Madame Chiang Kai-shek's New York estate up for sale

In the past week, nearly 100 people of Chinese descent have telephoned Jason Friedman about a mansion on Long Island, New York, which was listed for sale recently.

The interest by callers from the United States, the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and as far as New Zealand stemmed from the property's former owner Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, once the most influential woman in China.

"I was kind of expecting the reaction, but it's more than what I thought it would be," said Friedman, whose firm, Friedman Team, specializes in selling large, luxury properties on Long Island.