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 […]
Chou Tso-min (1884-8 March 1956), founder of the Kincheng Banking Corporation, was noted for his pioneering efforts in the development of modern banking practices in north China. Huaian, Kiangsu, was the birthplace of Chou Tso-min. His father was a scholar who had obtained the chü-jen degree. Chou received his early education at home from private […]
Chang Nai-ch'i (1897-), banking official, economist, and politician, was one of the founders of the National Salvation Association nucleus in Shanghai in 1936 and of the Democratic National Construction Association in Chungking in 1945. From 1952 to 1957 he was minister of food at Peking; then he came under censure as a rightist and was […]
Wu Chung-hsin (15 March 1884-16 December 1959), military and political associate of Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek who served as governor of Anhwei (1932) and Kweichow (1935), chairman of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission (1936-44), and governor of Sinkiang (1944-45). Ancestors of Wu Chung-hsin had moved from Kiangsi to Lochiakang in the northern part […]
Wang Ching-ch'un (30 June 1882-16 June 1956), known as C. C. Wang, had a long and distinguished career in railroad administration in China during the period before 1928. From 1931 until 1949 he served abroad as director of the Chinese Government Purchasing Commission in England. Born into a Christian family in Luanhsien, Chihli (Hopei), Wang […]
Chiang Fang-chen (13 October 1882-4 October 1938), trained in military science in Japan and Germany, did much to revolutionize military training in republican China and was powerful as adviser to many military commanders, notably Wu P'ei-fu, Sun Ch'uan-fang, and Chiang Kai-shek. He also introduced to China knowledge of Western culture, constitutional ideas, and military practices. […]
K'ung, H. H. Orig. K'ung Hsiang-hsi 孔祥熙 T. Yung-chih 庸之 H. Tzu-yüan 子淵 H. H. K'ung (1881-15 August 1967), banker and businessman who married Soong Ai-ling and who entered the service of the new National Government in 1928 as minister of industry and commerce. As minister of finance (1933-44) he was responsible for the currency […]
Chi Ch'ao-ting (12 October 1903-9 August 1963), noted as an expert in economics, particularly in currency, banking, and international trade. He was converted to Communism while a student in the United States and took part in radical activities. In 1940 he became secretary general of the Currency Stabilization Board, serving under K. P. Ch'en. He […]
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 […]
