Xu Yixin () (November 14, 1911 – December 30, 1994) was an associate of the

28 Bolsheviks The 28 (and a half) Bolsheviks (; ) were a faction in the early Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The faction was formed among Chinese Communists studying at the Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow during the late 1920s and early 1930s. They received the ...

. He is the sometimes known as the 29th Bolshevik. Since he alternated his political stances between left wing and right wing beliefs, the group is sometimes called the 28 and a half Bolsheviks. He was born in

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Province and educated at

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in the

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. He joined the

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in 1930. After the founding of the

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, he served as ambassador to

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(1954–1957),

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(1958–1962),

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(1962–1965), and

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(1979–1982).

References

1911 births 1994 deaths Politicians from Quzhou Chinese Communist Party politicians from Zhejiang People's Republic of China politicians from Zhejiang Vice-ministers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Members of the Standing Committee of the 6th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the Standing Committee of the 7th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Ambassadors of China to Albania Ambassadors of China to Norway Ambassadors of China to Syria Ambassadors of China to Pakistan Moscow Sun Yat-sen University alumni {{China-diplomat-stub