Background
Dr. Y. C. Chang was born at Guangzhou, Guangdong province in 1880.
Dr. Y. C. Chang was born at Guangzhou, Guangdong province in 1880.
Dr. Chang studied at the Anglo-Chinese College, Fuzhou from 1890 to 1891 and at the Queen’s College in the following year and later at the Peiyang University.
From 1898 to 1899 he studied at the Imperial University, Tokyo, Japan. During the period he was awarded various prizes for high standing in Chinese, English and athletics.
In August of 1901 Dr. Chang arrived in America to pursue a higher education. He studied law at the University of California and Yale University, from which he graduated with a degree of LL.B. in 1903 and M.L. the following year.
When the Chinese High Commissioners were appointed to go to Europe and America for the investigation of constitutional governments in 1906 Dr. Chang was appointed an attache. Upon his return he received the degree of Chin Shill (Doctor of Law) from the government after a competitive examination.
From 1906 to 1907 Dr. Chang was Inspector of Schools in Shanxi, Zhili, Shandong, Honan, etc. The next year found him as Second Secretary to the Chinese Legation in Japan.
From 1910 to 1911 Dr. Chang was president of the College of Communications, Peking. He was promoted to be Secretary to the President and Councilor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs soon afterwards. In June 1913 he was appointed Commissioner for Foreign Affairs for Jiangsu Province. In October 1913 he was appointed superintendent of Customs of Wuhu and concurrently Commissioner of Foreign Affairs for Anhui province. The latter position he held until March 1915 when he was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Dr. Chang was appointed president of the Tsinghua College in the autumn of 1918. In May 1919 he was conferred the Second Order of Chiaho. In January 1920 he was recalled to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In February 1920 Dr. Chang was conferred the Second Order of Tashou Chiaho. In September he was appointed Chief of the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry. In November he was appointed to hold concurrently the post of Chief-in-Charge of the Translation Bureau.
In March 1921 Dr. Chang was appointed to act as Councilor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In June he was given the Second Order of Wenfu. In August he was appointed Councilor of the Ministry. In September he became an expert to the Chinese Delegation to the Pacific Conference.
In May 1922 Dr. Chang was conferred the Second Order of Paokuang Chiaho. In November he was appointed a member of the Commission on Russian Affairs.
Dr. Chang was Councilor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In June 1924 he was appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs to be expert adviser to the Sino-Russian Conference.
