Wang Shijie

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| name = Wang Shih-chieh

| native_name = 王世杰

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| caption = Wang in Who's Who in China 4th ed., 1931

| birth_date = {{birth date|1891|3|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Chongyang County, Wuchang, Hubei Province, China

| death_date = {{death date and age|1981|4|21|1891|3|10|df=y}}

| death_place = Taipei, Taiwan

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| party = Kuomintang

| nationality = {{flag|Republic of China (1912–1949)|name=Republic of China}}

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Wang Shih-chieh also known as Wang Shijie ({{zh|t=王世杰|p=Wáng Shìjié}}; 10 March 1891 – 21 April 1981) was a Chinese politician and scholar of the Kuomintang in service to the Republic of China.徐主編(2007)、79頁。劉国銘主編(2005)、143頁。 He signed the message of goodwill on behalf of the Government of China to the Constitutional Assembly of India at its inaugural meeting on the 9th of December 1946.{{cite web | url=https://www.constitutionofindia.net/constitution_assembly_debates/volume/1/1946-12-09 | title=Constitution of India }}

Early life and family origins

Wang was born in 1891 in Chongyang County, Wuchang Prefecture, Hubei Province during the late Qing dynasty.

Biography

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. His daughter is Wang Chiu-Hwa.

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