"On this occasion we recall vividly the long, arduous struggle Free China has waged under your valiant leadership against foreign aggression and Communist tyranny and for the realization of the noble aspirations of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. Our alliance, based on ties of historic friendship and unity of purpose, has withstood the tests of the past. May it grow ever stronger in the years ahead."
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John F. Kennedy; Message to President Chiang Kai-shek on the 50th Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution Online, The American Presidency Project; 9 October 1961
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