Li Hung-chang
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Five years later China's wicked old Empress Dowager sent to Nicholas II's coronation an ancient Chinese with a world-great name and an itching palm, the Viceroy Li Hung-chang.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1882 there were difficulties with France over Tongking; these, however, were adjusted, and in 1884 a convention was signed by Captain Fournier and Li Hung-chang.
From China and the Manchus by Giles, Herbert Allen
Li Hung-chang sent 4,000 troops to Seoul to maintain order.
From Korea's Fight for Freedom by Mckenzie, F. A. (Frederick Arthur)
He has always been what the Chinese call the tu-ti or pupil of Li Hung-chang, and it may be that it was from him he learned his statecraft.
From Court Life in China by Headland, Isaac Taylor
The best known of recent grand secretaries was Li Hung-chang.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
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