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Title: Chao Tze-chi papers
Date (inclusive): 1933-2021
Collection Number: 2021C42
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Chinese and English
Physical Description:
21 manuscript boxes, 5 oversize boxes
(10 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Chao Tze-chi 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.
Creator:
Zhao, Ziqi, 1915-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2021.
[Identification of item], Chao Tze-chi papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Chao Tze-chi 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.
Scope and Content of Collection
The personal collection 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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Politicians
Taiwan
Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 1945-
Diaries
Ephemera
Photographs