in the "Free China" magazine that challenged party-led indoctrination and education policies. This letter criticized excessive political education in schools and the role of the Youth Corps, leading to his expulsion by direct order from Chiang Kai-shek. The event underscores tensions between party control and emerging liberal dissent within Taiwan's political environment.

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