In 1924, Sun Yat Sen sent a letter to Henry Ford in which he invited the industrialist to visit southern China in an attempt to encourage him to set up a automobile industry in the country. But Ford turned him down.
But what if Henry Ford didn't reject Sun Yat Sen's proposals and he set up a automobile industry either in the areas controlled by the Nationalists before the 1928 Northern Expedition, or he sets up such a industry after the Northern Expedition?
But what if Henry Ford didn't reject Sun Yat Sen's proposals and he set up a automobile industry either in the areas controlled by the Nationalists before the 1928 Northern Expedition, or he sets up such a industry after the Northern Expedition?
After Nearly 90 Years, Ford Wants China to Give It a Second Chance (Published 2013)
As it prepared a bid to supply taxicabs to Hong Kong, Ford Motor Company released correspondence in which China’s first president invited Henry Ford to China.
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