1. Liang Cheng was primarily responsible for negotiating the return payment by the US of its share of the Boxer Indemnity for the establishment of Tsinghua University and the Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Program.
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Liang Cheng studied at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, but returned to China in 1881 when the program was canceled.
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One of the reasons for the cancellation of the mission was that the students were adopting too many American customs, and Liang was no exception.
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The Kaiser wanted to have the Prince kowtow before him as a form of humiliation, but Liang Cheng was able to negotiate a compromise and the Prince merely bowed before the Kaiser in a private audience.
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On July 19,1902, Liang Cheng was appointed the Chinese ambassador to the United States, Spain, and Peru, replacing Wu Tingfang.
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Shortly after assuming his post, Liang Cheng met with President Theodore Roosevelt, who asked him about his Phillips Academy days.
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Forgoing the usual Chinese cultural habit of modesty, Liang Cheng replied that he was.
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Meanwhile, Yuan had learned that his counter-proposal was never put forth to the US, and as a result, was displeased with Liang Cheng who had initiated and advocated the use of the funds towards education.
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Liang Cheng's negotiations concluded, Liang returned to China; his replacement was the man he succeeded, Wu Tingfang.
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The monies that Liang Cheng negotiated were used to establish Tsinghua University in Beijing and to fund the Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Program.
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Liang Cheng was married three times to women whose names are not recorded, except that one had the surname Huang.
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Liang Cheng had been engaged to Nellie Yu Roung Ling, daughter of a Qing-dynasty diplomat to France, at least as early as January 1903.