In 1983 he accepted the post of Academia Sinica president, from which he retired in 1994. For his outstanding scholarly achievements, he won the Philippines 'Raymond Magsaysay award in 1984.
也由於傑出的學術成就，在七十三年獲頒菲律賓的麥格塞塞獎，更教出了楊振寧、李政道這兩位諾貝爾物理獎得主。