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This World War II-era propaganda poster features a central, stylized portrait of Chiang Kai-shek rendered in dark blue and tan tones against a background filled with repeating Chinese characters. The portrait depicts him from the chest up, wearing a high-collared military tunic, with a neutral expression and a mustache. The background consists of a dense grid of four traditional Chinese characters, 抗戰建國 (Kàngzhàn jiànguó), which translates to "Resistance and National Reconstruction." Below the portrait, two prominent horizontal lines of larger black text are separated by a thin horizontal rule: the top line reads 軍事第一 (Military First) and the bottom line reads 勝利第一 (Victory First). At the very bottom of the poster, a smaller blue banner contains the white text 國際反侵略運動中國分會 (China Branch of the International Anti-Aggression Movement). The color palette is restricted to shades of blue, cream, and black, and the overall composition is symmetrical and centered.