Zhu Qinglai (; born 1881 in Shanghai) was a politician in the

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. He was an important politician during the Wang Jingwei regime (Republic of China- Nanjing. His given name was Xiang (), but he was better known by his

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Qinglai. He disappeared after the collapse of the Wang Jingwei regime.

Biography

Zhu Qinglai went to

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to study commerce, industry and economics Later he returned to China, he held positions in the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce and in the Ministry of Finance. He established Shenzhou University (), and became its General Manager. He also became editor of the "Weekly Banking Magazine" and a professor at Shanghai

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, Chizhi University (), Guanghua University () and Zhongguo Gongxue (). In 1934 Zhu Qinglai became a member of the

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. After the Second Sino-Japanese War had broken out, he advocated opposition to the

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in one Shanghai magazine. In 1940 Zhu Qinglai participated in the Reorganized National Government of China and entered the Kuomintang (Wang's clique). He became Member of the Kuomintang's Central Political Commission and Minister for Transport of the Wang Jingwei Government. In next August he became Executive Member of the National Economic Council and Chairman of the Irrigation Commission. In August 1943 he was promoted to be Vice-Chief of the Legislative Yuan. Zhu's whereabouts have been unknown since the

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of the Wang Jingwei government.

Footnotes

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhu, Qinglai Republic of China politicians from Shanghai Chinese collaborators with Imperial Japan 1881 births Year of death uncertain China Democratic Socialist Party politicians