澳大利亚人莫理循(1862—1920)与近代中国关系密切。他于1897—1912年担任英国《泰晤士报》驻华记者,1912—1920年先后担任中华民国北京政府四任总统的政治顾问,尤其以袁世凯的顾问而闻名于世。莫理循在华二十多年,与袁世凯的交往就长达十几年,对袁世凯有自己独 Australian Morrison (1862-1920) is closely related to modern China. From 1897 to 1912, he was the correspondent for The Times in England from 1897 to 1912, and served as political advisor to the fourth president of the government of the Republic of China in Beijing from 1912 to 1920, especially as an adviser to Yuan Shikai. In his 20 years of experience in China, Morrison has had more than a decade of contacts with Yuan Shikai and has his own independence over Yuan Shikai