Cai Gongshi

Cai Gongshi (Chinese: 蔡公時; pinyin: Cài Gōngshí; Wade–Giles: Ts'ai Kung-shih; May 1, 1881 - May 3, 1928) was a Chinese nationalist politician and diplomat. Born in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, Cai studied economics and politics at Imperial University in Tokyo, Japan, earning a master's degree. Upon his return to China, he joined Sun Yat-sen's Kuomintang (KMT), and later served in various roles in the Chinese nationalist government.[1] In 1927, he was appointed Superintendent of Customs and Commissioner of Foreign Affairs in Nanjing. On 1 May 1928, he was appointed Commissioner of Foreign Affairs for Shandong province, and was tasked with negotiating for Japanese withdrawal from the province. He was subsequently killed on 3 May by Japanese soldiers during the Jinan incident. According to Chinese sources, the Japanese soldiers broke his leg, smashed his teeth, cut out his tongue, and shot him.[2] 16 other members of his negotiation team were also mutilated and killed on the same day.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cai.
Cai Gongshi (before 1921)

References
  1. Clarke, David J. (David James), 1954- (1996). Art & place : essays on art from a Hong Kong perspective. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. p. 223. ISBN 9789882200081. OCLC 672434491.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Clarke, David J. (David James), 1954- (1996). Art & place : essays on art from a Hong Kong perspective. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. p. 223. ISBN 9789882200081. OCLC 672434491.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. An Xiang: "Second Northern Expedition 1928: Part II" Archived 2016-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
Statue of Cai Gongshi in the memorial garden for the Jinan Incident in Jinan's Baotu Spring Park


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