Xue Zizheng (; 1905 - 1980) was a Chinese politician who served as deputy head of the

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of the

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of the

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(CPC) between 1958 and 1966.

Biography

Xue was born in Lirang Town of Liangshan County in Sichuan Province of

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in 1905, which was during the

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. In his early years, he studied at school in

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and

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. He is a graduate of Shanghai University, Communist University of the Toilers of the East, and Lenin Military-Political Academy. In 1926, Xue joined the Communist Party of China. He took part in the Third Rebellion of Shanghai Workers (). Xue worked in Eastern Jiangxi Communist-controlled China () in 1930, then worked in Minbei Communist-controlled China (), he was transferred to

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Military District () in 1934. After 1949, Xue served as the deputy mayor of

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, the vice chairman of State Economic and Trade Commission, the deputy head of the

of the CPC Central Committee, the deputy secretary general of the

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, Members Member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China. In July 1980, Xue died in

Personal life

Xue has an adopted son named

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who acquired American citizenship.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xue, Zizheng 1905 births People from Liangping County, Chongqing People's Republic of China politicians from Chongqing Shanghai University alumni Communist University of the Toilers of the East alumni 1980 deaths Chinese expatriates in the Soviet Union Lenin Military Political Academy alumni