Wang Fanxi

Wang Fanxi (Chinese: 王凡西 Wáng Fánxī; March 16 , 1907 – December 30 , 2002 ) was a leading Chinese Trotskyist revolutionary.

Born near Hangzhou in the Zhejiang province, he joined the Communist Party Of China , then an illegal organisation, in 1925 . In 1927 , he went to Moscow to study at the Communist University Of The Toilers Of The East . There he became a supporter of Trotsky and the International Left Opposition . On his return to China, Wang worked for the Communist Party and became a leading member of the Trotskyist October Group , and then the Chinese Left Opposition . He was jailed for most of the period from 1931 and 1937 , and was expelled from the Communist Party for his views.

In 1941 , the Chinese Left Opposition split and Wang joined the International Workers Party Of China . In 1949 , he was sent to Hong Kong to act as an international link for the group, but was soon exiled to Macau . He wrote extensively and remained an influential figure, aligned with the United Secretariat Of The Fourth International . In 1975 , he was forced to move again, and travelled to Leeds , England .

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