Lian Yu

Lian Yu (Chinese: 廉隅; pinyin: Lián Yú; Wade–Giles: Lien Yü; born 1886,^[1] disappeared 1945), was a diplomat, politician, judicial officer and lawyer in the Republic of China. He was an important politician during the Reformed Government of the Republic of China and Wang Jingwei regime (Republic of China-Nanjing). His art-name was Liqing (励清).^[2] He was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu.

Biography

Lian Yu went to Japan where he acquired Bachelor of Laws, Kyoto Imperial University. Later he returned to China, got a position in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Beijing Government.^[3]

Career

Tibet

In 1905, Lian Yu was posted as the assistant amban to Tibet, to work with amban You Tai. The following year, You Tai was arrested on charges of corruption, and Lian became the chief amban. He remained in the post till the Xinhai revolution when all Chinese officials were expelled from Tibet.^[4]

Republic of China

In January 1913 he was appointed Chief of the Zhejiang High Court, but he resigned in November.^[5] The following March he was appointed Chief of the Zhili High Court which post he held until September 1920.^[6] He was transferred to acting Chief of the Henan High court soon, but resigned next month.^[7] Later he was an established lawyer in Tianjin.^[3]

In April 1938 Lian Yu was appointed Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Reformed Government of the Republic of China, but resigned in June. Next February, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Chen Lu (陳籙) was assassinated by secret agents of the Nationalist Government, so Lian served 4 months as acting Minister for Foreign Affairs. In same August he was transferred to the position of acting Minister for Business (Xia Qifeng succeeded him as acting Minister for Foreign Affairs).^[8]

In March 1940 the Reorganized National Government of China was established, Lian Yu was appointed a legislator (Member of the Legislative Yuan).^[3] In the end of the same year he was appointed the first Ambassador to Manchukuo. In February 1943 he was recalled (Chen Jicheng 陳濟成 succeeded him in this position) and became Ambassador standing at the Ministry. In May 1945 he was appointed as the last Ambassador to Japan.^[9]

After the Wang Jingwei regime collapsed, the whereabouts of Lian Yu remained unknown.

Alma mater

Kyoto Imperial University

References

Citations

^ Tokyo Asahi Shimbun, February 25, 1939, p.2.
^ Liu Shoulin (etc.ed.), p.1424.
^ ^a ^b ^c Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo), January 20, 1941, p.1.
^ Ho, Dahpon David (2008). "The Men Who Would Not Be Amban and the One Who Would". Modern China. 34 (2): 210–246. doi:10.1177/0097700407312856. ISSN 0097-7004.
^ Liu (etc.ed.), p.276.
^ Liu (etc.ed.), pp.190-193.
^ Liu (etc.ed.), p.233.
^ Liu (etc.ed.), p.1026,1028.
^ Guo Qingyou (main ed.), p.1919.

Sources

Liu Shoulin (刘寿林); et al., eds. (1995). The chronological table of the Republic's Officer (民国职官年表). Zhonghua Book Company. ISBN 7-101-01320-1.
Guo Qingyou (郭卿友), ed. (1990). List of Military and Political Officer on the Era of Republic of China (中華民国時期軍政職官誌). Gansu People's Press (Gansu Renmin Chubanshe; 甘粛人民出版社). ISBN 7-226-00582-4.

Political offices
Preceded by Chen Lu	Minister of Foreign Affairs (Reformed Government of the Republic of China) April 1939 – August 1939 (acting)	Succeeded by Xia Qifeng
Preceded by Wang Zihui	Minister of Commerce (Reformed Government of the Republic of China) August 1939 – March 1940	Succeeded by office abolished
Preceded by Cai Pei	Ambassador of the Wang Jingwei Government to the Empire of Japan May 1945 – August 1945	Succeeded by dissolution of the Wang Jingwei Government

[1] Tokyo Asahi Shimbun, February 25, 1939, p.2.

[2] Liu Shoulin (etc.ed.), p.1424.

[Asahi-3] Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo), January 20, 1941, p.1.

[4] Ho, Dahpon David (2008). "The Men Who Would Not Be Amban and the One Who Would". Modern China. 34 (2): 210–246. doi:10.1177/0097700407312856. ISSN 0097-7004.

[5] Liu (etc.ed.), p.276.

[6] Liu (etc.ed.), pp.190-193.

[7] Liu (etc.ed.), p.233.

[8] Liu (etc.ed.), p.1026,1028.

[9] Guo Qingyou (main ed.), p.1919.

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v t e China's ambassadors to Japan
Qing dynasty 1644–1912	He Ruzhang 1876–1877 Zhang Sigui 1877–1880 Xu Jingcheng 1880–1881 Li Shuchang 1881–1884 Xu Chengzu 1884–1887 Li Xingrui 1887 Li Shuchang 1887–1890 Li Jingfang 1890–1892 Wang Fangzao 1892–1894 Yugeng 1895–1898 Huang Zunxian 1898 Li Shengduo 1898–1901 Cai Juni 1901–1903 Yang Shu 1903–1907 Li Jiaju 1907–1908 Hu Weide 1908–1910 Wang Daxie 1910–1913
Republic of China (Beiyang) 1912–1928	Ma Tingliang 1913 Zhong Lu 1913–1916 Liu Chongjie 1916 Zhang Zongxiang 1916–1919 Liu Jingren 1919–1920 Hu Weide 1920–1922 Shi Luben 1922–1923 Zhang Yuanjie 1925–1926
Republic of China (Nationalist) 1928–1938	Jiang Zuobin 1931–1936 Xu Shiying 1936–1938
Republic of China (Collaborationist) 1940–1945	Chu Minyi 1940–1941 Xu Liang 1941–1943 Cai Pei 1943–1945 Lian Yu 1945
Republic of China on Taiwan 1952–1972	Hollington Tong 1952–1956 Shen Jinding 1956–1959 Chang Li-sheng 1959–1963 Wei Tao-ming 1964–1966 Cheng Zhimai 1966–1969 Peng Mengji 1969–1972
People's Republic of China 1973–present	Chen Chu 1973–76 Fu Hao 1977–82 Song Zhiguang 1982–85 Zhang Shu 1985–83 Yang Zhenya 1988–93 Xu Dunxin 1993–98 Chen Jian 1998–2001 Wu Dawei 2001–04 Wang Yi 2004–07 Cui Tiankai 2007–09 Cheng Yonghua 2010–19 Kong Xuanyou 2019–2023 Wu Jianghao 2023-present

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