Pei Tsu-yi (1893-), banker who was known for his pioneering work in developing the foreign-exchange business of the Bank of China and for helping to plan the managed currency system that China adopted in 1935. Born into a merchant family in Wuhsien, Kiangsu, Pei Tsu-yi received his early education in the Chinese classics at a […]

Ch'en Kuang-fu 陳光甫 K. P. Chen Ch'en Kuang-fu (1880-), known as K. P. Ch'en, banker, founded and developed the Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank, using modern Western methods. He played an important Tole as representative of the National Government in negotiations with the United States regarding silver purchases (1936) and economic aid to China. He […]