# Xue Fucheng

> Xue Fucheng or Hsieh Fucheng was a Chinese diplomat of the Qing dynasty in the late 19th century. Born in Wuxi, Jiangsu to a literati family. Late Qing dynasty writer/essayist, diplomat to England, France, Belgium, Italy, and one of the leaders and advocate for modernization and adoption of Western technology as well as proponent for the development of capitalist industries in China during the late 19th century. Eschewing the traditional literati pursuits of writing poetry and calligraphy, Xue proposed that the government should promote pragmatism application of new technology and knowledge in strengthening China.

*Chinese diplomat*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1838-04-12
- **Died:** 1894-07-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
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- [Xue Fucheng](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xue_Fucheng)
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- [薛福成](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%96%9B%E7%A6%8F%E6%88%90)
- [Xue Fucheng](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xue_Fucheng)
- [薛福成](https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%96%9B%E7%A6%8F%E6%88%90)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730802)

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