This is a photo you saw previously on the 20th century developments page. Take a closer look at the figure wearing a Sun Yat-sen/Mao suit.

 

 

 

 

He is Chiang Kai-shek. Since Chiang Kai-shek was embroiled in a struggle for political power, he may have adopted a Sun Yat-sen suit in order to visually reinforce his claim as the legitimate successor to Sun Yat-sen.

 

 

 

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