Cheng Qian
Cheng Qian (; 31 March 1882 – 5 April 1968) was a Chinese army officer and politician who held important military and political positions in both the
Republic of China and the
People's Republic of China. Educated at the
Imperial Japanese Army Academy and
Waseda University, he first met
Sun Yat-sen in
Tokyo, becoming an early supporter. Later, under
Chiang Kai-shek, he was one of the most powerful members of the
Kuomintang, notably serving as Chief of Staff of the
Military Affairs Commission during the
Second Sino–Japanese War.
In August 1949, as Governor of
Hunan, he peacefully surrendered to
Mao Zedong's advancing
Communist forces, joined the
Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang and, after the founding of the People's Republic shortly after, went on to serve as Vice Chairman of the
Central Military Commission (1949–1968), Governor of Hunan (1952–1967) and Vice Chairman of the
National People's Congress (1954–1968), among other posts.
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