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{{Other uses|Xie Fei}}
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{{Short description|Chinese politician, wife of Liu Shaoqi}}
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'''Xie Fei'''{{family name footnote|lang=Chinese|Xie}} ({{zh|s=谢飞 | t=謝飛 |p=Xiè Fēi}}; 3 February 1913 – 14 February 2013){{sfn|Cheng|Chang|2013}} was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. She participated in the [[Long March]] and was the third wife of [[Liu Shaoqi]].
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'''Xie Fei'''{{family name footnote|lang=Chinese|Xie}} ({{zh|s=谢飞 | t=謝飛 |p=Xiè Fēi}}; 3 February 1913 – 14 February 2013){{sfn|Cheng|Chang|2013}} was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. She participated in the [[Long March]] during the [[Chinese Civil War]] and was the third wife of [[Liu Shaoqi]].


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
She was born Xie Qiongxiang ({{zh|t=謝瓊香}}) in [[Wenchang]], [[Hainan|Hainan Province]]. She was a revolutionary from the age of 13,{{sfn|Young|2001|p=150}} and became a member of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] in 1927.{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=586}} After exile to [[Hong Kong]] and undercover work in [[Singapore]], she returned to China in 1932,{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=586}} where she worked in [[Fujian Province]] before going to [[Ruijin]] in 1934.{{sfn|Young|2001|p=177}} In her time in Fujian, on several occasions she boiled and ate sensitive documents to keep them from [[Kuomintang]] agents, leading to lifelong stomach problems.{{sfn|Wiles|2016|pp=586–587}}
She was born Xie Qiongxiang ({{zh|t=謝瓊香}}) in [[Wenchang]], [[Hainan|Hainan Province]]. She was a revolutionary from the age of 13,{{sfn|Young|2001|p=150}} and became a member of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] in 1927.{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=586}} After exile to [[Hong Kong]] and undercover work in [[Singapore]], she returned to China in 1932,{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=586}} where she worked in [[Fujian Province]] before going to [[Ruijin]] in 1934.{{sfn|Young|2001|p=177}} In her time in Fujian, on several occasions she boiled and ate sensitive documents to keep them from [[Kuomintang]] agents, leading to lifelong stomach problems.{{sfn|Wiles|2016|pp=586–587}}


== Chinese civil war ==
== Chinese Civil War ==
Xie was one of thirty women participants of the [[Long March]], 1934–1935.{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=586}} In October 1935,{{sfn|Dittmer|2015|p=146}} she married [[Liu Shaoqi]], who later became [[President of the People's Republic of China|Chairman of the People's Republic of China]], as his third wife.{{sfn|Dittmer|1981|p=460}} Their marriage has been described as "brief, mysterious, and apparently childless,"{{sfn|Dittmer|1981|p=461}} and ended in divorce in January 1939.{{sfn|Dittmer|2015|p=146}} or in 1941.{{sfn|Young|2001|p=242}}
During the [[Chinese Civil War]], Xie was one of thirty women participants of the [[Long March]] from 1934 to1935.{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=586}} In October 1935,{{sfn|Dittmer|2015|p=146}} she married [[Liu Shaoqi]], who later became [[President of the People's Republic of China|Chairman of the People's Republic of China]], as his third wife.{{sfn|Dittmer|1981|p=460}} Their marriage has been described as "brief, mysterious, and apparently childless,"{{sfn|Dittmer|1981|p=461}} and ended in divorce in January 1939.{{sfn|Dittmer|2015|p=146}} or in 1941.{{sfn|Young|2001|p=242}}


In 1937, Xie studied at the [[Central Party School of the Communist Party of China]] in [[Yan'an]]{{sfn|Liu|2013}} and then served as party functionary at various levels.{{sfn|Cheng|Chang|2013}}
In 1937, Xie studied at the [[Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party]] in [[Yan'an]]{{sfn|Liu|2013}} and then served as party functionary at various levels.{{sfn|Cheng|Chang|2013}}


== Later life ==
== Later life ==
After the establishment of the [[People's Republic of China]] in 1949, Xie became director of a special course at [[Renmin University of China]] and, in 1956, deputy principal of the Central Political and Legal Cadre School.{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=587}}{{sfn|Cheng|Chang|2013}} She was sent to work on a [[Pig farming|pig farm]] in 1959.{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=587}} During the [[Cultural Revolution]], Xie was imprisoned as a former close associate of Liu Shaoqi;{{sfn|Young|2001|p=242}} she was rehabilitated in 1978.{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=587}} She became the deputy principal of the [[People's Public Security University of China]]{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=587}} and retired in February 2000.{{sfn|Cheng|Chang|2013}} She died of illness in [[Beijing]] on 14 February 2013.{{sfn|Liu|2013}}
After the establishment of the [[People's Republic of China]] in 1949, Xie became director of a special course at [[Renmin University of China]] and, in 1956, deputy principal of the Central Political and Legal Cadre School.{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=587}}{{sfn|Cheng|Chang|2013}} She was sent to work on a [[Pig farming|pig farm]] in 1959.{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=587}} During the [[Cultural Revolution]], Xie was imprisoned as a former close associate of Liu Shaoqi;{{sfn|Young|2001|p=242}} she was rehabilitated in 1978.{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=587}} She became the deputy principal of the [[People's Public Security University of China]]{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=587}} and retired in February 2000.{{sfn|Cheng|Chang|2013}} She died of illness in [[Beijing]] on 14 February 2013, at the age of 100.{{sfn|Liu|2013}}


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Latest revision as of 15:51, 21 November 2024

For other uses, see Xie Fei.

Xie Fei
谢飞
Born(1913-02-03)February 3, 1913
Wenchang, Hainan, China
DiedFebruary 14, 2013(2013-02-14) (aged 100)
Beijing, China
OccupationPolitician
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Spouse
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(m. 1935; div. 1940)​

Xie Fei[a] (simplified Chinese: 谢飞; traditional Chinese: 謝飛; pinyin: Xiè Fēi; 3 February 1913 – 14 February 2013)[1] was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. She participated in the Long March during the Chinese Civil War and was the third wife of Liu Shaoqi.

Early life

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She was born Xie Qiongxiang (Chinese: 謝瓊香) in Wenchang, Hainan Province. She was a revolutionary from the age of 13,[2] and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party in 1927.[3] After exile to Hong Kong and undercover work in Singapore, she returned to China in 1932,[3] where she worked in Fujian Province before going to Ruijin in 1934.[4] In her time in Fujian, on several occasions she boiled and ate sensitive documents to keep them from Kuomintang agents, leading to lifelong stomach problems.[5]

Chinese Civil War

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During the Chinese Civil War, Xie was one of thirty women participants of the Long March from 1934 to1935.[3] In October 1935,[6] she married Liu Shaoqi, who later became Chairman of the People's Republic of China, as his third wife.[7] Their marriage has been described as "brief, mysterious, and apparently childless,"[8] and ended in divorce in January 1939.[6] or in 1941.[9]

In 1937, Xie studied at the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party in Yan'an[10] and then served as party functionary at various levels.[1]

Later life

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After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Xie became director of a special course at Renmin University of China and, in 1956, deputy principal of the Central Political and Legal Cadre School.[11][1] She was sent to work on a pig farm in 1959.[11] During the Cultural Revolution, Xie was imprisoned as a former close associate of Liu Shaoqi;[9] she was rehabilitated in 1978.[11] She became the deputy principal of the People's Public Security University of China[11] and retired in February 2000.[1] She died of illness in Beijing on 14 February 2013, at the age of 100.[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Chinese name, the family name is Xie.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Cheng & Chang 2013.
  2. ^ Young 2001, p. 150.
  3. ^ a b c Wiles 2016, p. 586.
  4. ^ Young 2001, p. 177.
  5. ^ Wiles 2016, pp. 586–587.
  6. ^ a b Dittmer 2015, p. 146.
  7. ^ Dittmer 1981, p. 460.
  8. ^ Dittmer 1981, p. 461.
  9. ^ a b Young 2001, p. 242.
  10. ^ a b Liu 2013.
  11. ^ a b c d Wiles 2016, p. 587.

Sources

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  • Cheng, Hongyi; Chang, Xuemei (9 April 2013). "谢飞同志逝世--新闻报道-人民网". People's Daily (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  • Dittmer, Lowell (1981). "Death and Transfiguration: Liu Shaoqi's Rehabilitation and Contemporary Chinese Politics". The Journal of Asian Studies. 40 (3): 455–479. doi:10.2307/2054551. ISSN 0021-9118. JSTOR 2054551. S2CID 153995268.
  • Dittmer, Lowell (12 February 2015). Liu Shaoqi and the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-46600-0.
  • Wiles, Sue (8 July 2016). "Xie Fei". Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 2: Twentieth Century. By Lee, Lily Xiao Hong. Routledge. pp. 586–588. ISBN 978-1-315-49924-6.
  • Liu, Juntao (9 April 2013). "谢飞同志逝世". world.people.com.cn (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  • Young, Helen Praeger (2001). Choosing Revolution: Chinese Women Soldiers on the Long March. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-02672-0. JSTOR 10.5406/j.ctt2ttbrr.
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