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'''Xie Fei''' ({{zh|s=谢飞 | t=謝飛 |p=Xiè Fēi}}; 3 February 1913 – 14 February 2013) was a Chinese politician. |
'''Xie Fei''' ({{zh|s=谢飞 | t=謝飛 |p=Xiè Fēi}}; 3 February 1913 – 14 February 2013) was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. |
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== Early life until the Long March == |
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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 |
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 coming to [[Ruijin]] in 1934.{{sfn|Young|2001|p=177}} In her time in Fujian, she boiled and ate sensitive on several occasions to keep them from [[Kuomintang]] agents, which caused life long stomach problems.{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=586–587}} She was one of thirty women participants of the [[Long March]], 1934–1935.{{sfn|Wiles|2016|p=586}} |
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== Marriage to Liu == |
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| ⚫ | In October 1935,{{sfn|Dittmer|2015|p=146}} she got married to [[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}} |
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== Later life == |
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During the Cultural Revolution, Xie was imprisoned for two years as a former close associate of Liu Shaoqi.{{sfn|Young|2001|p=242}} |
During the Cultural Revolution, Xie was imprisoned for two years as a former close associate of Liu Shaoqi.{{sfn|Young|2001|p=242}} |
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Revision as of 22:49, 11 December 2021
Xie Fei (simplified Chinese: 谢飞; traditional Chinese: 謝飛; pinyin: Xiè Fēi; 3 February 1913 – 14 February 2013) was a Chinese revolutionary and politician.
Early life until the Long March
She was born Xie Qiongxiang Chinese: 謝瓊香 in Wenchang, Hainan Province. She was a revolutionary from the age of 13,[1] and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party in 1927.[2] After exile to Hong Kong and undercover work in Singapore, she returned to China in 1932,[2] where she worked in Fujian Province before coming to Ruijin in 1934.[3] In her time in Fujian, she boiled and ate sensitive on several occasions to keep them from Kuomintang agents, which caused life long stomach problems.[4] She was one of thirty women participants of the Long March, 1934–1935.[2]
Marriage to Liu
In October 1935,[5] she got married to Liu Shaoqi, who later became Chairman of the People's Republic of China, as his third wife.[6] Their marriage has been described as "brief, mysterious, and apparently childless,"[7] and ended in divorce in January 1939.[5]
Later life
During the Cultural Revolution, Xie was imprisoned for two years as a former close associate of Liu Shaoqi.[8]
References
- ^ Young 2001, p. 150.
- ^ a b c Wiles 2016, p. 586.
- ^ Young 2001, p. 177.
- ^ Wiles 2016, p. 586–587.
- ^ a b Dittmer 2015, p. 146.
- ^ Dittmer 1981, p. 460.
- ^ Dittmer 1981, p. 461.
- ^ Young 2001, p. 242.
Sources
- 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.
- Dittmer, Lowell (2015-02-12). Liu Shaoqi and the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-46600-0.
- Wiles, Sue (2016-07-08). "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.
- Young, Helen Praeger (2001). Choosing Revolution: Chinese Women Soldiers on the Long March. University of Illinois Press. doi:10.5406/j.ctt2ttbrr. ISBN 978-0-252-02672-0.