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		seanmcdirmid on May 21, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Foreign Minister Taro Kono to ask media to switch ... When was the last time mainland China had a leader with a one character given name? But ya, it is a matter of preference.

dis-sys on May 22, 2019 [–]

> When was the last time mainland China had a leader with a one character given name?

The person commonly known as Sun Yat-sen in the west. His given name is 文, he used it to sign all official documents.

seanmcdirmid on May 22, 2019 | [–]

Crazy that 中山 was his Japanese name....

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