Cai Cheng

Cai Cheng ( (November 1927 – September 2, 2009), was a politician of the People's Republic of China, born in Puning, Jieyang, Guangdong. His birth name was Wu Yihong.

Biography He was the minister of Justice from 1988 to 1993.

Cai Cheng was the 13th CPC Central Committee member from 1987 to 1992.

Cai's son, Cai Xiaohong, was a Lieutenant Colonel in the People's Liberation Army, working in Jiefang Daily as an editor. Xiaohong worked for the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong and its predecessor since the late 1990s and was promoted to Secretary-General of the Liaison Office in 2001. During this period, he was caught leaking important confidential information to British intelligence agencies for millions of Hong Kong dollars. This led to Xiaohong receiving a 15-year jail sentence.