Chang Hsi Hsie

Death by Force
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On January 28, 1919, a tragic event unfolded in Washington, D.C., involving the deaths of three Chinese diplomats associated with the Chinese Educational Mission: Dr. Theodore T. Wong, Chang Hsi Hsie, and Ben Sen Wu. The mission was established to oversee Chinese students studying in the United States. The men were found shot and killed in a rowhouse, a discovery that shocked both the local and international communities.

The investigation quickly focused on a suspect named Ziang Sung Wa ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Chang Hsi Hsie

    Male

    Asian

    Washington

    DC

    1919-01-29

    Chang

    Hsi Hsie

    Substantiated

    01/08/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    I recently stumbled upon this case while reading about historical legal reforms, and it's been occup... ...Read More
    10/22/2024
    I was reading about the case of the three diplomats and was taken aback by the part about Ziang Sung... ...Read More
    10/31/2023
    Hey everyone,
    I've been diving deep into the unsettling tragedy of the Chinese diplomats murdered... ...Read More
    01/31/2023
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