Li Zheng (; 22 May 1895 – 2 February 1975),

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Biography

Li was born in Luanzhou (today's Tangshan),

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, on May 22, 1895. He lost his mother when he was young. He secondary studied at Tianjin High School. He studied English at Beijing Higher Normal School (now

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) before pursuing advanced studies at

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in the

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in 1923. Li returned to China in 1928 and successively taught at Peking University, Beiping University and Beiping Normal University. In July 1932, he was appointed president of Beiping Normal University. In 1948, he became a member of the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee. On March 24, 1949, the

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held a meeting and decided to appoint Shao Lizi,

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, Zhang Shizhao and Li Zheng as representatives of the peace talks. On April 1, Zhang Zhizhong, Li Zheng and others arrived in Beiping.

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and

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talked to Zhang Zhizhong, Shao Lizi and Li Zheng to exchange views. After the breakup of the Peace Talks, he announced his secession from the Kuomintang. In September 1949, Li was elected a member of the 1st National Committee of the

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. He became a counsellor of the Government Council of the Central People's Government. He was a member of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was a member of the Central Committee of the

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. On February 2, 1975, he died of a

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References

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