Editing Hu Shih (section)

=== Public service ===
Hu was the Republic of China's [[List of ambassadors of China to the United States|ambassador to the United States]] from 1938 to 1942.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1938/10/29/archives/president-assures-chinas-new-envoy-tells-dr-hu-shih-we-will-keep.html |title=PRESIDENT ASSURES CHINA'S NEW ENVOY; Tells Dr. Hu Shih We Will Keep Foreign Policy Based Upon Law and Order DIPLOMAT VOICES THANKS He Declares His People Will Fight On for Peace With Justice and Honor President Gives Assurance Will Fight On Indefinitely |date=29 October 1938 |work=The New York Times |access-date=16 May 2019 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1942/09/02/archives/ambassador-hu-shih-recalled-by-china-wei-tao-ming-formerly-at-vichy.html |title=Ambassador Hu Shih Recalled by China; Wei Tao Ming, Formerly at Vichy, Will Be His Successor |date=2 September 1942 |work=The New York Times |access-date=16 May 2019 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>{{sfnp|Cheng|Lestz|1999|p=373}} He was recalled in September 1942 and was replaced by [[Wei Tao-ming]]. Hu then served as chancellor of Peking University, at the time called National Peking University, between 1946 and 1948. In 1957, he became the third president of the [[Academia Sinica]] in Taipei, a post he retained until his death. He was also chief executive of the ''[[Free China Journal]]'', which was eventually shut down for criticizing [[Chiang Kai-shek]].