Zeng Jingbing

Zeng Jingbing (November 27, 1912 – May 27, 1967, ), initially known as Zeng Yufan , born in Liantianyuan Village in Qiongshan County, Hainan Province, was a Chinese politician. He served as Deputy Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography First Kuomintang-Communist Civil War He became a member of the Communist Youth League of China in 1927 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1931. He occupied numerous significant roles, such as Secretary of the Youth League in Ji’an County, Member of the Standing Committee and Publicity Minister of the CCP Jiangxi Provincial Committee, Secretary of the CCP Central Committee's Children's Bureau, Publicity Minister of the CCP Fujian-Jiangxi Provincial Committee, and Director of the Political Department of the Minbei Military Subdistrict.

Following the commencement of the Long March by the principal forces of the Chinese Red Army in 1934, Zeng directed the residual Red Army contingents in northern Fujian to endure a protracted three-year guerrilla conflict. During this time, he held the position of Acting Political Commissar of the Minbei Independent Division and Director of the Organization Department of the Fujian-Jiangxi Provincial Committee.

Second Sino-Japanese War Subsequent to the commencement of the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was designated Vice Chairman of the Fujian-Jiangxi Anti-Japanese Military and Political Committee, where he orchestrated negotiations with the Kuomintang to forge a united front against the Japanese. In January 1938, he assumed the role of Secretary of the . In June of that year, he was designated Secretary of the CCP Fujian Provincial Committee and spearheaded the anti-Japanese democracy movement in the area, participating in rational and principled confrontations against Kuomintang hardliners. In September 1939, to fortify ideological instruction and augment the Party's operational efficacy during the transitional revolutionary phase, he established the Wuyi Cadre School and assumed the role of principal.

Subsequent to the New Fourth Army incident, Zeng directed the Fujian Provincial Committee in thwarting several military assaults initiated by Kuomintang forces. In October 1941, he organized a pivotal Party conference to advocate a strategy that integrated armed opposition with legal efforts. By means of sustained guerilla warfare and judicial opposition, he effectively thwarted a second Kuomintang offensive, therefore reinforcing Party dominance in northern Fujian. He thereafter launched ideological rectification initiatives to fortify Party and military structure. In April 1943, he redirected the strategic emphasis to central Fujian, establishing a new anti-Japanese front and orchestrating extensive resistance initiatives, including coastal defense operations and mass mobilization throughout southern Fujian and along the Min River.

From 1943 until 1945, Zeng spearheaded initiatives to thwart sabotage by Kuomintang operatives, enhancing moral instruction among Party officials and executing efficient responses. In 1945, he was elected as an alternative member of the 7th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Second Kuomintang-Communist Civil War During the Second Kuomintang-Communist Civil War, Zeng held the position of Secretary of the CCP Fujian-Zhejiang-Jiangxi Regional Committee while simultaneously serving as Commander and Political Commissar of the People’s Guerrilla Column in the within the People’s Liberation Army.

People's Republic of China Subsequent to the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Zeng occupied numerous significant positions, including Secretary-General of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, President of the , Member of the Land Reform Committee of the East China Military and Political Commission, Deputy Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, and Chairman of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

In 1955, he was accused of treason in the and removed from his positions. During the Cultural Revolution, he faced intense persecution from the counter-revolutionary faction. Zeng died in Beijing on May 27, 1967, at the age of 55. In 1983, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party formally rehabilitated him and reinstated his reputation.