Peng Shuzhi

Peng Shuzhi (also spelled Peng Shu-tse; Chinese: Péng Shùzhī 彭述之;[1] 1896–1983) was an early leader of the Communist Party of China and became a Trotskyist.

Biography

Peng studied in Moscow. After returning to China, he was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, directed the propaganda work of the Party and edited its central journal during the revolution of 1925–1927. He was expelled from the party in November 1929, together with Chen Duxiu, for supporting Trotskyism. Later he lived in exile in Los Angeles (California).

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Notes

  1. alias Ivan Petrov, Xi Zhao, Nan Guan, Tao Bo, Ou Bo.
  2. Cheng is Peng Shuzhi’s daughter.
  3. Chen was Peng Shuzhi’s wife.
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