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

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,[2] and became a member of the Communist Youth League of China in February 1927 and the Chinese Communist Party in August 1927.[1][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 coming 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, which caused her life long stomach problems.[5] Xie was one of thirty women participants of the Long March, 1934–1935.[3] She was also known as "A Xiang".[6]

Marriage to Liu

In October 1935,[7] she got married to Liu Shaoqi, who later became Chairman of the People's Republic of China, as his third wife.[8] Their marriage has been described as "brief, mysterious, and apparently childless,"[9] and ended in divorce in January 1939.[7]

Later life

During the Cultural Revolution, Xie was imprisoned for two years as a former close associate of Liu Shaoqi.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Cheng & Chang 2013.
  2. ^ Young 2001, p. 150.
  3. ^ a b c Wiles 2016, p. 586.
  4. ^ Young 2001, p. 177.
  5. ^ Wiles 2016, p. 586–587.
  6. ^ Young 2001, p. 212.
  7. ^ a b Dittmer 2015, p. 146.
  8. ^ Dittmer 1981, p. 460.
  9. ^ Dittmer 1981, p. 461.
  10. ^ Young 2001, p. 242.

Sources

  • Cheng, Hongyi; Chang, Xuemei (2013-04-09). "谢飞同志逝世--新闻报道-人民网". People's Daily. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  • 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.
  • Liu, Juntao (2013-04-09). "谢飞同志逝世". world.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  • 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.
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