Biographies of Dai Li

Author: Wang Jun
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: "The Spy King: Dai Li's Wild History" is reviewed as follows: "Dai Li, known for his cruelty and ruthlessness, was hailed as 'Chiang Kai-shek's sword,' 'China's Gestapo,' and 'China's most mysterious figure.' The 'murderous tyrant' Dai Li, infamous for his deeds, served as the head of the Nationalist Party's military intelligence bureau for eight years, ordering the killing of many revolutionaries and becoming a butcher stained with the blood of martyrs, incurring a heavy debt of blood." ([American], "The 'Murderous Tyrant' Dai Li and His Execution Squads") "Dai Li, early in his life, joined Chiang Kai-shek, rising from a bodyguard to become a part of China under Chiang Kai-shek's autocratic rule. The 'Himmler' not only inherited the oppressive practices of the eunuch regimes of China's feudal system, such as the Eastern and Western Offices, but also imitated the brutal actions of Hitler's fascist Brown Shirts, staining his hands with the blood of the people and reaching the point of iniquity." (Chen Xuefeng, "The 'Number One Special Agent' Dai Li") "Yunong, who considered himself as Sun Wukong, believed he could catch the moon in the sky and had no insurmountable difficulties. His greatest strength was his deep understanding of human affairs, while his greatest flaw was his stubbornness, impatience, and inability to keep secrets." (Hu Zongnan, quoted in Wang Xiaoyan's "The Mysterious Figure Dai Li and His Special Operations Organization") Dai Li's 49-year life as Chiang Kai-shek's trusted, ruthless, treacherous, and lecherous associate, records his "struggle" from being a rogue to becoming the head of a special operations agency, a "murderous tyrant" filled with legendary and absurd colors.