Wang Fanxi was a leading Chinese Trotskyist revolutionary.

Born near Hangzhou

Hangzhou

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 in the Zhejiang

Zhejiang

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 province, he joined the Communist Party of China

Communist Party of China

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, then an illegal organisation, in 1925. In 1927, he went to Moscow

Moscow

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 to study at the Communist University of the Toilers of the East

Communist University of the Toilers of the East

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. 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

Hong Kong

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 to act as an international link for the group, but was soon exiled to Macau

Macau

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. 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

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, England

England

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Works by Wang Fanxi include:

• : Chinese Revolutionary, Memoirs 1919-1949
• Studies on the Thought of Mao Tse-Tung