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General Wang T'ing-chen was born at Tientsin, Chihli province, in 1876. He joined the Peiyang Naval School through competitive examinations; and subsequently became student draftsman in the Peiyang Arsenal. Later he was admitted to the Peiyang Military School. In 1898 an order was issued by Yu Lu, Viceroy of Chihli, enjoining that three senior students be selected by public examination from among various Peiyang schools and sent to study in military schools in Japan. General Wang Ting-cheng successfully passed the examinations in which more than four hundred students participated. In April of 1899, General Wang sailed for Japan and entered a Japanese school for preparation. Later he joined a Japanese battalion, and was admitted to the Military Cadets' Academy in