Which Chinese general signed the 1945 Japanese Instrument of Surrender for China?

General Hsu Yung-chang signed the 1945 Japanese Instrument of Surrender for China.

Hsu Yung-chang represented the Republic of China at the ceremony aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. He signed after Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, the United States representative. The ceremony included separate representatives for the United States, China, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.

The Republic of China had fought Japan throughout the Second Sino-Japanese War, which began in 1937 and became part of the wider Pacific conflict after 1941. China’s presence at the main surrender ceremony reflected its status as one of the principal Allied powers fighting Japan.

Hsu’s name also appears as Xu Yongchang in modern romanization. The spelling Hsu Yung-chang is used in the English Wikipedia article on the surrender instrument and in many historical accounts. He Yingqin was a different Chinese general who accepted Japan’s surrender at the later Nanjing ceremony.