The Erudite and Patriotic Ambassador Shen Lyu-shun (沈呂巡大使) скачать в хорошем качестве

The Erudite and Patriotic Ambassador Shen Lyu-shun (沈呂巡大使)

Chinese international diplomacy commenced in the 11th year of the Hsien-feng reign (1861) when the Tsungli Yamen (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) was first established in Peking. From then it would be fifty years to the end of the Ch’ing Dynasty. During this period, foreign aggression grew ever more intense, yet outstanding ambassadors appeared one after the other, such as Kuo Sung-tao (郭嵩燾 1818-1891), Anson Burlingame (蒲安臣 1820-1870), Tseng Chi-tse (曾紀澤 1839-1890), Wu Tingfang (伍廷芳 1842-1922), Hsü Ching-ch’eng (許景澄 1845-1900), Tcheng Ki-tong (陳季同 1851-1907), and Lou Tseng-tsiang (陸徵祥 1871-1949). Many of the ambassadors stationed abroad were by nature inclined towards political reform. When the Wu-ch’ang Uprising broke out in the 3rd year of the Hsüan-t’ung reign (1911), Lou Tseng-tsiang and Wu Tingfang in particular favoured the republican political system, and they both urged the Ch’ing emperor to abdicate. After the founding of the Republic of China in 1912, they were appointed foreign minister in succession. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China has continuously enlisted those knowledgeable about East and West, many of these diplomats are now commended by history because of their accomplishments and integrities. During the one hundred and twelve years since the founding of the Republic of China, not a day goes by without her diplomats strategizing the direction of the country whilst treacherously encircled, tackling powerful enemies in thorn-filled terrains. It is discernible that the diplomatic tradition of striving against the tides of misfortunes has continued and is carried on by the Republican government from the Ch’ing Dynasty, and that the lofty ambitions of the Confucianists in two epochs to save the country from catastrophes are comparable. As the United States has always been the foremost diplomatic stronghold, Chinese ministers and ambassadors assigned there were the finest of their generations, such as Yung Wing (容閎 1828-1912), Chang Yin-huan (張蔭桓 1837-1900), Wu Tingfang (伍廷芳 1842-1922), Liang Cheng (梁誠 1864-1917), Koo Vi Kyuin (顧維鈞 1888-1985), Sze Sao-ke (施肇基 1877-1958), Wang Chengting (王正廷 1882-1961), Hu Shih (胡適 1891-1962), Wei Tao-ming (魏道明 1899-1978), Hollington Hsien-kuang Tong (董顯光 1887-1971), George K’ung-chao Yeh (葉公超 1904-1981), Tsiang Tingfu (蔣廷黻 1895-1965), Chow Shu-kai (周書楷 1913-1992), Shen Chang-huan (沈昌煥 1913-1998), Frederick Foo Chien (錢復 born 1935), and lately Shen Lyu-shun (沈呂巡大使). At a time of grave internal political confrontations and predatory communist hostilities across the Taiwan Strait, Ambassador Shen defended the honour of the Republic of China in adversity and pursued her national interests amid perils. He was indeed an exemplary model for future generations. Ambassador Shen was born on 12 November in the 38th year of the Republic (1949) and passed away on 6 January in the 112th year of the Republic (2023). He was a native of Hou-kuan, Fukien Province, and a grandson of the sixth generation of Viceroy Shen Pao-chen (沈葆楨 1820-1879). He graduated from the Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, School of Law and Business at Chung Hsing University, and the Department of Diplomacy at the National Chengchi University. Afterwards he studied at the University of Pennsylvania, attaining a doctorate degree. In the 71st year of the Republic (1982) he became a consultant at the congressional group of the Coordinating Council for North American Affairs. In the 77th year of the Republic (1988) he was the assistant director-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the first section chief of the Department of North American Affairs. In the 80th year of the Republic (1991), he was the director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Kansas City. In the 82nd year of the Republic (1993) he was the director of the Political Division, as well as the director of the Congressional Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States. In the 85th year of the Republic (1996) he was the director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States. In the 88th year of the Republic (1999) he was the deputy representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States. In the 92nd year of the Republic (2003) he was the director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Geneva, Switzerland. In the 97th year of the Republic (2008) he was the representative of the Taipei Representative Office in the European Union and Belgium. In the following year, he was the deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the 100th year of the Republic (2011) he was the representative of the Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom. In the 103rd year of the Republic (2014) he was the representative... Please visit www.chinese-heritage.com to read.