10/03/2026
On Unleash Chiang
U.S. President Trump sent troops to Iran, eliminating the tyrant and rescuing the people from dire suffering; all under heaven rejoice. At this moment of confrontation, Secretary of State Marco Rubio prepared to strengthen military forces and uttered a proverb: “Unleash Chiang,” as if to awaken the commander who devoted his life to the Nationalist Revolution.
During the Cold War, Chiang Kai-shek planned to launch a counteroffensive to retake the mainland. The United States, concerned about regional stability, placed many restrictions on the actions of the Nationalist army. Thus the phrase “Unleash Chiang” circulated among the anti-communist right wing in the United States and became a saying meaning to launch a full-scale offensive.
Secretary Rubio keeps a golden sword hanging in his room. It was presented to him by a Republican governor, and the blade bears the inscription “Chiang.” The governor told Rubio about Chiang’s ideals and spirit. Therefore, for Rubio, “Unleash Chiang” is not a casual remark but a warrior’s oath.
The United States is the “land of the free and the home of the brave” (as its national anthem says). Americans admire courage and martial spirit, and thus respect Chiang’s steadfast and unyielding character. Faced with the Japanese Empire and the Communist bandits, Chiang never surrendered and fought to the very end, with the United States standing beside him.
While some people in Taiwan simplify Cold War history and regard Chiang merely as the culprit of the “White Terror,” Secretary Rubio instead reveres him as a warrior who resisted tyranny. The difference in perspective could hardly be greater.
Now the dawn of freedom in Iran has appeared. It is hoped that the Iranian people will summon their courage and reclaim their nation—Make Iran Great Again. President Trump’s act of mourning the suffering people and punishing the guilty accords with the righteous principles of the Confucian tradition: The people are grateful, welcoming the army with baskets of food and pitchers of drink. Heaven bless the righteous forces; tyranny will surely fall.
China Youth Service and Recreation Centre (Hong Kong)
（香港神州青年服務社）
【Unleash Chiang 之真義】
美國總統特朗普發兵伊朗，擊殺獨夫，解民倒懸，普天同慶。當此交鋒之際，國務卿盧比奧準備加強軍力，講了一句諺語「給蔣出師（unleash Chiang)」，彷彿要喚醒這位畢身致力國民革命的統帥。
冷戰期間，蔣公部署反攻大陸，美國顧及區域和平，對國軍行動多所限制。「給蔣出師」遂相傳於美國反共右翼之間，成為諺語，意指將要全力出擊。
盧比奧國務卿有一把金劍，長懸於室。此劍為一位共和黨州長所贈，劍身刻著「蔣（Chiang）」，州長向盧氏傳述蔣公的理想與精神。因此，對盧比奧而言，「給蔣出師」並非一句戲語，而是勇士誓言。
美國是「勇者之鄉」（其國歌歌詞），國人崇尚勇武，故敬重蔣公堅毅不屈之人格。蔣公面對日本帝國、共匪惡徒，絕不投降、奮戰到底，美國亦與之並肩。
當台灣一些人把冷戰歷史簡化，視蔣公為「白色恐怖」罪人，盧比奧國務卿卻奉蔣為對抗暴政的勇者。格局之差，不可謂不大。
如今，伊朗自由曙光已現，期盼伊朗人民鼓足勇氣，重奪國家，Make Iran Great Again。特朗普總統弔民伐罪，符合儒門春秋大義，萬民感念，簞食壺漿。天佑王師，暴政必亡。
*本文史事參考「重返民國」專頁，特此感謝。
神州青年服務社
