Li Zheng (; 22 May 1895 – 2 February 1975),

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Yunting (), was a Chinese educator and politician.

Biography

Li was born in

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(today's

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, on May 22, 1895. He lost his mother when he was young. He secondary studied at Tianjin High School. He studied English at Beijing Higher Normal School (now

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) before pursuing advanced studies at

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in the

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in 1923. Li returned to China in 1928 and successively taught at Peking University, Beiping University and Beiping Normal University. In July 1932, he was appointed president of Beiping Normal University. In 1948, he became a member of the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee. On March 24, 1949, the

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held a meeting and decided to appoint Shao Lizi,

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and Li Zheng as representatives of the peace talks. On April 1, Zhang Zhizhong, Li Zheng and others arrived in Beiping.

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and

Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai ( zh, s=周恩来, p=Zhōu Ēnlái, w=Chou1 Ên1-lai2; 5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) was a Chinese statesman, diplomat, and revolutionary who served as the first Premier of the People's Republic of China from September 1954 unti ...

talked to Zhang Zhizhong, Shao Lizi and Li Zheng to exchange views. After the breakup of the Peace Talks, he announced his secession from the Kuomintang. In September 1949, Li was elected a member of the 1st National Committee of the

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. He became a counsellor of the Government Council of the Central People's Government. He was a member of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was a member of the Central Committee of the

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. On February 2, 1975, he died of a

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References

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