Wu Shi

Wu Shi (; 14 September 1894 – 10 June 1950) was a Chinese general of the National Revolutionary Army and spy for the Chinese Communist Party.

Early life Wu was born Wu Cuiwen on 14 September 1894, into a poor family in Luozhou Township, Minhou County, Fujian (now Luozhou Town, Cangshan District of Fuzhou), to Wu Guowan , a teacher.

Northern Expedition

After graduating in 1918, Wu was ordered to return to Fujian to serve in local forces. Facing suppression by Anhui clique warlord Li Houji , he joined a militia organized by his classmate Zhang Zhen to drive out Li. After their plans were leaked, Wu fled to Shantou, Guangdong. Collaborating with Fujianese Tongmenghui member Fang Shengtao and Jiangxi's Li Liejun , he joined the army formed in Guangdong, which aimed to overthrow Li by force, and served as a captain staff officer. In 1919, Zhang Zhen reemerged in southern Fujian, organizing a militia and appointing himself commander of a mixed brigade. He again recruited Wu, who then transferred from the army to serve as deputy commander of an engineering battalion and company commander. In 1922, Wu suffered from a severe throat illness and left the military to recuperate in Beiping (now Beijing). He was worked at Peking-Hankow Railway authority from 1922 to 1924. In the winter of 1924, he was appointed head of the ordnance department of the 14th Division of the National Army and also commanded artillery units. Seven months later, the National Army established a cadet school in Nanyuan, Beiping, to train officers, and Wu was reassigned as a senior colonel instructor. In the spring of 1926, the National Revolutionary Army was formed in Guangdong and launched the Northern Expedition. Zhang Zhen's Fujian militia was reorganized as the 4th Division of the 1st Army, with Zhang as division commander. Wu was again invited back to serve as chief of staff for Zhang Zhen's unit, soon transitioning to chief of the Operations Section within the General Headquarters' Staff Department.

On 1 March 1950, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Wu's arrest on charges of "engaging in espionage for the Chinese Communist Party".

Death At 4:30 PM on 10 June 1950, Wu was executed at Machangding, Taipei, alongside Zhu Fen, Chen Baocang, and Nie Xi. Wu Xuecheng ; second daughter), married at the age of 19. In 1991, she and her husband brought her parents' ashes back to the home of her eldest brother, Wu Shaocheng. Wu Jiancheng ; sixth son), graduated from National Taiwan University and subsequently pursued further studies in the United States.

Wu's wife Wang Bikui was once imprisoned due to her association with Wu.

In 1994, Wu Shi's remains were returned to the mainland and interred alongside his wife, Wang Bikui, at the Futian Public Cemetery on the outskirts of Beijing. Their final resting place is adjacent to the grave of his close friend He Sui.

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