Claim: Lü Zhengcao (4 January 1904-13 October 2009), one of the original Shang Jiang of the People's Liberation Army, was previously a member of the Kuomintang before joining the Communist Party of China.
Evidence: Lü Zhengcao (simplified Chinese: 吕正操; traditional Chinese: 呂正操; pinyin: Lǚ Zhèngcāo) (4 January 1904 – 13 October 2009) was a Chinese military officer. He was one of the original Shang Jiang of the People's Liberation Army. Lü resigned from the Kuomintang in 1937 and joined the Communist Party.