Hollington Tong

Hollington Tong
Hollington Tong
董顯光
Chinese Ambassador to the United States
	In office; 1956–1958
President	Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by	V. K. Wellington Koo
Succeeded by	George Yeh
Chinese Ambassador to Japan
	In office; 1952–1956
President	Chiang Kai-shek
Personal details
Born	November 9, 1887; Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, Qing Empire
Died	January 9, 1971 (aged 83); Monterey, California, U.S.
Political party	Kuomintang
Spouse	Sally Chao
Children	6
Relatives	Kaity Tong (great-niece)
Education	Park College ; University of Missouri (BA) ; Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Profession	Journalist, diplomat

Hollington K Tong (Chinese: 董顯光; Wade–Giles: Tung³ Hsien³-kuang¹); 9 November 1887 – 9 January 1971) was a Chinese journalist and diplomat.

Tong was from a poor Chinese Christian family. He graduated in journalism from the University of Missouri, and from the first class of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1913.^[1] Upon returning to China, he worked as a journalist and later became the chief editor of a large English-language newspaper in Shanghai.^[2] He also was the official biographer of Chiang Kai-shek.^[3]

Tong was appointed Vice-Minister of Information of the Republic of China (Taiwan),^[4] Ambassador of the Republic of China to Japan,^[3]^[5] and Ambassador of the Republic of China to the United States (1956-1958).^[6] In the latter role, he was replaced by George Yeh.^[7]

Hollington K. Tong died on 9 January 1971, in a nursing home in Monterey, California, at the age of 83.^[8]

References

Chiang Kai Shek's Teacher and Ambassador -Hollington K. Tong
Dateline: China by Hollington K. Tong
Wei, Shuge (2014). "News as a Weapon: Hollington Tong and the Formation of the Guomindang Centralized Foreign Propaganda System, 1937–1938". Twentieth-Century China. 39 (2): 118–143. doi:10.1179/1521538514Z.00000000039.

Notes

^ "ALUMNI HONOR 5 IN JOURNALISM; Columbia Group Presents Annual Awards -- Cites Husband and Wife". The New York Times. 1959-05-07. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
^ Freeman, William M. (1971-01-11). "Former Chinese Envoy to U.S." The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
^ ^a ^b "Chiang Gives Tong Tokyo Post". The New York Times. 1952-08-04. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
^ Smith, Robert Aura (1950-04-23). "Dr. Tong Talks Back". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
^ "Koo Resignation Accepted". The New York Times. 1956-03-22. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
^ "www.taiwanembassy.org". www.taiwanembassy.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
^ "CHINESE ENVOY TO QUIT; Tong Retiring Shortly -- He Will Be Replaced by Yeh". The New York Times. 1958-08-16. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
^ "Dr. Hollington Tong Dies at 83;". The New York Times. 1971-01-11. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

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[1] "ALUMNI HONOR 5 IN JOURNALISM; Columbia Group Presents Annual Awards -- Cites Husband and Wife". The New York Times. 1959-05-07. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

[2] Freeman, William M. (1971-01-11). "Former Chinese Envoy to U.S." The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

[Tokyo-3] "Chiang Gives Tong Tokyo Post". The New York Times. 1952-08-04. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

[4] Smith, Robert Aura (1950-04-23). "Dr. Tong Talks Back". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

[5] "Koo Resignation Accepted". The New York Times. 1956-03-22. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

[6] "www.taiwanembassy.org". www.taiwanembassy.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-05.

[7] "CHINESE ENVOY TO QUIT; Tong Retiring Shortly -- He Will Be Replaced by Yeh". The New York Times. 1958-08-16. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

[8] "Dr. Hollington Tong Dies at 83;". The New York Times. 1971-01-11. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

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v t e Chinese ambassadors to the United States
Qing minister 1875–1912	Chen Lanbin 1875–81 Cheng Tsao-Ju 1881–85 Zhang Yinhuan 1885–89 Tsui Kwo Yin 1889–93 Yang Yü 1893–96 Wu Tingfang 1896–1902 Liang Cheng 1902–07 Wu Tingfang 1907–09 Zhang Yintang 1909–11 Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1911–12
Republic of China Envoy 1912–35	Zhang Yintang 1912–13 Xia Xiefu 1913–15 V. K. Wellington Koo 1915–20 Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1920–29 Wu Chaoshu 1929–31 Yan Huiqing 1931–33 Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1933–35
Republic of China Ambassador 1935–79	Alfred Sao-ke Sze 1935–36 Chengting T. Wang 1936–38 Hu Shih 1938–42 Wei Tao-ming 1942–46 Wellington Koo 1946–56 Hollington Tong 1956–58 George Yeh 1958–61 Tsiang Tingfu 1961–65 Zhou Shukai 1965–71 James Shen 1971–79
People's Republic of China Liaison Office Chief 1973–79	Huang Zhen 1973–77 Chai Zemin 1978–79
People's Republic of China Ambassador 1979–present	Chai Zemin 1979–82 Zhang Wenjin 1983–85 Han Xu 1985–89 Zhu Qizhen 1989–93 Li Daoyu 1993–98 Li Zhaoxing 1998–2001 Yang Jiechi 2001–05 Zhou Wenzhong 2005–10 Zhang Yesui 2010–13 Cui Tiankai 2013–21 Qin Gang 2021–23 Xie Feng 2023-present

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