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3 unusual facts about Eugene Chen


Eugene Chen

He was an Overseas Chinese lawyer who in the 1920s became Sun Yat-sen's foreign minister known for his success in promoting Sun's anti-imperialist foreign policies.

Chen eventually left the island to live in London, where he heard Sun Yat-sen speak at a rally against the Manchu government in China.

Jay Leyda

Leyda’s wife, Si-lan Chen, a ballet dancer of international reputation, was the daughter of Eugene Chen, a colleague of the Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen.



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