Cai Xiao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cai.
Cai Xiao
蔡啸
Chairperson of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League
In office
1979–1983
Preceded byXie Xuehong
Succeeded bySu Ziheng
Personal details
BornOctober 1919
Tainan, Japanese Taiwan
Died11 January 1990(1990-01-11) (aged 70)
China
Political partyTaiwan Democratic Self-Government League (since 1978)
Chinese Communist Party (since 1939)
ChildrenSu Hui
AwardsOrder of Independence and Freedom, 2nd class
Order of Liberation, 2nd class
Military service
AllegianceChinese Red Army
People's Liberation Army
Years of service1937–?
RankSenior colonel

Cai Xiao (simplified Chinese: 蔡啸; traditional Chinese: 蔡嘯; Wade–Giles: Ts'ai Hsiao; October 1919 – 11 January 1990) was a Taiwan-born Chinese military officer and politician.

Born in Tainan when Taiwan was under Japanese rule, Cai moved to China and joined the New Fourth Army in 1937.[1] Two years later, he became a formal member of the Chinese Communist Party.[2] In May 1946, the CCP established the Taiwan Provincial Work Committee. Cai Xiao worked under the commission's secretary-general Cai Xiaoqian [zh], training others in political warfare.[3] In November 1949, Cai established the Taiwan Cadre Training Regiment under the 9th Corps of the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Third Field Army. Later, he was assigned to train members of the PLA Air Force. Cai was jailed for nine years in the midst of the Cultural Revolution. Upon his political rehabilitation, Cai worked for the PLA General Political Department and General Logistics Department, becoming the GPD's deputy director in 1975.[4] From 1973 to 1982, he served on the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. After retiring from the military, Cai succeeded Xie Xuehong as chairman of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (Taimeng), serving from 1979 to 1983.

In December 2017, Cai Xiao's daughter Su Hui was elected chair of Taimeng.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "蔡啸 (1919–1990)". People's Daily. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. ^ Stokes, Mark; Hsiao, Russell (14 October 2013). "GPD Liaison History" (PDF). Project 2049 Institute. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. ^ Stokes, Mark; Tsai, Sabrina (1 February 2016). "The United States and Future Policy Options in the Taiwan Strait" (PDF). Project 2049 Institute. p. 72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  5. ^ "相隔38年，父女先后当选台盟主席". Guancha. 2017-12-10. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  6. ^ Han Cheung (10 November 2019). "Taiwan in Time: The Taiwanese who hoped to 'liberate' Taiwan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 November 2019.