Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t6.7

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In 1938, after the outbreak of Sino-Japanese War, Hu Shi left Beijing to accept the position of Ambassador of China to the USA. Even after leaving this position in 1942, he remained in USA teaching and lecturing in various universities. In 1946, he returned to China as the Chancellor of Peking University, but left for USA again in 1948 due to outbreak of civil war in China. In 1957, the Guomindang Government in Taiwan invited him to Taipei to accept the position of Director of Academica Sinica. He died here on February 24, 1962. Initially criticised for his conservatism, his scholarship and contribution received due recognition in the People’s Republic of China after 1986. Internationally, he received more than 35 honorary degrees and awards from various universities and institutions, including one from Banaras Hindu University, India on recommendation of its philosopher Vice-Chancellor and later President of India, Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.