Zhang Naiqi (; 1897–1977) was a Chinese politician who served as Minister of Food between 1952 and 1957. He was one of the founders of the

China Democratic National Construction Association The China National Democratic Construction Association (CNDCA), also known by its Chinese abbreviation Minjian (), is one of the eight minor Democratic parties (China), democratic parties in the China, People's Republic of China under the dir ...

Biography

Zhang was born in

Qingtian County Qingtian (), is a county located in the southeastern part of Lishui, Zhejiang, China. It is split in two by the Ou River, which flows 388 kilometers before finally reaching the city of Wenzhou and emptying into the East China Sea. The county has a ...

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, during the late

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

, on 4 March 1897. Zhang joined the Xinhai Revolution Army in 1911. In 1913, Zhang attended Hangzhou Provincial School of Business (), after graduating, he worked in Zhejiang Industry Bank. In 1927, Zhang set up a magazine named ''New Review'' (). He wrote articles supporting the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ruling party of the country Republic of China (1912-1949), during its rule from 1927 to 1949 in Mainland China until Retreat ...

party. In 1935, Zhang Naiqi and Ma Xiangbo found the Shanghai Cultural of National Salvation Association (). In November 1936, Zhang was arrested by the

Nationalist Government The Nationalist government, officially the National Government of the Republic of China, refers to the government of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China from 1 July 1925 to 20 May 1948, led by the nationalist Kuomintang (KMT ...

. During the

Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War was fought between the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a period of war localized to Manchuria that started in 1931. It is considered part ...

(1937 – 1945), Zhang was released. Zhang served as the chief of

Anhui Anhui is an inland Provinces of China, province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiang ...

Treasury Department. After 1945, Zhang and

Huang Yanpei Huang Yanpei (; 1 October 1878 – 21 December 1965) was a Chinese educator, writer, and politician. He was a founding pioneer of the China Democratic League and the China National Democratic Construction Association, which are among the eigh ...

found the

. In 1949, Zhang went to Beijing and served as an adviser to the

People's Bank of China The People's Bank of China (officially PBC and unofficially PBOC) is the central bank of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for carrying out monetary policy as determined by the ''PRC People's Bank Law'' and the ''PRC Commercia ...

. In 1952, Zhang served as the head of the Food Department of the People's Republic of China. Zhang, Chen Shutong and Li Weihan founded the

All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), also called the All-China Chamber of Industry and Commerce (ACCIC) is a people's organization and chamber of commerce, established in 1953 as a successor to the chambers of commerce that ...

in which he served as the vice chairman. From 1949 to 1954, he was the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government member. In 1957, Zhang Naiqi along with

Zhang Bojun Zhang Bojun ( zh, s=章伯钧, t=章伯鈞, p=Zhāng Bójūn; November 17, 1895 – May 17, 1969) was a Chinese politician and intellectual, and was removed from his ministerial position in the late 1950s after being declared "China's number one ...

, Chu Anping and

Luo Longji Luo Longji (; July 30, 1898 – December 7, 1965) was a Chinese politician and famous intellectual. Luo has been called "China's number two rightist". He and Hu Shih collaborated to research and promote human rights in China, which made them one o ...

were classified as

rightists Right-wing politics is the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position based on natural law, economics, authority, property, r ...

. On 8 June 1957, Zhang was removed from his posts and persecuted. On 13 May 1977, Zhang died of illness in a Beijing Hospital basement. Zhang Naiqi's memory was rehabilitated by

Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping also Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Teng Hsiao-p'ing; born Xiansheng (). (22 August 190419 February 1997) was a Chinese statesman, revolutionary, and political theorist who served as the paramount leader of the People's R ...

in 1980.

Personal life

Zhang Naiqi married four times during his life and had 8 children. He had five children (three sons and two daughters) by Wang Jing'e (), one daughter by Hu Ziying (), one daughter by Jiang Yan (), and one son by Sun Caiping (). By Jiang Jing'e: * daughter Zhang Xianghua () * son Zhang Yijun () * daughter Zhang Wan () By Hu Ziying: * daughter Zhang Xianggu () By Jiang Yan: * daughter Dong Shuping () By Sun Caiping: * son

Zhang Lifan Zhang Lifan ( zh, c=章立凡, p=Zhāng Lìfán, born July 1950), is a Chinese writer, scholar and historian. Biography Zhang's father, Zhang Naiqi (), was one of the founders of the China National Democratic Association, Zhang's mother is Zhan ...

References

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