Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Wu Ch'ao-shu

Dr. C. C. Wu

伍朝樞学雲梯

(Wu Ch'ao-shu)

Dr. C. C. Wu was born at Tientsin in 1886, his native city being Hsing-hui Hsien, Kuangtung province. He is the son of Dr. Wu Ting-fang, who became Chinese Minister at Washington in 1896. Dr. Wu went to America in 1897. He studied at Force School, Washington, D. C., 1897-1900; at Western High School, Washington D. C., 1900-2; Atlantic City High School, 1902-4; and was awarded Valedictorian Prize in 1904. In that year he returned to China. He was member of the Board of Works, 1905-7 and member of the Board of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, 1907. In 1908 Dr. Wu was sent to England to study. In 1911 he was graduated with the degree of LL.B. from the London University and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn. He was holder of Inns of Court Students and London University scholarship. He returned to China soon after the First Revolution and was Chief of Foreign Affairs Department of Hupei province from May to September, 1912. He was elected member of the Lower House of the First Parliament which was convoked at Peking in April 1913 and dissolved by Yuan Shih-kii in January 1914. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention, and also served as Chairman of the Treaty Commission under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In politics, he is always a Kuomingtang member. In May 1914 Dr. Wu was appointed Councillor of the State Department when Hsu Shih-chang was Secretary of State. From May 1916 to July 1917 he was Councillor of the Cabinet Office. During 1915-16 he was also Councillor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After Chang Hsun's monarchical restoration in July 1917, Dr. Wu went to Canton where an opposition government was later formed. He took a leading part in the southern 'movement for the preservation of the Provisional Constitution and the First Parliament. Since May 1918 he was Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and also Chief of the Executive Department of the Administrative Council of the Military government, his father being then one of the Directors and Minister of Foreign Affairs. In the winter of 1918-19 Dr. Wu led the Southern China Delegation to the Paris Conference, assisting in the various commissions there on questions relating to China. In November 1921 the Peking government appointed him as one of Chinese Chief Delegate to the Washington Conference, but he did not accept. In February 1923 he was awarded the Second Class Tashou Paokuang Chiaho. Dr. Wu is the author of the widely-read pamphlets “The Appeal for Reorganization”, “China's Position in Tibet”, etc. He is a student of international affairs.