Meng Tai

Meng Tai (1898–1967) was a Chinese model worker, member of the National People's Congress, and vice director of an Anshan Iron and Steel Company (Angang) iron factory.

Biography Meng Tai was born in Hebei province in 1898. Meng moved to Manchuria in 1916 and began working at Anshan Ironworks (which was then-Japanese owned) in 1926. Meng amassed a collection of machine parts which were critical for restoring Angang's Blast Furnace No. 2 in late 1948.

Reception Academic Koji Hirata describes Meng as a product of the CCP's "efforts to transform an underprivileged laborer into a model PRC citizen."