Background
Fang-po Lin was born in Canton, Guangdong, China in 1901.
Fang-po Lin was born in Canton, Guangdong, China in 1901.
Mr. Lin received his preliminary education at Hankow, then he attended the St. John's University Middle School in Shanghai, China, graduating in 1919, obtained his college education at Boone University, Wuchang.
Lin Fang-po joined the editorial staff of the Hankow Herald as a reporter in 1924 and became city editor of the paper in 1925.
He married Miss Linyin Wei, a Hankow Chinese newspaper correspondent in 1928 ,Nanking correspondent of the United Press and later of the Renter's Service.
Also Mr.Fang-po was a correspondent of Reuters at Canton , Canton Bureau, Renter's Service, Canton.