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Li Hung-chang

American  
[lee hoong-jahng] / ˈli ˈhuŋˈdʒɑŋ /
Pinyin, Li Hongzhang

noun

  1. 1823–1901, Chinese statesman.


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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

And so Li Hung-chang advised the Korean rulers to guard themselves.

From Korea's Fight for Freedom by Mckenzie, F. A. (Frederick Arthur)

Li Hung-chang sent 4,000 troops to Seoul to maintain order.

From Korea's Fight for Freedom by Mckenzie, F. A. (Frederick Arthur)

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

The next step in railway construction was taken by the Chinese themselves, and on the initiative of Li Hung-chang.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

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