Zhou Huaren (

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:Chou Hua-jen) (1903 – 1976) was a politician in the

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. He was an important politician during the

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. He was born in

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Biography

In 1925, Zhou Huaren entered the University of China in

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. In 1929 he entered Beiping University (now,

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), where he studied under

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a leader of the

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's Leftists. Gu introduced Zhou to

Wang Jingwei Wang Jingwei (4 May 1883 – 10 November 1944), born as Wang Zhaoming and widely known by his pen name Jingwei, was a Chinese politician. He was initially a member of the left wing of the Kuomintang, leading a government in Wuhan in oppositi ...

, and in 1933 Zhou was appointed Vice-Chief of the Management Bureau for

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on Wang's recommendation. In 1935 Zhou went to the United Kingdom and studied at

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. In September 1939, Zhou Huaren became involved in

's faction, and was appointed Vice-Chief of the Bureau for Organization, Kuomintang (Wang's clique). He attended political planning sessions in Beiping (

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and

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. In March 1940, the Wang Jingwei Regime was established, with Zhou appointed as the Executive Vice-Minister for Railways. In the following October, Zhou Huaren was appointed as a Member of the Committee for the Guangdong Provincial Government and the Mayor of

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Special Municipality. He served in this position until June 1942. In January 1943, he was appointed a Member of the National Economic Committee. In the following July, he was transferred to the Administrative Superintendency of the 1st District in

Special Municipality (). Just before the collapse of the Wang Jingwei Regime, Zhou Huaren escaped to

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. After the Wang Jingwei regime had collapsed, he was arrested by

Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 ...

's National Government, and was imprisoned at Shanghai. But for some reason, he was released and fled to

.According to ''The Gazette of Huazhou County'', p.966, but this source didn't write about Zhou's arrest. In 1976, Zhou Huaren died from an unknown illness in Hong Kong.

References

Footnotes

* * * ''History of Prison in Shanghai'' ()
The Office of Shanghai’s History (上海地方志办公室) Website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhou Huaren Politicians from Maoming Republic of China politicians from Guangdong Chinese collaborators with Imperial Japan Kuomintang collaborators with Imperial Japan 1903 births 1976 deaths Mayors of Guangzhou