Chao Tze-chi 趙自齊 papers, 1933-2021

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Summary

Creators:
Zhao, Ziqi, 1915-
Abstract:
The Chao Tze-chi 趙自齊 papers (1933-2021) held multiple key positions within the government and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), served as advisers to four presidents of Taiwan: Chiang Kai-shek, Yen Chia-kan, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Lee Teng-hui, and was President of the World Anti-Communist League (later renamed World League for Freedom and Democracy). The Chao Tze-chi papers includes over 60 volumes of personal diaries, ranging from the late 1940s to the early 2010s, Chao's personal files and certificates, photos of his political and diplomatic activities, news clippings, books, and other miscellaneous materials.
Extent:
21 manuscript boxes, 5 oversize boxes, digital media (10 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Chinese and English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Chao Tze-chi 趙自齊 papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Chao Tze-chi 趙自齊 papers includes over 60 volumes of personal diaries, ranging from the mid 1940s to the early 2010s, Chao's personal files and certificates, photos of his political and diplomatic activities, news clippings, books, and other miscellaneous materials.

Biographical / historical:

Chao Tze-chi (Zhao Ziqi 赵自齐, 字治平, 1915-2020) was born in Rehe Province in Northeast China. He graduated from Nankai University in Tianjin and then from the Republic of China Military Academy. Between 1937 and 1945, Chao fought in the Sino-Japanese war. In 1948 he was elected member of the Legislative Yuan. In 1949, Chao retreated to Taiwan along with the Chinese Nationalist government. Between 1950 and 1989, he held multiple key positions within the government and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and served as advisers to four presidents of Taiwan: Chiang Kai-shek, Yen Chia-kan, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Lee Teng-hui. In 1989, Chao served as President of the World Anti-Communist League (later renamed World League for Freedom and Democracy), a position he held until 1999. He played a crucial role in promoting Taiwan's track-II diplomacy in the 1990s; the most important achievements of which include cementing Taipei's relationship with the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government-in-exile in India. Chao died in Taipei in August 2020.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2021.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Chao Tze-chi 趙自齊 papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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