Name: Qian Yu, Representative for Zheijiang
Born: 1891
Party: Kuomintang
Background: Born in an old landowning family in Zheijiang, Qian Yu followed the steps of his ancestors and joined the Qing army. Being a staunch monarchist, Qian Yu fought for Qing in Nanjing in 1911, under the banners of a loyalist general Zhang Xun. However, after the establishment of the Republic, being a relative of President Yuang Shikai, Qian became an officer of his personal escort. He did not hide his views, though, refusing to cut his queue, as a symbol of his loyalty to the Qing.
While serving as a Kuomintang officer, Yu became an agent of Emperor Puyi and his advisors, duly informing them about all important political events in the country. However, during the National Protection War, when Yuan Shikai tried to proclaim himself Emperor, Qian Yu served in his army and supported his cause. Some people said that he hoped that Yuan might unify China and return it to the traditional values - if only as a caretaker. The others claim that he was acting in accordance wit the orders of his secret patrons, the Qing advisors.
Later Qian Yui served in the Constitutional Protection Army and participated in many expeditions against various rebelling warlords. He acquired many useful connections in the ruling Kuomintang circles. Very soon he started cooperating the monarchist leader Kang Youwei. By 1920 he became the chief of military secretariat to a Kuomintang bigwig Xu Chichang. It is said that Qian Yui was a liason between the future Chinese Premier and Youwei, helping the latter to persuade Chichang endorse the Imperial course. One of the many junior architects of the Qing restoration, he participated in the delegation sent to Pu Yi's retreat in Tientsin. After holding various administrative offices for some time, he became the Kuomintang representative for Zheijiang.
Qian Yui is a supporter of a traditional Chinese society based on Confucian values. He believes that the Emperor, ruling by the Mandate of Heaven, should be as powerful as possible. He wants China to become a truly independent state, with a strong army and a developed administrative apparatus, active foreign policy and a state-monitored economy.
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