Chang Yinhuai (Chinese: 常蔭槐; 1876–1888 - 1929)[1][2] was a Chinese statesman and general active during the Warlord Era working under the Fengtian clique. He was the governor of Heilongjiang, Minister of Communications, and a close friend and associate of Yang Yuting.[3]
Chang Yinhuai | |
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常蔭槐 | |
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| Governor of Heilongjiang | |
| In office 1928 – 10 January 1929 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1876/1888 Jilin |
| Died | 10 January 1929 Shenyang, Fengtian |
Life
editChang Yinhuai was born in Jilin to a family originating in Shandong. For his education, he attended the Fengtian Law and Public Administration Academy, where he was educated to become an administrator. He later became a judge in a military court, where he served for a short amount of time.[1]
For a time, Chang was appointed the chief of the Fengtian military police. In 1927, he started working with the Communications Clique as the Minister of Communications for the Beiyang government under the Fengtian clique,[4] which meant that he had considerable power over media.[5] Sometime during the same year, he played a major role in the construction of the Dahushan-Tongliao Railway.[1] During the Northern Expedition, he was charged with the transport of ammunition down the Beijing-Mukden Railway.[6] In 1928, Chang was appointed governor of Heilongjiang by Zhang Xueliang, who had recently taken over the Fengtian clique and its attached National Pacification Army.[3]
Upon becoming governor of Heilongjiang, Chang's hatred for Zhang Xueliang became more apparent. He refused to lend money to Zhang, and even started building up his own army. On 10 January 1929, Chang and Yang went to Zhang to demand that Chang be appointed Northeast Railway Supervisor, a new role they wanted to create so they could take over the China Eastern Railway.[3] When they left, Zhang ordered the two men's execution.[1] Zhang himself claimed that this action was due to a conspiracy by Chang and Yang to rebel against the Fengtian clique, while Zhang's secretary traced it back to the poor attitudes Yang and Chang held toward Zhang, their superior.[7]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c d Kwong 2017, p. 255.
- ^ Itoh 2016, p. 73.
- ^ a b c Mitter 2000, p. 27.
- ^ Wei 2019, p. 121.
- ^ Christopher 1970, p. 66.
- ^ Kwong 2017, p. 112.
- ^ Itoh 2016, p. 74.
General bibliography
edit- Christopher, James William (1970). Conflict in the Far East. Brill Archive. GGKEY:DSUGWDZWB7A.
- Itoh, Mayumi (3 October 2016). The Making of China's War with Japan: Zhou Enlai and Zhang Xueliang. Springer. ISBN 978-981-10-0494-0.
- Kwong, Chi Man (6 March 2017). War and Geopolitics in Interwar Manchuria: Zhang Zuolin and the Fengtian Clique during the Northern Expedition. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-34084-8.
- Mitter, Rana (2000). The Manchurian Myth: Nationalism, Resistance and Collaboration in Modern China. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-92388-1.
- Wei, Shuge (2019). "Circuits of Power: China's Quest for Cable Telegraph Rights 1912-1945". Journal of Chinese History. 3: 113–135. doi:10.1017/jch.2018.26. S2CID 158261774. Retrieved 18 July 2021.