Xinjiang People's Anti-Imperialist Association
Ruling party in Xinjiang from 1935 to 1942
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The Xinjiang People's Anti-Imperialist Association[a] (Chinese: 新疆民眾反帝聯合會; pinyin: Xīnjiāng Mínzhòng Fǎn Dì Liánhé Huì) was a political party in Xinjiang, China, during the rule of Sheng Shicai from 1935 to 1942.
Xinjiang People's Anti-Imperialist Association 新疆民眾反帝聯合會 | |
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| President | Sheng Shicai |
| Founder | Sheng Shicai |
| Founded | 1 August 1935 |
| Dissolved | April 1942 |
| Headquarters | Dihua, Xinjiang |
| Newspaper | Anti-Imperialist War Front |
| Youth wing | Xinjiang's Youth |
| Women's wing | Xinjiang's Women |
| Membership (1939) | 10,000 |
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| Political position | Far-left |
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| Traditional Chinese | 新疆民眾反帝聯合會 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 新疆民众反帝联合会 | ||||||||
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History
The People's Anti-Imperialist Association was founded by Sheng Shicai in Ürümqi on 1 August 1935. The propaganda outlet of the Association was the Anti-Imperialist War Front. The Sinkiang's Youth and the Sinkiang's Women served as the Association's youth and women's wing, respectively. The Association saw a large increase in membership. In 1935 it had 2,489 members, in 1937 the membership grew to 5,281, and in 1939 the Association's membership rose to 10,000.[4] The membership was nationally diverse, and included Han, Hui and various Turkic peoples.[5]
The ideology of the People's Anti-Imperialist Association was the "Six Great Policies", issued by Sheng in December 1934.[6] The policies guaranteed his previously enacted "Great Eight-Point Manifesto".[7] They included "anti-imperialism, friendship with the Soviet Union, racial and national equality, clean government, peace and reconstruction".[6][7] Sheng referred to them as "a skilful, vital application of Marxism, Leninism, and Stalinism in the conditions of the feudal society of economically and culturally backward Sinkiang".[8] They served as the ideological basis of Sheng's rule.[9] With the proclamation of the Six Great Policies, Sheng adopted a new flag with a six-pointed star to represent these policies.[10]
With Sheng's rapprochement with the Central government, the Kuomintang spread throughout the province, replacing the People's Anti-Imperialist Association,[11] which was disbanded in April 1942.[12]