Kuomintang left-wing financier who held up the united front, party representative at Whampoa
Born in Alameda, California, and educated in Japan, he joined the Tongmenghui at its founding in 1905 and became one of Sun Yat-sen's closest followers. Civil governor of Guangdong in 1923–1924 and a strong supporter of the Soviet alliance, he headed the Kuomintang's labour ministry and from May 1924 was party representative at the Whampoa Military Academy, in charge of the cadets' political training. After Sun's death he was one of the party's three most powerful figures with Wang Jingwei and Hu Hanmin and became finance minister of the Nationalist Government in July 1925, but on 20 August he was shot dead outside a Central Executive Committee meeting in Guangzhou by right-wing opponents of the alliance.
Also known as: Liao Chung-kai
Activities and affiliations
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1905–1912
Tongmenghui (Chinese United League)
Political and party leadership -
1919–1925
KuomintangMain
Political and party leadership -
1925
Republic of China state institutionsMinister of Finance, Nationalist Government
Economy, finance and planning
Career Timeline
- 1905Joins the Tongmenghui at its founding
- 1923–1924Civil governor of Guangdong
- 1924Kuomintang labour minister; party representative at Whampoa
- 1925Finance minister of the Nationalist Government; assassinated in Guangzhou on 20 August
Related historical events
- 1911–1916The 1911 Revolution and the birth of the RepublicTongmenghui member among the students in JapanOne of the students in Japan who, with Wang Jingwei and Hu Hanmin, formed the core of the Tongmenghui.
- 1924–1927The first united front, the Northern Expedition and the catastrophe of 1927Kuomintang left-wing leader who held up the allianceParty representative at Whampoa and finance minister of the Nationalist Government, assassinated by the right in August 1925.