Biography of Fu Zuoyi

Author: Zhang Xingwu
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Fu Zuoyi served for 22 years under Chiang Kai-shek from 1927 until his peaceful uprising in 1949. Mao Zedong said: "Chiang Kai-shek played the game all his life, but in the end, it was you who dropped him." Fu Zuoyi served as Minister of Water Resources and Electric Power of the New China for 23 years until he resigned due to illness in 1972. Mao Zedong said: "You have really gotten into the water conservancy business." Fu Zuoyi was a famous general during the Republican era. During his tenure in Inner Mongolia, he reformed the financial system, developed urban and rural areas, and promoted education, making Inner Mongolia known as the "Golden Age" in the history of the Republic. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, he insisted on cooperation with the Communist Party and fought across the Great Wall. The victory in the Battle of Balingmiao was hailed by the Central Committee of the Communist Party as the "First Sound of the Nationwide War of Resistance." The Great Victory at Yuan'an made him the second recipient of the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal after Chiang Kai-shek. In the later stages of the War of Liberation, as the commander of the North China "Suppression General Command," he bravely led his troops in a peaceful uprising, protecting the world-famous ancient capital of Beijing and participating in the great victory of the "Inner Mongolia Model." Mao Zedong highly praised: "The peaceful liberation of Beijing, Yi Sheng played a great role. The people will never forget you."