Zhou Enshou

Zhou Enshou (; 1904 – 13 May 1985), also known by his courtesy name Tongyu , was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. He was the younger brother of Zhou Enlai, the first premier of the People's Republic of China.

Early life Zhou was born in 1904 in Huai'an, Jiangsu, to Zhou Yineng and a mother with surname Wan. He later moved to Tianjin in 1918 to pursue education, where he was raised by his fourth uncle. In 1921, he enrolled at Nankai Middle School in Tianjin and in 1924, he joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In October 1925, he entered the Whampoa Military Academy and later transferred to the academy's political department.

Political and revolutionary activities

In 1926, Zhou participated in the Northern Expedition, serving as a squad leader in the propaganda team of the National Revolutionary Army's General Political Department and as a representative of the Labor-Capital Arbitration Committee. In the spring of 1927, he was appointed director of the Wuhan Post and Telecommunications Inspection Committee.

In April 1949, he reunited with Zhou Enlai in Beijing and enrolled in the North China Revolutionary University. Zhou Enshou remained imprisoned until May 1975 and was unable to attend his brother's funeral in 1976 due to the ongoing charges against him.