"First Lady" Tong My Linh was once rich and powerful, but at the end of her life she had no assets with her

Not only famous for her intelligence and beauty, Tong My Linh is also known as Chiang Kai-shek's wife. However, in the last years of her life, this beauty moved to America and seems to no longer have any assets in her name.

Not only famous for her intelligence and beauty, Tong My Linh is also known as Chiang Kai-shek's wife. She is one of the famous, powerful and wealthy figures in modern and modern Chinese history. However, in the last years of her life, this beauty settled in the United States and seemed to no longer have any assets in her name, except for 120 thousand US dollars deposited in the bank.

Talking about the three sisters of the Song family, Tong Ai Linh, Tong Khanh Linh, and Tong My Linh, the Chinese have a very famous saying, which is: "The eldest sister loves talent, the second sister loves the country, the third sister loves power" (meaning: The eldest sister loves money, the second sister loves country, and the third sister loves power.

Among these three famous sisters, the youngest sister Tong My Linh is the one who lived the longest. Tong My Linh was born in 1897 and died in 2003, at the age of 106. Her life spanned three centuries, but until her death, Tong My Linh did not leave behind any inheritance. Born into a merchant family, as the "first lady" of the Republic of China government, the small fortune she left behind made many people question it.

Inheriting the business mind as well as the methods of doing business and accumulating assets from her merchant father, Tong My Linh more than anyone else understands the relationship between money and power of the Chinese people. . When she was young, Tong My Linh clearly demonstrated her desire for politics and power and tried every way to achieve her goals.

After marrying Chiang Kai-shek in December 1927, Tong My Linh took on the role of secretary and English translator for her husband, working mainly in the diplomatic field. She was the one who introduced Chiang to many things about Western culture and politics, and encouraged Chiang to be pro-American.

Tong My Linh and Chiang Kai-shek were completely economically independent after getting married, following the American "full division" system. In 1927, Tong My Linh had a private room in the French concession, which was her dowry when she married Chiang Kai-shek. In 1949, this room was confiscated by the Chinese government, but it still exists today.

For a long time, she held many important positions in the government and social organizations, so her income source was very rich. In December 1934, the newspaper "Giang Nam Chinh Bao" published a short story about the assets of Tong My Linh and his wife, in which it was estimated that Chiang Kai-shek's assets were 1,300,000 silver coins, and Tong My Linh's were 3,500. ten thousand silver coins. One silver coin at that time was equivalent to 60 yuan now. If the above news is true, Tong My Linh's assets at that time were equivalent to 2.1 billion yuan today, two and a half times the fortune of Chiang Kai-shek. The above data is taken from the diary of Thai Nguyen Boi - a famous person at that time. Therefore, many people firmly believe that this data is completely real.

In November 1948, when the civil war with the Chinese Communist Party was about to end with the obvious defeat of the Kuomintang, Tong My Linh flew alone to America to seek relief. However, the first lady of the Republic of China only received a cold reception from then-current US president Truman.

After Chiang Kai-shek's death in 1975, Soong Mei-ling attempted to control the Kuomintang but to no avail. Accordingly, later, she decided to settle in the US. However, in the last years of her life, Tong My Linh seemed to no longer have any assets in her name.

According to researchers, before Chiang Kai-shek's death, Tong My Linh was given a check by her husband after a few months. Even when her husband died, Chiang's son, Chiang Ching-kuo, took control of the family and still followed the custom of giving checks to his stepmother.

In January 1988, Chiang Ching-kuo passed away. At that time, Tong My Linh took charge of the funeral arrangements for her husband's stepson. Chiang Ching-kuo's successor was Ly Denghui - the first President of the Republic of China.

Ly Dang Huy's government still gave Tong My Linh a small monthly budget like before. In addition, according to the law, she is still entitled to the same treatment as a former presidential wife whether she lives in Taiwan or the United States.

Some sources believe that, in addition to the funding provided by the Taiwanese government, Tong My Linh also has many secret assets of the Chiang family accumulated over many years.

A source also revealed that only Tong My Linh's luggage on her first trip to the US was divided into 3 flights to transport it all. When she left Taiwan for the US in 1991, Tong My Linh's luggage included 97 suitcases. Many people believe that inside the above luggage and suitcases are valuable assets of Tong My Linh.

According to Taiwan's "Times" newspaper, after settling in the US, Tong My Linh seemed to no longer have any assets under her name. The reason is said to be because in the last years of her life, she largely relied on her sister Tong Ai Linh's family's finances. Therefore, Tong My Linh no longer wanted to manage money matters so she may have given it to her sister's family.

In 1984, a quick report from the international news agency UPI said that Tong My Linh invested 5 million USD and signed a contract with Philip Petroleum company in Texas to explore for oil and gas near New Mexico. However, in reality, the person behind this deal is Khong Lenh Kiet - the second son of Tong Ai Linh and Khong Tuong Hy.

When she died at the age of 106, Tong My Linh left only $120,000 in savings in the bank. This information was revealed by her nephew Khong Lenh Nghi. Up to now, clues about how Tong My Linh's huge fortune was "handled" are still a big mystery.

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