Huang came in contact with the Tongmenghui while studying at the Tokyo Shinbu Gakko, a military academy in Tokyo in 1905 and met Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Qun in 1907 when they arrived to study in Japan as well.
Huang's interaction with the Tongmenghui took place during his studies at the Tokyo Shinbu Gakko, a military academy in Tokyo, in 1905, coinciding with Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Qun's enrollment for their studies in Japan.