Background
Mr. Chien was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, in 1891.
Mr. Chien was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, in 1891.
Chien Chung-tse graduated from Baoding (Paoting) Military College and later from Peking Military University.
Mr. Chien joined the army after graduation and became captain and regiment commander, also was a Vice-Director of the National Railway Police Bureau of the Ministry of Communications. He was a Police Commissioner of Hsuchow (Xuzhou) (Kiangsu(Jiangsu)) and Provincial Police Commissioner of Zhejiang (Chekiang) and Police Commissioner of Hangzhou (Hangchow). Chien Chung-tse was a Director of the Military Train Administration Bureau of the Generalissimo's Headquarters of the Nationalist Army and was a Vice-Minister of Railways and concurrently Director of the Lung-hai Railway Administration.