Chinese Cases

Insightful narratives detailing historical courtroom disputes and criminal investigations within Chinese history.

1. Shandong Dadao Hui Massacre

2. Jurisdiction: China (Republic of China) (July 2, 1933)
3. Original Case: 山东大刀会惨案
4. Key Figures: Han Fuju (Chairman of Shandong Provincial Government); Zhan Shutang (Commander of the 81st Division); Li Zhanbiao (Regiment Commander); Zhang Hengyuan (Leader of the Dadao Hui in Yishui)
5. Case Tags: Massacre;Extrajudicial Killing;State-Sponsored Violence;Suppression of Civil Unrest

1. Dai Li Plane Crash Case

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (China) (March 17, 1946)
3. Original Case: The Crash of Dai Li's Aircraft
4. Key Figures: Dai Li (head of the Nationalist intelligence agency, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics), pilot, co-pilot, and several staff officers aboard the aircraft
5. Case Tags: Aviation Accident;Political Conspiracy;Historical Mystery;Unsolved Death

1. Case of Chiang Kai-shek Detaining Anhui University President Liu Wendian

2. Jurisdiction: China (Republic of China) (November 1928)
3. Original Case: 蒋介石拘押安徽大学校长刘文典案
4. Key Figures: Chiang Kai-shek, Liu Wendian
5. Case Tags: Contempt of Authority;Academic Freedom;Unlawful Detention;Political Persecution

1. The Assassination of Sun Chuanfang by Shi Jianqiao

2. Jurisdiction: China (Republic of China) (November 13, 1935)
3. Original Case: 施剑翘刺杀孙传芳案
4. Key Figures: Shi Jianqiao (assassin, daughter of Shi Congbin), Sun Chuanfang (victim, former warlord)
5. Case Tags: Intentional Homicide;Filial Revenge Killing;Executive Clemency;Trial by Public Sentiment

1. Zheng Pingru's Beauty Trap Assassination Attempt on Ding Mocun

2. Jurisdiction: China (Republic of China) (December 1939 – February 1940)
3. Original Case: 郑苹如施美人计诱杀丁默邨案
4. Key Figures: Zheng Pingru, Ding Mocun
5. Case Tags: Assassination;Espionage;Treason;Honey Trap

1. The Seven Gentlemen Case

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (China) (1936-11-23)
3. Original Case: 七君子危害民国案
4. Key Figures: Shen Junru, Zhang Naiqi, Zou Taofen, Shi Liang, Li Gongpu, Wang Zaoshi, Sha Qianli (the "Seven Gentlemen")
5. Case Tags: Endangering State Security;Political Persecution;Unlawful Detention;Suppression of Free Speech

1. The Case of Wang Jingwei Assassinating Prince Regent Zaifeng

2. Jurisdiction: Great Qing Empire (China) (April 2, 1910)
3. Original Case: 汪精卫谋刺摄政王载沣案
4. Key Figures: Wang Jingwei (attempted assassin), Huang Fusheng, Yu Peilun, Prince Regent Zaifeng (target)
5. Case Tags: Attempted Regicide;Revolutionary Sedition;Explosives Offense;High Treason

1. The Assassination of Zhang Zongchang

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (Jinan, Shandong Province) (September 3, 1932)
3. Original Case: Dog-Meat General Zhang Zongchang Assassination Case
4. Key Figures: Zhang Zongchang (victim, warlord), Zheng Jicheng (assassin), Han Fuju (alleged instigator, Governor of Shandong), Zheng Jinsheng (Zheng Jicheng's adoptive father, killed by Zhang)
5. Case Tags: Assassination;Revenge Killing;Political Conspiracy;Judicial Pardon

1. Case of Chiang Kai-shek's Two Escapes

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (Mainland China) (June 1931 (Lushan) and November 1, 1935 (Nanjing))
3. Original Case: Chiang Kai-shek's Two Escapes Case
4. Key Figures: Chiang Kai-shek (target); Chen Cheng (assassin, 1931 Lushan); Hua Kezhi, Sun Fengming, Zhang Yuhua, Yu Likui (conspirators, 1935 Nanjing)
5. Case Tags: Attempted Assassination;Political Conspiracy;State Security Offense;Historical Case

1. The Assassination of Shi Liangcai

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (China) (November 13, 1934)
3. Original Case: 史量才遇刺案（上海报界资本家被刺案）
4. Key Figures: Shi Liangcai (victim, owner of Shen Bao), Dai Li (mastermind, head of Military Statistics Bureau), Zhao Lijun, Wang Kequan, Li Ada (assassins), Shi Yonggeng (son and survivor)
5. Case Tags: Political assassination;Suppression of press freedom;Extrajudicial killing;State-sponsored murder

1. Assassination of Yang Yongtai, Chief of Staff to Chiang Kai-shek

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (October 25, 1936)
3. Original Case: 杨永泰被刺案
4. Key Figures: Yang Yongtai (victim, Chief of Staff to Chiang Kai-shek), Chen Youguang (leader of the "Chinese Youth Anti-Japanese Assassination Corps"), Chen Kui'chao (the gunman who fired the fatal shots), Chiang Kai-shek
5. Case Tags: Political Assassination;Anti-Japanese Vigilantism;Factional Struggle;Republic of China History

1. Shi Jianru Assassination Attempt on Governor De Shou

2. Jurisdiction: China (Qing Dynasty) (October 28, 1900)
3. Original Case: 史坚如谋炸两广总督德寿案
4. Key Figures: Shi Jianru (史坚如), De Shou (德寿, Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi), Sun Yat-sen (孙中山, leader of the Revive China Society)
5. Case Tags: Assassination Attempt;Political Crime;Anti-Qing Revolutionary Activities;Failed Bombing Plot

1. The Case of Yao Rongze Murdering Zhou Shi and Ruan Shi

2. Jurisdiction: China (Republic of China) (November 1911 (Incident); March 1912 (Trial))
3. Original Case: 姚荣泽杀害周实、阮式案
4. Key Figures: Yao Rongze (Defendant, former Qing magistrate), Zhou Shi and Ruan Shi (Victims, revolutionary leaders), Chen Qimei (Shanghai Military Governor), Wu Tingfang (Minister of Justice)
5. Case Tags: Murder;Political Assassination;Judicial Independence;Early Republic Legal History

1. Assassination of Song Jiaoren

2. Jurisdiction: Republic of China (China) (March 20, 1913)
3. Original Case: Song Jiaoren Assassination Case
4. Key Figures: Song Jiaoren (victim, acting KMT chairman), Wu Shiying (gunman), Ying Guixin (conspirator), Hong Shuzu (cabinet secretary), Zhao Bingjun (premier), Yuan Shikai (president and suspected mastermind)
5. Case Tags: Assassination;Political Murder;Conspiracy;Electoral Violence