Letter from Cheng Liang to Theodore Roosevelt
Chinese Ambassador Cheng Liang expresses his government’s gratitude for the fair way President Roosevelt has dealt with the Imperial government. Empress Dowager Cixi directed Liang to thank Roosevelt for his work to lower the Chinese indemnity in the wake of the Boxer Rebellion, and spoke pleasantly of Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s visit to China. Liang also comments on developments in China in general, including the construction of schools, the fight against the opium trade, and the building of railroads, the last of these being the reason Liang was recalled from the United States.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-02-18