200px, Cai Gongshi (before 1921) Cai Gongshi (; May 1, 1881 - May 3, 1928) was a Chinese nationalist politician and diplomat. Born in

Jiujiang Jiujiang (), formerly transliterated Kiukiang or Kew Keang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. It is the second-largest prefecture-level city ...

, Jiangxi, Cai studied economics and politics at Imperial University in Tokyo, Japan, earning a master's degree. Upon his return to China, he joined

Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen (; also known by several other names; 12 November 1866 – 12 March 1925)Singtao daily. Saturday edition. 23 October 2010. section A18. Sun Yat-sen Xinhai revolution 100th anniversary edition . was a Chinese politician who serve ...

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...

(KMT), and later served in various roles in the Chinese nationalist government. In 1927, he was appointed Superintendent of Customs and Commissioner of Foreign Affairs in Nanjing. On 1 May 1928, he was appointed Commissioner of Foreign Affairs for

Shandong province Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizatio ...

, and was tasked with negotiating for Japanese withdrawal from the province. He was subsequently killed on 3 May by Japanese soldiers during the Jinan incident. According to Chinese sources, the Japanese soldiers broke his leg, smashed his teeth, cut out his tongue, and shot him.An Xiang: "Second Northern Expedition 1928: Part II"
16 other members of his negotiation team were also mutilated and killed on the same day.

References

200px, left, Statue of Cai Gongshi in the memorial garden for the Jinan Incident in Jinan's Baotu Spring Park">Baotu_Spring.html" ;"title="Jinan Incident in Jinan's Baotu Spring">Jinan Incident in Jinan's Baotu Spring Park Executed Republic of China people 1881 births 1928 deaths Diplomats of the Republic of China Politicians from Jiujiang Republic of China politicians from Jiangxi People executed by Japanese occupation forces People executed by Japan by firearm 20th-century executions by Japan Executed people from Jiangxi {{china-bio-stub