Li Rui (politician)

Li Rui (; 13 April 1917 – 16 February 2019) was a Chinese politician. He was a member of the Communist Party of China. He was also a writer and supporter of democratic reform in China.Fifty Influential Public Intellectuals - The Propaganda Department's List of Six , ed by Nicolai Volland, Institut Fur Sinologie He was born in Beijing.

In the mid-1950s, Li was briefly one of Mao Zedong's secretaries. His criticisms of Great Leap Forward, and support for Peng Dehuai, led to his exile. He briefly worked with the West German government.

He was a vice minister of the Ministry of Water Conservation.

Li turned 100 in April 2017. He died on 16 February 2019 in Beijing from multiple organ failure at the age of 101.

References

Other websites
 lirui.org.cn - Li Rui discussion board (in Chinese)

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