There are three main reasons for Soong Meiling's high status in the United States: her own excellence, the power behind her, and the background of the times.
1. In addition to her outstanding English skills, Song Meiling can also speak six languages. She also has considerable attainments in Chinese painting, and she can also write well.
It is said that Soong Meiling also played the piano quite well, so Soong Meiling was a person who was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was Chiang Kai-shek's diplomatic assistant.
2. After becoming a veritable "First Lady", Soong Meiling relied on her talent and beauty to follow Chiang Kai-shek in a series of activities in different historical periods, and played an important role for a long time.
In 1936, Soong Meiling became the Secretary-General of the Aviation Commission. In order to establish the Air Force, she used her diplomatic talents to purchase aircraft from foreign countries and hire foreign consultants.
In addition, she spent a lot of time studying aviation theory and aircraft design.
In 1936 AD, Soong Meiling stepped up the expansion of the air force; the Xi'an Incident broke out and rescued Chiang Kai-shek.
3. In 1943, she delivered a speech at a joint meeting of the two houses of Congress of the United States; in this context, Soong Meiling's speech could easily arouse the excitement in the hearts of Americans, and naturally made Soong Meiling popular among Americans!
In March, he met with President Roosevelt and held a press conference together; in April, he gave a speech in Canada; he called on the United States to shift its consideration of Europe to Asia; in May, he returned to China and accompanied Chiang Kai-shek to attend the Big Four meeting and served as an interpreter for Chiang Kai-shek.
Extended information: Soong Meiling's achievements and honors: In November 1943, she attended the Cairo Conference with Chiang Kai-shek. "Mother Cairo" was called the "fourth giant" of the Cairo Conference.
The October 26, 1931 issue of Time magazine featured Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling as the cover characters.
?Time magazine, published on January 3, 1938, selected Chiang and Song as the "couple of the year" in 1937.
The cover story said: "He is the son of a salt merchant, and she is the daughter of a Bible salesman. No woman in the West has as high a status as Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek in China. She and her husband lived in less than ten years
In the course of time, Song Meiling became the moral and substantive leader of the ancient Chinese people. This achievement has covered a great historical chapter. ""Life" magazine also featured Song Meiling on its cover on June 30, 1941.
On February 18, 1943, she delivered a speech in the U.S. Congress, becoming the first Chinese and the second woman (the first was the Queen of the Netherlands) to give a speech in the U.S. Congress, and created the "Song Meiling Cyclone" in the United States.
?The "Time" magazine on March 1, 1943 featured Soong Meiling alone as the cover character. The cover said: "Mrs. Chiang-she and China know what perseverance is." That was the peak period of her life.
The American "Time" magazine described Ms. Chiang Soong Meiling as "A Flower Made of Steel".
The magazine pointed out that Chiang Soong Meiling was highly valued by the international media during her lifetime and had been on the cover of Time eleven times.