Shanghai daily
September, 4 1966
Shanghai- Red
Guards arrest Nien Cheng, widow of Kang-chi Cheng, for being a British
spy and spying on the Communist party. Nien Cheng and her husband were
graduates of the London School of Economics ,which made the Red Guards
suspicious.Nien Cheng was arrested in Shanghai September, 4 1966.
Nien
Cheng attended the London school of Economics in 1935 where she met her
husband Kang-chi Cheng. They graduated together then returned back to
China around 1940. Nien Cheng’s husband joined the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs then was sent to Australia to make an embassy. after that they
were sent to the Shanghai Embassy until the Communist ‘took power.
Kang-chi Cheng became the manager of Shell oil company. In 1951 Kang
died of cancer which left Nien a widow. During the cultural revolution
Red Guards came to search her house which is when she was arrested.
Liu
Lang, neighbor of Nien Cheng says: “Its about time she got arrested!
She should of been arrested long ago for being a black class and a
wealthy widow. since her husband died she has been gathering information
on the revolution and the Red Guards to report to the British! I
wouldn't be surprised if she had been spying on me to!”
Sung
Yu friend to Nien Cheng says: “ Nien Cheng should not have been
arrested she did not do anything wrong, she is not a British spy! Just
because she went to school there doesn’t mean she is a spy, Its been
hard enough on Nien after her husband died! The Red Guards are taking
advantage of Nien because she is a widow and defenseless, they just hate
her because she is from a black class!” This story is about Nien Cheng
who got arrested for being accused of spying on communist and being a
British spy.
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