Chiang Hua

1911

China

At this time his troops joined with Huai-pei guerrillas of Chang Ai-p’ing in Anhwei north of the Huai River to make an attack upon Nationalist troops commanded by Wang Kuang-hsia. A year later, in October 1941, having apparently joined forces with some of the Communist Eighth Route Army troops which Yenan had infiltrated into Shantung Province, he was identified as a senior political officer of the Shantung Military District. In the late 1940’s, again as an important political officer, Chiang took part in the fighting to capture southern Manchuria from the Nationalists. Early in May 1949 the Communist armies took possession of Hangchow, the capital of Chekiang, and in late August Chiang replaced T’an Chen-lin as mayor. Tn 1949 Chiang also became commander of the Hangchow Garrison Headquarters and the ranking secretary of the municipal Party Committee. He continued as the Hangchow major and garrison commander until 1951. In November 1952 he was identified as a deputy secretary of the Chekiang Provincial Party Committee, and at approximately this time or not long thereafter he relinquished the lower-ranking post as secretary of the Hangchow Party Committee. Chiang had become a member of the Chekiang Provincial People’s Government Council in 1951 and has been twice re-elected (January 1955 and November 1958). He continues to hold the post. As Chiang’s stature in the provincial Party Committee grew, his activities were more frequently reported in the press. Since late 1952 he has often been mentioned in connection with CCP-sponsored conferences and propaganda ef-forts. In the first two years (1952-1954) he was especially involved with propaganda directed toward the military forces stationed in east China and with the Communist-sponsored “peace” campaign. By May 1954 he had become chairman of the Chekiang chapter of the China Peace Committee, a position he may still retain. He was first identified as the ranking secretary of the provincial Party Committee in mid-1955, replacing T'an Ch’i-lung, another veteran of the New Fourth Army, who had been transferred in late 1954 to Shantung. Chiang’s senior Party post in Chekiang was redesignated in 1956 as first secretary, a position he continues to hold. In February 1955 he was elected chairman of the First Chekiang Committee of the CPPCC. Chiang was elected to head the Second Chekiang Committee in November 1958 and was presumably selected to chair the Third Committee formed in September 1964. In the latter part of 1956 he also became political commissar of the Chekiang Military District, another position he continues to retain.

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At this time his troops joined with Huai-pei guerrillas of Chang Ai-p’ing in Anhwei north of the Huai River to make an attack upon Nationalist troops commanded by Wang Kuang-hsia. A year later, in October 1941, having apparently joined forces with some of the Communist Eighth Route Army troops which Yenan had infiltrated into Shantung Province, he was identified as a senior political officer of the Shantung Military District. In the late 1940’s, again as an important political officer, Chiang took part in the fighting to capture southern Manchuria from the Nationalists.

Early in May 1949 the Communist armies took possession of Hangchow, the capital of Chekiang, and in late August Chiang replaced T’an Chen-lin as mayor. Tn 1949 Chiang also became commander of the Hangchow Garrison Headquarters and the ranking secretary of the municipal Party Committee. He continued as the Hangchow major and garrison commander until 1951. In November 1952 he was identified as a deputy secretary of the Chekiang Provincial Party Committee, and at approximately this time or not long thereafter he relinquished the lower-ranking post as secretary of the Hangchow Party Committee. Chiang had become a member of the Chekiang Provincial People’s Government Council in 1951 and has been twice re-elected (January 1955 and November 1958). He continues to hold the post.

As Chiang’s stature in the provincial Party Committee grew, his activities were more frequently reported in the press. Since late 1952 he has often been mentioned in connection with CCP-sponsored conferences and propaganda ef-forts. In the first two years (1952-1954) he was especially involved with propaganda directed toward the military forces stationed in east China and with the Communist-sponsored “peace” campaign. By May 1954 he had become chairman of the Chekiang chapter of the China Peace Committee, a position he may still retain. He was first identified as the ranking secretary of the provincial Party Committee in mid-1955, replacing T'an Ch’i-lung, another veteran of the New Fourth Army, who had been transferred in late 1954 to Shantung. Chiang’s senior Party post in Chekiang was redesignated in 1956 as first secretary, a position he continues to hold. In February 1955 he was elected chairman of the

First Chekiang Committee of the CPPCC. Chiang was elected to head the Second Chekiang Committee in November 1958 and was presumably selected to chair the Third Committee formed in September 1964. In the latter part of 1956 he also became political commissar of the Chekiang Military District, another position he continues to retain.

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Chiang’s political structure in Chekiang is particularly accentuated by the fact that the governor since 1958 (Chou Chien-jen, a brother of Lu Hsun) is not a Communist. He is consistently reported in the press in his Party, governmental, and military duties, where he presides over most important meetings, makes numerous inspections of agricultural and industrial production, and attends the celebrations marking Communist holidays. Moreover, because Hangchow is an attraction for foreign visitors, he is often reported in the company of visitors. A random but typical example occurred in July 1961 when he served as a host for North Korean leader Kim Il-sung.

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Chiang’s wife, Wu Chung-lien, is also a veteran Party member. She has been president of the Chekiang Higher People’s Court since 1955 and concurrently secretary of the Court’s Party Committee. While her husband was making his “anti-rightist” charges against Governor Sha Wen-han, she directed similar attacks against her deputy, the vice-president of the Chekiang Higher People’s Court.

Spouse:: Wu Chung-lien

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November, 1958