Chinese Legal Literature. Issue 2

Author: Yang Yifan
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Zhao Yiman, a woman, was born in Yibin County, Sichuan in October 1905. In 1923, she joined the Chinese Socialist Youth League. In 1926, she joined the Communist Party of China. By the end of that year, she enrolled in the branch of the Wuhan Central Military and Political School for studies. In September 1927, she went to the Soviet Union to study at Moscow Sun Yat-sen University. In winter 1928, she returned to China and engaged in underground work successively in Shanghai and Jiangxi. After the "September 18th Incident," she was sent to Northeast China to launch the anti-Japanese struggle. She was martyred in 1936.
In November 1935, the third division, second unit of the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army was surrounded by Japanese and puppet forces. The unit's political commissar, Zhao Yiman, led the troops in fierce battle, killing more than 30 enemies, including Captain Kotsuji Kageyama. To cover the unit's breakout, Zhao Yiman was severely wounded. A few days later, while recovering in a rural house, Zhao Yiman was discovered by the enemy. During the battle, she was injured again and captured. Faced with the enemy's brutal torture, Zhao Yiman refused to yield. To obtain a confession, the enemy sent her to a hospital for treatment. In the hospital, she actively promoted the principles of resisting Japan and saving the nation. The female nurse Han Yongyi and the guard Dong Xianxun were deeply moved and helped her escape. During the escape, she was captured again and subjected to even more brutal torture, but she remained steadfast in her resolve. Enraged, the enemy decided to execute her. One of the enemy's "reports" contained the following account, from which we can...