A granddaughter of late President Chiang Ching-kuo issued a statement Nov. 29 challenging the right of another relative to sign over the diaries of Chiang and his father, the late President Chiang Kai-shek, to Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.
Chiang Yu-mei claimed that Chiang Fang Chih-yi, widow of Chiang Ching-kuo’s third son Chiang Hsiao-yung, had acted without the consent of the other legal inheritors of the late president’s estate when she entrusted the diaries to the institution Jan. 10, 2005.
“I will not remain silent on the issue any longer, and will take legal action if necessary,” Chiang Yu-mei stated.
She claimed that Chiang Fang Chih-yi disregarded the rights of the other inheritors, whom she said, “do not recognize and cannot accept Chiang’s actions.”
Regarding publication of the diaries, Chiang Yu-mei said most of the inheritors are optimistic of its success, adding that the matter of Chiang Fang Chih-yi’s unauthorized action must first be resolved in order “to avoid any unnecessary queries in the future.”
Chiang Fang Chih-yi, however, was unavailable for comment.
The inheritors of Chiang Ching-kuo’s estate are his daughter Chiang Hsiao-chang, his two daughters-in-laws Chiang Fang Chih-yi and Chiang Tsai Hui-mei, and his six grandchildren, including Chiang Yu-mei.
The statement was issued through the law firm Baker and McKenzie. (SB)