Shi Cuntong | |
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施存统 | |
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| First Secretary of the Communist Youth League of China | |
| In office May 1922 – August 1923 | |
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| Born | 1899 (1899) |
| Died | 29 November 1970(1970-11-29) (aged 70–71) |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party China Democratic National Construction Association |
| Occupation | Politician |
Shi Cuntong (simplified Chinese:施存统;traditional Chinese:施存統;pinyin:Shī Cúntǒng; 1899 – 29 November 1970), also known asShi Fuliang (simplified Chinese:施复亮;traditional Chinese:施複亮;pinyin:Shī Fùliàng) was an academician and an early leader of theChinese Communist Party.
Born in 1899 inZhejiang, he enrolled into the Zhejiang First Provincial Normal School in 1917.[1] Following theMay Fourth Movement in 1919, he participated in the founding of the magazine "Zhejiang New Trends", and received recognition for his essay "Non-filial" that was published in its 2nd issue regarding the closed family culture of Chinese society.[1] He traveled to Beijing in 1920 to pursuit his anti-government agenda but returned to Shanghai after a few months. When he returned, he met up with the editor of "New Youth"Chen Duxiu upon the liaison fromYu Xiusong, taking up theMarxist ideology and joining theChinese Communist Party (CCP) as one of its founding members. In August 1920, he participated in the founding of theChinese Communist Youth League, and established the Tokyo Marxist Study Group whilst he was away inJapan for further studies.[2]
However, he was expelled from the CCP in 1922 and he came back to attend its2nd National Congress. In the same year, he was elected as theFirst Secretary of the Communist Youth League of China. In January 1924, he left theCentral Committee to become the CCP's Chairman for the Shanghai Region, and taught atShanghai University,Zhongshan University,Whompoa Military Academy andGuangzhou Peasant Movement Institute. At the beginning of 1927 he was the policitcal director at the Central Military and Political School of Wuhan. Following theShanghai massacre of 1927 and the end of theFirst United Front, Shi left the CCP. The systematic killing of CCP leaders and the breakdown of the communist movement in Shanghai were precipitating factors that made Shi denounce his party membership.[1]
He became a professor atGuangxi University andShanghai University. After 1929, he was involved in translating Marxist works, revolutionary and economic theories and during theSecond Sino-Japanese War, he was one of the few people who advocated for the protection of Chinese culture. At the end of 1945 he joinedHuang Yanpei andZhang Naiqi in launching theChina Democratic National Construction Association (Democratic National Construction Association). At one point he was elected to the Central Committee and vice chairmanship of the Democratic National Construction Association.[1]
In 1949, he attended thefirst plenary session of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) as a representative of the People's Political Consultative Conference, and was elected as a Standing Committee Member and Deputy Secretary-General of the First CPPCC. Later he became the first DeputyMinister of Labor.[1]
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| Preceded by | First Secretary of the Communist Youth League of China May 1922 – August 1923 | Succeeded by |
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