What is Zhang Qun?
'''Chang Ch'&uuml;n''' (&#24373;&#32676;, [[pinyin]]: Zh&#257;ng Qún) (1889–1990) was [[Premier of the Republic of China]] in 1947–1948. A close associate of [[Chiang Kai-shek]], he served previously as foreign minister and as governor of [[Sichuan]]. In 1907 he was a classmate of Chiang Kai-shek as a military cadet in [[Japan]]. They both went on to serve in the Takata regiment of the [[Niigata]] army . This period was to form the basis of the lifelong friendship between the two men. Following the establishment of the [[Republic of China]], Chang was made Head of the Foreign Affairs division. In the aftermath of [[World War II]] he was briefly the head of the [[Executive Yuan]], a position also known as [[Premier of the Republic of China]]. His later career was chiefly concerned with foreign affairs, paticularly relations with Japan. In 1972, at the age of 83, he played a large role in the difficult negotiations regarding Japan's switch of diplomatic recognition to the [[People's Republic of China]]. ==Other websites== *[http://www.prc.net.cn/prc2004/zhxs/items/xing/16/z-zy.htm Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707045253/http://www.prc.net.cn/prc2004/zhxs/items/xing/16/z-zy.htm |date=2011-07-07 }} (Chinese) {{bio-stub}} [[Category:1889 births|Chang Ch'ün]] [[Category:1990 deaths|Chang Ch'ün]] [[Category:Centenarians|Chang Ch'ün]] [[Category:Chinese politicians]] [[Category:Taiwanese politicians]]