(so͝ong)
Chinese family including Charles Jones Soong (died 1927), a Methodist missionary, and his son T.V. Soong (1894-1971), who was premier of the Nationalist government (1944-1947). His sister Soong Ch'ing-ling (1892-1981) married Sun Yat-Sen, and their younger sister Soong Mei-ling (1897-2003) married Chiang Kai-Shek.