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Wang, Shih-chieh 1891 - 1981

Wang Shih-chieh (王世杰), also Romanized in Pinyin as Wang Shijie, was a Chinese politician and scholar of the Kuomintang in service to the Republic of China. Wang Shijie retreated with the Nationalists to Taiwan in 1949. After arriving in Taiwan, he remained active in politics including representing China before the UN General Assembly prior to 1972. He was president of Academia Sinica from 1962 to 1970. 

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