Jiang Hongjie (born 1876) was a politician, diplomat and industrialist in the Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

. He was an important politician during the Reformed Government of the Republic of China. His adule name

Chinese style name

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 was Ziyin (). He was born in Jingde

Jingde County

Jingde County is a county in Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of Xuancheng City. It has a population of 150,000 and an area of . The government of Jingde County is located in Jingyang Town.Jingde County has jurisdiction over five towns and five townships....

, Anhui

Anhui

Anhui is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny...

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Biography

Jiang Hongjie went to Japan and studied law in Meiji University

Meiji University

is a private university in Tokyo and Kawasaki, founded in 1881 by three lawyers of the Meiji era, Kishimoto Tatsuo, Miyagi Kōzō, and Yashiro Misao. It is one of the largest and most prestigious Japanese universities in Tokyo, Japan....

 where he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Law. In 1897 he became the professor of Law in the Provincial College of Law in Shandong

Shandong

' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...

. In 1899 he was appointed a district magistrate in the same province.

In 1907 Jiang Hongjie entered diplomatic service as Vice-Counsul at Yokohama

Yokohama

is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...

. In 1912 he was appointed private secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. In 1915 he became First Secretary of the Chinese Legation in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

. In 1921, 1922, 1925, 1930 and 1931 he served Charge d'Affairs. In 1931 he promoted be Councillor of the Legation to Japan. Later he promoted be Acting Ambassador to Japan.

In March 1938 Liang Hongzhi

Liang Hongzhi

Liang Hongzhi; was a leading official in the Anhui clique of the Beiyang Government, later noted for his role as in the collaborationist Reformed Government of the Republic of China during World War II.-Biography:...

 established the Reformed Government of the Republic of China, Jiang Hongjie also participated in it. In July Liang was relieved from his additional post, Acting Minister for Communications, so Jiang was appointed Minister for Communications. Until March 1940, the Wang Jingwei regime was established, he stayed this position. After that he became President of the Company of the Chinese Transport .

After October 1940, the whereabouts of Jiang Hongjie were unknown.