Background
Mr. Yang was born in Ningkuo, Anhwei, China in 1888.
Mr. Yang was born in Ningkuo, Anhwei, China in 1888.
Hsiao-tien Yang was served as senior naval officer of the Headquaters of the Generalissimo in Canton, China, military counsellor to the President of China, naval officer of the Headquarters of military counsellor to the Generalissimo Commander of the First Division of the Nationalist Northern Expeditionary Forces, chief of Special Service Department of the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalist Revolutionary Forces, member of Anhwei Provincial Government, garrison Commander of Shanghai, military counsellor to the National Government, member of the Central Supervisory Committee of the Kuomintang and Commissioner of Peace Preservation Bureau of Shanghai Municipality with the rank of Major-General.