1. Xiao Ke was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, former vice chairman of the CPPCC, as well as principal of the University of Military and Politics.
11 Facts About Xiao Ke
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Xiao Ke joined the National Revolutionary Army and participated the Northern Expedition in 1926.
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Xiao Ke joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1927 and fought in Nanchang Uprising.
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Xiao Ke went to Jinggangshan and was recruited to the Red Fourth Army.
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Xiao Ke was made Lieutenant General in the National Revolution Army of the Republic of China.
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Xiao Ke had both the military record and experience to be appointed a Grand General due to his past honor and experience.
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In 1958, Xiao Ke came under political attack for so-called "dogmatism", and was dismissed from all posts.
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Xiao Ke himself was magnanimous, realising Peng's actions had been dictated by the tenor of the times.
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In 1991, Xiao Ke played a central role in creating the influential liberal journal Yanhuang Chunqiu in China.
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Xiao Ke wrote a fictionalised account of his experiences leading the Sixth Red Army Group in a breakout of the Nationalist's Fifth Encirclement Campaign, Bloody Heaven, for which he was awarded the prestigious Mao Dun Literature Prize.
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Xiao Ke died in Beijing on the morning of October 24,2008.