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Ch’ien Tuan Sheng, a world-renowned political scientist, was among the first few Chinese scholars to engage in the studying and teaching of modern political science. A diligent scholar all his life, he has left behind the most numerous works compared with his peers, with unparalleled academic attainments in the fields of comparative government, history of political institution, and science of constitution. In the study of political science, he was good at marrying theories with the Chinese context. His insightful books about democracy, human rights, centralization and decentralization of power, etc., though written decades ago, remain relevant even today [1]. In 1932, he teamed with Wang Shijie, Pu Xuefeng, Zhou Gengsheng, and others to prepare for the establishment of the China Society of Political Science and Law, which was not set up until after 1949. He served as vice chairman then and was voted honorary chairman in 1980 at the age of over 80, when the association was reestablished after a period of interruption. Age didn’t stop him from being committed to the development of political science in China. He continued to publish articles: “The Significance of Political Science” in 1981, “My Suggestions for China’s Political Science Development” in 1986, etc.
Zhao Baoxu, et al.: An Anthology in Memory of Ch’ien Tuan Sheng, China University of Political Science and Law Press, February 2000.
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“The Significance of Political Science,” Politics and Political Science, Qunzhong Press, 1981; “My Suggestion for China’s Political Science Development,” Studies of Political Sciences, Vol. 1, 1986.
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Many of Zhou Enlai’s “newsletters from Europe” published in Yi Shi Bao were forwarded by Ch’ien Tuan Sheng. Chen Wenqiu [2].
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This was his fourth trip to the United States after his graduation in 1924. The previous three trips were:
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In the summer of 1937, he accompanied Hu Shi and Zhang Zhongfu in an effort to obtain American assistance for China’s war efforts.
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By the end of November 1937, he came as a participant in the Institute of Pacific Relations Study Meeting held at Virginia Beach, Virginia. He presented a paper entitled “China’s National Unification: Some Political and Administrative Aspects.”
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In January 1945, he attended the ninth Institute of Pacific Relations Study Meeting, accompanied by Jiang Menglin and Zhang Junmai.
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A Selection of Ch’ien Tuan Sheng’s Academic Works, Beijing Normal University Press, 1991, p. 698.
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He published The Government of Germany and The Government of France and complied, with his fellow researchers, A Political History of Republic of China, which was published by the Commercial Press in 1939.
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“On Sino-Japan Relations,” Zhongguo Xinlun, vol. 2, 1st issue, 1935; “An Account of Sino-Japan Diplomatic Relations,” Riben Pinglun, Vol. 8, 1st Issue, 1935.
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“On Chamberlain’s Pacifying Policies,” Yunnan Daily, January 1939; “On Future War of Resistance,” Minguo Daily, July 1939.
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“Wartime Government in China,” American Political Science Review, April 1942; “New China Demands,” Foreign Policy, July 1943; “Do We Need a Post-War International Human Rights Declaration?,” International Digest, August 1943.
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A History of Southwestern Associated University, Peking University Press, 1996, p. 462.
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Ibid., p. 463.
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Ibid., p. 467.
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The Government and Politics of China 1912–1949, Harvard University Press, 1950.
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“The Role of the Military in Chinese Government,” Pacific Affairs, November 1948.
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“Since the second half of 1957, we had strayed away from the guidelines of the Eighth National Congress of the Party. The leftism lasted till 1976, almost for 20 years.” Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping, Vol. 3, pp. 253, 254.
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Zhao, B. (2014). Ch’ien Tuan Sheng: A Patriotic Scholar. In: To Build a Harmonious World. China Academic Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43853-4_14
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