Jiang Hongjie

Jiang Hongjie (simplified Chinese: 江洪杰; traditional Chinese: 江洪傑; pinyin: Jiāng Hóngjié; Wade–Giles: Chiang Hung-chieh; Hepburn: Kō Kōketsu; born 1876) was a politician, diplomat and industrialist in the late Empire of China and early Republic of China. He was also an important politician in the Reformed Government of the Republic of China. His courtesy name was Ziyin (子因).

This article is about a Chinese politician. For the Taiwanese table tennis player, see Chiang Hung-chieh.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiang (江).
Jiang Honjie
江洪傑
Jiang Honjie in 1940
Born1876
Jingde, Anhui, China
Diedunknown
unknown
NationalityChinese
Alma materMeiji University

Biography

Jiang Hongjie was born in Jingde, Anhui. He studied law at Meiji University in Tokyo, Japan, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Law degree. In 1897 he became the professor of Law in the Provincial College of Law in Shandong. In 1899 he was appointed as a district magistrate in the same province.

In 1907 Jiang Hongjie entered the Chinese Imperial diplomatic service as Vice-Counsul at Yokohama. After the Xinhai Revolution and the establishment of the Republic of China, in 1912 he was appointed private secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. In 1915 he became First Secretary of the Chinese Legation in Tokyo. In 1921, 1922, 1925, 1930 and 1931 he served Charge d'Affairs. In 1931 he promoted be Councillor of the Legation to Japan. Later he promoted be Acting Ambassador to Japan.[1]

In March 1938 Liang Hongzhi established the Reformed Government of the Republic of China, and Jiang Hongjie was an early participant. In July, Jiang was appointed Minister for Communications, remaining in that post until March 1940, when the Reorganized National Government of China was established. He returned to private life, becoming president of the Chinese Transport Company (中華輸船株式会社).[2]

After October 1940, the whereabouts of Jiang Hongjie are unknown.

References
  1. Tokyo Asahi Shimbun, July 27, 1938.
  2. "The Review of the Company for National Policy (6) (国策会社の再検討 (6))", Chugai Shogyo Shinpo(now, Nihon Keizai Shimbun), September 1940.

Further reading
  • "Jiang Kanghu," Ceng Yeying (曾业英), Institute of Modern History Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (1978). The Biographies of Republican Figures, Vol.1 (民国人物传 第1卷). Zhonghua Book Company.
  • WorldCat Authority Page
  • "Chiang K'ang-hu," Howard Boorman, ed. Biographical Dictionary of Republican China Vol III pp. 338-344.
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