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Chen Bijun

Chen Bijun

Chen Bijun (Chinese: 陳璧君, 5 November 1891 – 17 June 1959) was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. Born into a prominent merchant family in British Malaya, she followed Wang Jingwei to join the revolution against the Qing dynasty. After marrying Wang, she wielded considerable influence over his political career from his leadership of the Nationalist government to his collaborationist regime during the Second Sino-Japanese War. She was tried for treason after the war and remained imprisoned until her death.