Wang Zihui () (1892Tokyo

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, March 29, 1938, evening edition, p.1. - after 1957) was a politician, military personnel and journalist in the

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. He was an important person during the

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Biography

Wang Zihui went to Japan where he graduated the Department of Law,

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. Later he returned to China, he became a journalist. After that he successively held the positions Chief of the Office to

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for the 2nd Army of

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, Vice-Commander and Chief of the Political Bureau of the 20th Army of

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and a member of the China-Japan Economical Society. In March 1938

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established the

, Wang Zihui also participated in it. He was appointed Minister for Business, but in next June he suddenly resigned his post. Wang had already contacted to

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, Wang's resign was also suggested by Kung.Jia Cunde (1980). Later Wang Zihui worked for peace between China and Japan, in all likelihood H. H. Kung ordered to him to do so. According to Kung's close adviser Jia Cunde()'s memories, Wang had been good terms with General

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. And from April 1940 he contacted with Lieutenant General

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. But his work was not so clearly, and in all likelihood got no fruit. In 1949 Wang Zihui went to Japan as the representative of the Republic of China. But in next spring he retired from political circles and lived in Japan. On October 31, 1957, on charges of swindling, he was arrested by Japanese authorities. At the time, he made the lie that he was the

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's personal envoy.

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(Tokyo), October 31, 1957, evening edition, p.5 and November 1, 1957, evening edition, p. 5. On that time, the Chinese (ROC) Embassy in Japan denied he was Chiang's personal envoy, while confirmed he came to Japan as the representative of the Republic of China. After this incident, the whereabouts of Wang Zihui were unknown.

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* from ''the Special Edition of Literary & Historical Materials'' Vol.29 (文史资料选辑第29辑) {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Zihui Politicians from Xiamen National Revolutionary Army generals from Fujian Kuomintang collaborators with Imperial Japan Members of the Kuomintang 20th-century Chinese journalists Chinese collaborators with Imperial Japan Chinese people of World War II 1892 births Year of death uncertain Republic of China politicians from Fujian Diplomats of the Republic of China Writers from Fujian Chinese expatriates in Japan