Xiong Xianghui
Xiong Xianghui | |
|---|---|
| 熊向晖 | |
Xiong Xianghui in the 1940s. | |
| Deputy Director of the Central Investigation Department | |
| In office 1973–1982 | |
| Private Secretary and Aide-de-camp to Hu Zongnan | |
| In office 1938–1947 | |
| Vice Chairman and Party Secretary of the China International Trust Investment Corporation | |
| In office 1982–1987 | |
| Chinese chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PRC | |
| In office 1954–1971 | |
| PRC Ambassador to Mexico | |
| In office 1972–1973 | |
| Preceded by | none |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 12, 1919 Laizhou, Shandong, Republic of China |
| Died | September 9, 2005 (aged 86) Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Guomindang (1936–1947) |
| Spouse | Chen Xiaohua |
| Children | Xiong Lei Name Unknown |
| Alma mater | Central Military Academy Western Reserve University |
| Occupation | Spy, Diplomat |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China |
| Battles/wars | Chinese Civil War |
Xiong Xianghui (April 12, 1919 – September 9, 2005) was a Chinese Communist Party spy during the Chinese Civil War, and, after the establishment of the People's Republic of China, a high-ranking official in diplomacy and intelligence. He played a role in the victory of the Chinese Communist Party over the Kuomintang in the Chinese Civil War, in his capacity as private secretary and aide-de-camp to Hu Zongnan, one of the most senior Nationalist generals; Xiong was secretly a Communist mole and for many years passed highly sensitive information to the Communist Party leadership, including top-secret orders and documents of Chiang Kai-Shek.
After 1949, he held important diplomatic posts, serving as chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom and ambassador to Mexico. His career culminated in the 1970s and 1980s, when he was appointed deputy director of the Central Investigation Department (the primary Chinese civilian intelligence agency at the time) from 1973 to 1982, and vice chairman and CCP committee secretary of the multi-billion China International Trust Investment Corporation (CITIC) from 1982 to 1987.