Chinese envoy to Nepal during the Cultural Revolution

In spite of Yang Gongsu’s role as the ambassador to three different countries, his role and experience in Nepal were particularly special.

Born and raised in turbulent times in China, Yang Gongsu, a local of Chongqing City, was originally named She Yizhe. He participated in the student movement during his early years of schooling and indulged in communist ideologies. When the anti-Japanese war broke, he worked underground in the 93rd Army of the Kuomintang, and then retreated to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Taihang mountains as a secretary. Later in June 1941, he worked as a secretary to evade the investigation of the Kuomintang. Due to such circumstances, She Yizhe eventually borrowed the name of his old friend, Yang Gongsu, who disappeared during their schooling days, potentially due to political reasons.