Northwest Godfather

Author: Li Xirong
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: He roamed the bustling streets of Shanghai, studied in Japan twice, rose to prominence in politics, business, and the military, and navigated among numerous beauties; he was obsessed with power politics, skilled in adaptation, and mastered intrigue with ease; he was cunning and shrewd, operating without an army to consolidate power in the western region, successfully seizing the highest authority in Xinjiang in less than three years and ruling the region for over a decade. He was once Stalin's "favored one,"'s "student," Zhang Zuolin's "loyal warrior," and the Communist Party's "sincere friend." He was charming and adept at navigating between various factions, killing both his enemies and his own kin, always justifying his actions with plausible excuses. He was the "Godfather of the Northwest"—Sheng Shicai.