Ep. 215 | V.K. Wellington Koo (Part 2)
In this longer than expected Part 2 episode, we look at Wellington Koo’s role in the Paris Peace Conference and all the drama that surrounded this historic event from one hundred years ago. Then we’ll look at the rest of Koo’s career as a statesman, diplomat, and later as a judge.
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Terms in Episode
| Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Sze | 施肇基 | Shī Zhàojī, Albert Sze Sao-ke, ROC era statesman and diplomat (also first Chinese to graduate from Cornell) |
| CT Wang | 王正廷 | 1882-1961, CT Wang, Chinese foreign minister, finance minister, Justice minister and a premier to boot |
| Duàn Qíruì | 段祺瑞 | 1865-1936, Chinese warlord and multiple times the Premier of the Republic of China |
| fèizhǐ | 废纸 | Waste paper |
| Fùdàn University | 复旦大学 | One of the top universities in China, located in Shanghai |
| Guāngxù Emperor | 光绪帝 | Reigned 1875-1908, second to the last Qing Emperor |
| Jiādìng | 嘉定 | District in northeast Shanghai |
| Jiāozhōu | 胶州 | The area that is called Qingdao today |
| Jīnmén Mǎzǔ Crisis | 九三炮战 | Also called the First Taiwan Strait Crisis 1954-55 （as opposed to the Second one in 1958) |
| Liáodōng peninsula | 辽东半岛 | Contested area in Liaoning province that extends into the Bohai Sea. The city of Dalian is located at the tip of the peninsula |
| Lín chéng jié chē àn | 临城劫车案 | Línchéng Incident |
| Lǐ Hóngzhāng | 李鸿章 | Late Qing Era politician and diplomat. Signed more than his fair share of unequal treaties |
| Oei Hui lan / Huáng Huìlán | 黃蕙蘭 | 1889-1992 former first lady of the Rep. of China, 3rd wife of Wellington Koo |
| Pǔyí | 溥仪 | The Last Emperor of the Qing Dynasty |
| Qianlong Emperor | 乾隆帝 | Long lasting and long reigning Qing emperor, lived 1711-1799 |
| Shandong | 山东 | Coastal province in north China |
| Shirley Young | 楊思琦 | a businesswoman of great renown…and a founding member of the Committee of 100 |
| The Mukden Incident | 九一八事变 | An incident on 9-18-31 used by Japan to invade Manchuria |
| Wellington Koo | 顾维钧 | January 29, 1888 - November 14, 1985 |
| Wēihǎiwèi | 威海卫 | City bordering Yantai, leased to Britain from 1898-1930. Also known as Port Edward |
| Yán Yòuyùn | 严幼韵 | Juliana Young, fourth wife of Wellington Koo, mother to Shirley Young |
| Yáng Guāngshēng | 杨广胜 | Chineee diplomat and first husband of Juliana Young。 Also known as Clarence Kuangson Young |
| Zhāng Xuéliáng | 张学良 | Son of Zhang Zuolin, also called The Young Marshall. The brains behind the Xian Incident |
| Zhāng Zuòlín | 张作霖 | Manchurian Warlord and major figure in the 1920’s |
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