On Chen Lanbin, the First Chinese Envoy in U. S. A in the Late Qing Dynasty

Ih the Qing Dynasty, Chen Lanbin, the first proctor of Chinese students studying abroad and the first China's envoy in U. S. A, While displaying his conservatism and indifference to the general ti'ends in foe outside world in die course of handling foreign affairs abroad, defended state sovereignty in the forward postiton of Chinese and western contacts, which was prompted by his loyalty to the sovereign an devotedness to the country and great concern about the country and its people.