Li Shiqun

Li Shiqun

Li Shiqun ( Chinese  李士群 , Pinyin Lǐ Shìqún , W.-G. Li Shih-ch'ün ; * 1905 in Shanghai ; † September 9, 1943 in Suzhou ) was a Chinese politician. He is known as the head of the intelligence service of the Reorganized Government of the Republic of China led by Wang Jingwei ( 特工 総 部 , Tègōng zǒngbù , Headquarters of the Secret Service , or after the headquarters Jessfield 76 named).

biography

Li Shiqun graduated from the Shanghai School of Fine Arts and Shanghai University, and then the Communist University for the Workers of the East . Around the time when the Guomindang launched the northern campaign , he joined the Chinese Communist Party and was involved in transforming the city into a base for that party.

In 1932 he was arrested by the authorities of the national government, whereupon he converted. In his work as a member of the investigative department of the central organization of the Guomindang , Li Shiqun made the social newspaper ("« 新聞 ", Shèhuì xīnwén ) a bulwark of the secret service. At that time, Ding Mocun (who later became the head of Jessfield 76 ) and Tang Huimin were his collaborators.

In 1937 the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out. Under the direction of the party leaders, Li Shiqun hid in that city after taking Nanjing . In the summer of next year, Li Shiqun worked with the Japanese consulate in Hong Kong and worked in Shanghai. In May 1939 he, already a follower of Wang Jingwei, was appointed deputy leader of the Tèwu.

In August 1939, during the 6th General Assembly of the Guomindang, Li Shiqun was elected to the party's central organization. He also held the offices of vice-chairman of two committees: one for general management of special affairs and one for cleansing. As a result, Li Shiqun, who held a number of important positions and was Wang Jingwei's loyal friend, even outpaced the leader of the Tewu and exerted a powerful influence.

When Wang Jingwei formally established the Nanking government in 1940 , Li Shiqun was appointed head of the Tewu, deputy minister of police, and a member of the central committee. For the next month he also served as a member of the Military Affairs Committee. In December 1940, Li Shiqun was also promoted to Minister of Police.

Since 1941, Li Shiqun also headed the Shanghai Department of the Sino-Japanese Culture Association, was a member of the Political Commission and the Commission for the Management of Social Activities of the Executive Yuan . In August 1941, the Ministry of Police was reorganized into the Ministry of Investigation and Statistics, which was still headed by Li Shiqun. In January 1943, he was appointed governor of Jiangsu Province.

On September 6, 1943, Li Shiqun was invited to a banquet by the head of the Military Department of the Shanghai Secret Police, during which Li Shiqun was poisoned and collapsed. On September 9, 1943, Li Shiqun died in Suzhou at the age of 38 as a result of the poison attack. In the post-war period, materials from Zhou Fohai's trial stated that the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, along with Zhou Fohai, the then finance minister in the government, poisoned Li Shiqun. However, other theories are put forward as to the circumstances surrounding his murder.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 『審訊 汪偽 漢奸 筆録』 上 (劉傑 同上, p. 229 ff.) However, according to these materials, September 9th is given as the day of the feast.

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Li is the family name here, Shiqun is the first name.