Wu Hongbin

Wu Hongbin
Wu Hongbin
Chinese: 吴鸿宾
Personal details
Born	1903; Tianshui, Gansu, China
Died	February 3, 1989 (aged 85–86); Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Party	Chinese Communist Party; China Democratic League
Alma mater	Peking University
Occupation	Politician

Wu Hongbin (Chinese: 吴鸿宾; 1903 – February 3, 1989) was an early member of the Chinese Communist Party and a politician of the People's Republic of China. A native of Tianshui, Gansu Province, he was of Hui ethnicity and played an important role in the Communist Party's activities in northwest China, particularly in united front and minority affairs. After 1949, he held a number of key political positions in Gansu Province, including Mayor of Lanzhou, and was an active member of the China Democratic League.^[1] He was also a delegate to the first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and later served as a standing committee member of several subsequent CPPCC National Committees.^[2]

Biography

Wu was admitted to the Faculty of Law at Peking University in 1924 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1926. During his time in Beijing, he served as Party branch secretary at the law faculty and later as secretary of the West District Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in Beiping. After graduating in 1928, he was transferred to the Special Branch of the Military Commission of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, where he engaged in intelligence and united front work.^[3]

In 1932, Wu was appointed secretary of the Gansu–Ningxia–Qinghai Special Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, based in Lanzhou. He organized anti-Japanese volunteer forces in northwest China and was involved in initiating the Shuibeimen Mutiny. After the organization was suppressed, he moved to Ningxia and later to Xi'an to continue underground work. From December 1933, he again served as secretary of the same special committee.^[4] During the Xi'an Incident in 1936, he worked as secretary to Yang Hucheng and used his position to help establish the Gansu–Ningxia–Qinghai Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association, mobilizing Hui communities in Xi'an to participate in resistance activities.^[5]

After the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, Wu was dispatched by Zhou Enlai, then Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, to Qinghai and the Hexi Corridor region of Gansu on multiple occasions to rescue captured or dispersed soldiers of the Red Army's West Route Army.^[6] During the war, he served as a member of the Gansu Provincial Working Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, where he was responsible for publicity and Hui affairs.^[7] He founded the Hui Education Promotion Association in Lanzhou, which served as a united front organization among Hui communities, promoting patriotism, religious tolerance, and resistance against Japan. He also helped recruit and develop Communist members among Hui youth and established the first special Party branch for Hui members in northwest China.^[8] In addition, he assisted in the establishment of the Lanzhou Office of the Eighth Route Army and worked with Xie Juezai to build united front relations with ethnic minority elites and democratic figures in the region.^[9]

In 1945, Wu joined the China Democratic League in Xi'an and became one of the founders of its Gansu organization, serving as a special representative of the Northwest General Branch.^[10] In 1946, he was elected chairman of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the League. He later served as a representative to the first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and as a member of its first National Committee.^[11]

After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Wu held several important positions, including member of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, member of the Northwest Military and Administrative Commission, and vice director of the Gansu Administrative Office.^[12] He also served as deputy director of the Lanzhou Military Control Commission. From 1950 to 1958, he was Mayor of Lanzhou. In later years, he served as chairman of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the China Democratic League across multiple terms and played a leading role in restoring the League's organization in Gansu after 1978.^[13]^[14]

Wu was elected as a standing committee member of the 2nd through 6th National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He died in Lanzhou on February 3, 1989, at the age of 86.^[15]

References

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[r672-2] 中国工农红军西路军: 文献卷 (in Chinese). 甘肃人民出版社. 2004. p. 596. ISBN 978-7-226-03081-3. Retrieved 2026-03-19.

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[j738-5] 人物 (in Chinese). 生活・读书・新知三联书店. 1984. p. 42. Retrieved 2026-03-19.

[t187-6] 董汉河 (1995). 西路军沉浮录 (in Chinese). 甘肃人民出版社. p. 70. ISBN 978-7-226-01530-8. Retrieved 2026-03-19.

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[x548-11] 中共银川市委党史研究室 (2005). 中共银川党史 (in Chinese). 宁夏人民出版社. p. 77. ISBN 978-7-227-03090-4. Retrieved 2026-03-19.

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[16] Shen Junru died in June 1963.

[17] Yang Mingxuan was elected Chairperson of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Fourth Central Committee in December 1963.

[18] Due to illness, Min Ganghou was replaced by acting Secretary-General Xu Shouxuan in 1961, and by acting Secretary-General Li Wenyi in July 1963. Min Ganghou resigned from the post of Secretary-General in December 1963.

[19] In December 1963, Hu Yuzhi, Vice Chairperson, was appointed concurrently as Secretary-General by the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League.

[20] In January 1987, the 4th Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee of the CDL elected Chu Tunan as Honorary Chairperson of the Central Committee.

[21] Note 1: Shi Liang passed away in September 1985.

[22] The 8th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee decided that Vice Chairperson Hu Yuzhi would serve as Acting Chairperson.

[23] Following the death of Hu Yuzhi in January 1986, the 9th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee selected Vice Chairperson Chu Tunan as Acting Chairperson.

[24] In December 1986, the 3rd Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee elected Chu Tunan as Chairperson of the Central Committee.

[25] Note: In January 1986, the 9th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee designated Fei Xiaotong as Executive Vice Chairperson.

[26] On 10 January 1987, the 14th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee unanimously designated Gao Tian as Executive Vice Chairperson.

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3rd Central Committee of the China Democratic League
December 1958 – October 1979
Chairperson	Shen Junru^{[note 1]}→Yang Mingxuan^{[note 2]}
Vice Chairpersons	Yang Mingxuan Ma Xulun Shi Liang Gao Chongmin Hu Yuzhi Deng Chumin Chen Wangdao Wu Han Chu Tunan
Secretary-General	Min Ganghou^{[note 3]}→Hu Yuzhi (concurrently)^{[note 4]}
Standing Committee Members	Qian Jiaju Wang Dezi Tian Yiping Liu Qingyang Hua Luogeng Wu Hongbin Li Wenyi Li Xiangfu Wang Shiming Shen Zijiu Xin Zhichao Zhou Jianren Zhou Xinmin Jin Yuelin Xu Shouxuan Zhang Guofan Liang Sicheng Xu Jie Xu Chongqing Tong Dizhou Min Ganghou Huang Yanpei Wen Jiasi Sa Kongliao Zhang Bojun
^ Shen Junru died in June 1963. ^ Yang Mingxuan was elected Chairperson of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Fourth Central Committee in December 1963. ^ Due to illness, Min Ganghou was replaced by acting Secretary-General Xu Shouxuan in 1961, and by acting Secretary-General Li Wenyi in July 1963. Min Ganghou resigned from the post of Secretary-General in December 1963. ^ In December 1963, Hu Yuzhi, Vice Chairperson, was appointed concurrently as Secretary-General by the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League.

4th Central Committee of the China Democratic League
October 1979 – December 1983
Chairperson	Shi Liang
Vice Chairpersons	Hu Yuzhi Deng Chumin Chu Tunan Su Buqing Hua Luogeng Peng Dixian Sa Kongliao Li Wenyi Fei Xiaotong Wen Jiashi
Secretary-General	Gao Tian
Standing Committee Members	Qian Jiaju Deng Chumin Ye Duyi Tian Yiping Shi Liang Feng Sutao Hua Luogeng Zhuang Mingli Liu Kaiqu Liu Simu Xu Jie Su Buqing Li Wenyi Wu Zuoren Wu Fuheng Wu Hongbin Shen Zijiu Shen Hongtao Zhang Bilai Luo Hanxian Luo Xiongcai Jin Yuelin Jin Xiru Zhou Xinmin Zhao Jinsheng Zhao Fangxiong Hu Yuzhi Wen Jiashi Fei Xiaotong Mo Naiqun Yuan Zhengting Qian Weichang Qian Duansheng Xu Shouxuan Gao Tian Tang Zhe Tan Jiazhen Huang Yaomian Sa Kongliao Peng Dixian Chu Tunan

5th Central Committee of the China Democratic League
December 1983 – October 1988
Honorary Chairperson	Chu Tunan^{[note 1]}
Chairperson	Shi Liang^{[note 2]} → Hu Yuzhi (Acting)^{[note 3]} → Chu Tunan (Acting)^{[note 4]} → Chu Tunan^{[note 5]} → Fei Xiaotong⁺
Executive Vice Chairperson	Fei Xiaotong^{[note 6]} → Gao Tian^{[note 7]}
Vice Chairpersons	Hu Yuzhi Chu Tunan^- Su Buqing^- Hua Luogeng Peng Dixian Sa Kongliao Li Wenyi Fei Xiaotong Wen Jiasi^- Qian Weichang Gao Tian Ye Duyi Tan Jiazhen Tao Dayong Qian Jiaju⁺ Guan Mengjue⁺ Luo Hanxian⁺ Ma Dayou⁺ Feng Zhijun⁺
Secretary-General	Ye Duyi → Wu Xiuping⁺
Standing Committee Members	Ding Shisun⁺ Qian Jiaju Ma Dayou Wang Jian (Beijing) Wang Jian (Hebei)⁺ Wang Danfeng⁺ Wang Jinling Kong Lingren⁺ Lu Leshan⁺ Ye Junjian Ye Duyi Ye Peida Tian Yiping Shi Liang Feng Zhijun Feng Yidai Feng Kexi Feng Suta^- Zhu Dexi Hua Luogeng Wu Cangping Zhuang Mingli Liu Kaiqu Liu Simu Liu Dehai⁺ Guan Shixiong Guan Mengjue Chi Jishang Xu Jie Su Buqing^- Li Wenyi Yang Ming Yang Kuizhang Wu Hanjia Wu Tingqiu Wu Zuoren Wu Xiuping⁺ Wu Hongbin Wu Fuheng Shen Zijiu^- Xiao Qian⁺ Zhang Zhilian⁺ Zhang Qiaose Zhang Bilai Zhang Jiyu⁺ Zhang Chukun Lu Shijia Lu Zongda Chen Minzhi Chen Xinmin Lin Hengyuan^- Lin Zongcai Luo Hanxian Luo Xiongcai Jin Xiru^- Zhao Yiming⁺ Zhao Jinsheng Zhao Fangxiong^- Zhao Ruyi⁺ Zhao Chaogou Hu Yuzhi Wen Jiasi^- Zhu Rufang⁺ Fei Xiaotong Mo Naiqun Yuan Zhengting Gu Jingxin Qian Weichang Qian Duansheng Xu Shouxuan Gao Tian Gao Jingde⁺ Guo Qiaoran^- Tang Zhe Tan Jiazhen Nie Weiping⁺ Tao Dayong Huang Yaomian^- Sa Kongliao Chang Jiong Kang Zhenhuang⁺ Peng Shaoyi⁺ Peng Dixian Chu Tunan^- Pan Dakui^- Han Xuezhang⁺ Han Yizhi⁺ Dai Ailian⁺
Names marked with ⁺ were co-opted at the 4th Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee on 9 January 1987; names marked with ^- ceased to hold office after that session. ^ In January 1987, the 4th Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee of the CDL elected Chu Tunan as Honorary Chairperson of the Central Committee. ^ Note 1: Shi Liang passed away in September 1985. ^ The 8th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee decided that Vice Chairperson Hu Yuzhi would serve as Acting Chairperson. ^ Following the death of Hu Yuzhi in January 1986, the 9th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee selected Vice Chairperson Chu Tunan as Acting Chairperson. ^ In December 1986, the 3rd Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee elected Chu Tunan as Chairperson of the Central Committee. ^ Note: In January 1986, the 9th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee designated Fei Xiaotong as Executive Vice Chairperson. ^ On 10 January 1987, the 14th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee unanimously designated Gao Tian as Executive Vice Chairperson.