Li Shaogeng
Li Shaogeng ( Chinese 李紹庚 / 李绍庚 , Pinyin Lǐ Shàogēng ; Japanese after Hepburn Ri Shōkō ; * 1896 in Liaoyang , Chinese Empire ; † unknown) was a politician of the early Republic of China and Manchukuos .
Life
Born in Liaoyang, Li attended Harbin Higher Commercial School and then held various administrative positions with local authorities and for the Fengtian clique under the warlord Zhang Zuolin . For this he served between March and September 1927 as an envoy in the Soviet Vladivostok . In 1931 he became a board member of the Chinese Eastern Railway .
After the establishment of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, he continued to work for the Eastern Railway, where he became president and chairman of the board. In March 1935 he was appointed transport minister of Manchukuos, which he remained until December 1942. From September 1942 he was also Manchurian Foreign Minister and remained so until April 1944. In April 1945 he was special envoy to the reorganized government of the Republic of China in Nanjing .
After the Soviet invasion of Manchukuo in August 1945, Li went underground. His further fate is unknown.
literature
- Rana Mitter: The Manchurian Myth. Nationalism, Resistance, and Collaboration in Modern China. University of California Press, Berkeley 2000, ISBN 0-520-22111-7 .
- Shin'ichi Yamamuro: Manchuria under Japanese Dominion (= Encounters with Asia. ). University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia 2006, ISBN 0-8122-3912-1 .
Web links
- List of government officials in Manchukuos (Japanese) . Retrieved April 12, 2014.
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| SURNAME | Li, Shaogeng |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 李紹庚 (Chinese); 李绍庚 (Chinese); Lǐ Shàogēng (Pinyin Romanization); Ri Shōkō (Hepburn Romanization) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese and Manchurian politicians |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liaoyang , Qing Dynasty |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century or 21st century |