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Cai Tingkai

1892–1968 · 20th century

Cai Tingkai was a Chinese general who commanded the 19th Route Army in its defence of Shanghai against Japan in 1932. Sent to Fujian to fight the Communists, he and other dissidents broke with Chiang Kai-shek and proclaimed the Fujian People's Government in November 1933, which collapsed within two months. He later held posts in the People's Republic of China.

Cai Tingkai
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