in America, studying political economy. Upon the completion of his education in America, he returned in 1915, when he was appointed professor of the Hunan Normal College. In 1916 he was appointed First Secretary of Foreign Affairs to the Governor of Hunan. In 1917 his services were needed by China in Siberia, where he went as a Lieutenant of the China Expeditionary Army to Siberia. After serving two years in the Siberian expedition during the world war, he returned to Changsha in 1919 taking up his foriner post as First Secretary of Foreign Affairs. In 1921 when the self-government of Hunan was organized upon the completion of the Hunan Provincial Constitution, he was made the Councillor of Foreign Affairs for the province. The appointment was first through election in the Changsha Provincial Assembly, and was subsequently approved by the Governor of Hunan, in accordance with the Hunan Constitution. This position he has been holding since the appointment. Mr. Yang is the youngest member of the Hunan Executive body of seven. He is very popular among the Hunanese due to his able management of diplomatic affairs of Hunan.
