Hou Jingru

Hou Jingru
Born(1902-10-17)17 October 1902
Yongcheng, Henan, Qing China
Died25 October 1994(1994-10-25) (aged 92)
Beijing, People's Republic of China
Alma materWhampoa Military Academy
Zhengzhou University
Occupation(s)Army officer, politician

Hou Jingru (Chinese: 侯镜如; October 17, 1902 – October 25, 1994) was a Chinese army officer and politician, prominent member of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang. He notably served as Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Counsellor of the State Council, member of the Central Military Commission and President of the China Association for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification.[1][2]

Hou is famous as one of the most successful Communist spies lurking in the Nationalist Army. His greatest service to the Communists came in the Battle of Jinzhou, when, as the Nationalist general commanding the 17th Army Group (which included four armies), he deliberately delayed his arrival to Jinzhou by 11 days, leading to the envelopment and destruction of the Nationalist forces.[3]

  1. ^ 何虎生, 李耀东, 向常福主编 (2003). 中华人民共和国职官志. 北京: 中国社会出版社. ISBN 9787800883934.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ 历届全国政协委员人名辞典. 北京: 中国国际广播出版社. 1996. ISBN 9787507813746.
  3. ^ Liu Tong, Documentary of the Chinese Revolutionary War·War of Liberation·Northeast Volume. Beijing: People's Publishing House. 2007-7: 580. ISBN 978-7-01-004261-9