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Liao Mengxing
Liao Mengxing
廖梦醒
Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Member of the 1st Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Member of the National People's Congress
Personal details
Born	1904; Hong Kong
Died	January 7, 1988 (aged 83); Beijing, Republic of China
Nationality	Qing dynasty (1904–1912) Republic of China (1912–1988)
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Liu Shaoshi
Parent(s)	Liao Zhongkai, He Xiangning
Education	Lingnan University

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Liao Mengxing (1904 – January 7, 1988), also known as Liao Xianlin and Liao shaofen, was a Chinese politician. She was the secretary of Soong Ching-ling and was later a member of the All-China Women's Federation. She was the daughter of Liao Zhongkai and He Xiangning and was the big sister of Liao Chengzhi.

Biography

Liao Mengxing was born in 1904 to Liao Mengxing and He Xiangning in Hong Kong. When she was one, she was taken to Tokyo where she was raised along with Chengzhi. She joined the Kuomintang in 1924 and started attending the Lingnan University, where she faced expulsion due to demonstrating support or the May Thirtieth Incident of 1925. Later that year, her father was assassinated causing her mother to step away from politics for twenty years. In 1928, she went to France to study, where she was influenced by the Chinese Communist Party, causing her to gradually switch sides.

In 1930, she married Li Shaoshi, a member of the Chinese Communist Party, in Hong Kong, and in 1932, they had a daughter named Li mei. They assumed aliases, with Mengxing going by Liang Shaofen and Shaoshi as Li Juezhen, and together they helped assure safe travel for CCP leaders in and out of Hong Kong. Amongst the people they had helped was Deng Xiaoping. When Shaoshi had been assigned propaganda work in Jiangsu Province and was made the director of the Chinese Worker's News Agency, she accompanied him to Shanghai and used the English that she had learned in Japan to help him translate English works into Chinese. However, in 1934, Shaoshi was arrested by the KMT due to his affiliation with the CCP, imprisoning him for four years. Mengxing then lived in both Hong Kong and Shanghai for two years. After his release from prison, which was after the KMT and the CCP had joined forces to fight the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War, she accompanied him to Chongqing, where he was appointed as secretary to the office of the Eight Route Army and became the private secretary to Zhou Enlai.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Mengxing remained in Chongqing managing the office of the China Defense League as the Chinese secretary, researching and translating information for the league's news-letter. She also acted as the private secretary to the league's leader, Soong Ching-ling. However, in 1945, shaoshi was assassinated for an unknown reason.

After 1945, Mengxing moved back to Shanghai continuing to work with Soong Chi-ling and the league, which had already renamed itself to the Chinese Welfare Foundation. In 1949, when both Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai invited Soong Chi-ling to give advice, she facilitated the discussion, taking place by mail over the course of six months until Soong Chi-ling finally agreed. In Beijing, Mengxing retained her position as Soong Chi-ling's secretary as well as the position as deputy director of the International Department of the ACWF and the director of the Liao Zhongkai and He Xiangning Museum.^[1]

Death

Liao Menxing died on the 7th of January, 1988, in Beijing.

Refernces

^ "The Early Career of Liao". SpringerLink. Retrieved 2021-09-09.

Media related to Liao Mengxing at Wikimedia Commons

[springer-1] "The Early Career of Liao". SpringerLink. Retrieved 2021-09-09.

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-'''Liao Mengxing''' (1904 - January 7, 1988), also known as '''Liao Xianlin''' and '''Liao shaofen''', was a Chinese politician. She was the secretary of [[Soong Ching-ling]] and was later a member of  the [[All-China Women's Federation]]. She was the daughter of [[Liao Zhongkai]] and [[He Xiangning]] and was the big sister of [[Liao Chengzhi]].
+'''Liao Mengxing''' (1904 – January 7, 1988), also known as '''Liao Xianlin''' and '''Liao shaofen''', was a Chinese politician. She was the secretary of [[Soong Ching-ling]] and was later a member of  the [[All-China Women's Federation]]. She was the daughter of [[Liao Zhongkai]] and [[He Xiangning]] and was the big sister of [[Liao Chengzhi]].
 ==Biography==
 Liao Mengxing was born in 1904 to Liao Mengxing and He Xiangning in [[Hong Kong]]. When she was one, she was taken to [[Tokyo]] where she was raised along with Chengzhi. She joined the [[Kuomintang]] in 1924 and started attending the [[Lingnan University (Guangdong)|Lingnan University]], where she faced expulsion due to demonstrating support or the May Thirtieth Incident of 1925. Later that year, her father was assassinated causing her mother to step away from politics for twenty years. In 1928, she went to [[France]] to study, where she was influenced by the [[Chinese Communist Party]], causing her to gradually switch sides.
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 During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Mengxing remained in Chongqing managing the office of the China Defense League as the Chinese secretary, researching and translating information for the league's news-letter. She also acted as the private secretary to the league's leader, [[Soong Ching-ling]]. However, in 1945, shaoshi was assassinated for an unknown reason.
-After 1945, Mengxing moved back to Shanghai continuing to work with Soong Chi-ling and the league, which had already renamed itself to the Chinese Welfare Foundation. In 1949, when both [[Mao Zedong]] and Zhou Enlai invited Soong Chi-ling to give advice, she facilitated the discussion, taking place by mail over the course of six months until Soong Chi-ling finally agreed. In [[Beijing]], Mengxing retained her position as Soong Chi-ling's secretary as well as the position as deputy director of the International Department of the ACWF and the director of the Liao Zhongkai and He Xiangning Museum.<ref>https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137027351_3</ref>
+After 1945, Mengxing moved back to Shanghai continuing to work with Soong Chi-ling and the league, which had already renamed itself to the Chinese Welfare Foundation. In 1949, when both [[Mao Zedong]] and Zhou Enlai invited Soong Chi-ling to give advice, she facilitated the discussion, taking place by mail over the course of six months until Soong Chi-ling finally agreed. In [[Beijing]], Mengxing retained her position as Soong Chi-ling's secretary as well as the position as deputy director of the International Department of the ACWF and the director of the Liao Zhongkai and He Xiangning Museum.<ref name="springer">{{cite web|url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137027351_3|title=The Early Career of Liao|website=SpringerLink|access-date=2021-09-09}}</ref>
 ==Death==
 Liao Menxing died on the 7th of January, 1988, in Beijing.
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