Wang Xiang (Republic of China politician)
Wang Xiang (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Wáng Xiāng; Wade-Giles: Wang Hsiang) (1885 - August 16, 1953) was a politician and industrialist in the Republic of China. He was the Governor of Shanxi during the Wang Jingwei regime (Republic of China-Nanjing). He was born in Shouyang, Shanxi. Biography Wang Xiang graduated the Provincial University of Shanxi, and was appointed a teacher of the Guizhou Mining School. After Xinhai Revolution broke out, he returned to home, and entered into Tongmenghui. In 1913 he was appointed Head of the 1st Provincial Junior High School of Shanxi. In 1916 Wang Xiang was appointed Head of the Inspection and Management Department in the Shanxi Mining Company. In 1928 he was transferred to Director of the Mining Bureau of Jinxing, Hebei. In 1930 he resigned his post and returned to Shanxi. He established the Yong Yu Spinning Mill () in Xinjiang County. In 1932 he was appointed General Manager of the Bank of Shanxi Province. In February 1935 he was catapulted to Chief of the Agency for Construction and Member of the Shanxi Provincial Government. In next February he transferred to Director of the Relief for Rural District Bureau. After the Second Sino-Japanese