Song Ziwen (1894 65438+February 4-19765438+April 26), a politician, diplomat and financier of the Republic of China, was born in Wenchang, Hainan. Song Ziwen is the son of Song Jiashu, and his brothers and sisters are Soong Ching Ling, Song Meiling, Song Ailing, Song Ziliang and Song Zian.

2. The life of the characters

Song Ziwen was born in Shanghai and graduated from St. John's University in Shanghai in his early years. Then I went to Harvard University to study economics and get a master's degree, and then I went to Columbia University to get a doctorate. From 65438 to 0925, he served as Minister of Finance of the National Government. During the period of 1928- 1930, China was given the right to determine the tariff rate and supervise tax collection. 1942 served as the foreign minister of the national government and signed the Sino-US Anti-aggression and Mutual Assistance Agreement with US Secretary of State Cordell Hull. The following year, he negotiated with foreign countries to recover their extraterritorial rights in China. 1945 attended the UN General Assembly as the chief representative of China, went to Moscow for talks with Stalin in June of the same year, and signed the unequal Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance in August. He went to Hongkong on 1949, and then moved to new york, USA. 197 1 passed away in San Francisco on April 25th.

3. Personality assessment

Song Ziwen is a pragmatic and enlightened faction in the Kuomintang. He westernized China and made great contributions to establishing a relatively complete financial system in modern China, curbing Japanese aggression against China, seeking international assistance and improving China's international status.