288:, the Soviet Union's Foreign Minister rebutted Sheng Shicai's accusation and stated Bakulin, Ratov and other senior officials were reliable persons, who were dedicated to maintaining Soviet-Chinese friendship for a long time. After learning about the incident, the Soviets believed that Shiqi's murder was part of the Sheng Shicai's preparation to rely on the Central government.
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good care of their daughter to vent his anger. Then his wife, Chen
Xiuying, went to the kitchen to boil herbal medicine while Sheng Shiqi was talking to his daughter in the bedroom. Suddenly, Chen Xiuying heard the bang of a gun; when she rushed into the room, she saw Sheng Shiqi fall to the ground and was killed on the spot.
294:, who interviewed Sheng Shicai and coauthored a book with him, expressed an opinion that Shiqi might have been murdered on the orders of Sheng Shicai, because of his pro-Soviet stance and opposition to the rapprochement to the Central Government or opposition to the purge against the Chinese communists.
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Shiqi was murdered on 19 March 1942. His death is considered mysterious. According to one version, the
Soviets, fearing that Sheng Shicai might switch sides, attempted a coup, convincing Sheng Shiqi's wife to commit his murder. Another version proposes that he was murdered by Sheng Shicai because of
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In Sheng Shicai's opinion, his brother Sheng Shiqi was killed by his wife Chen
Xiuying, who was arrested on 21 March. In Chen Xiuying's confession, she was convinced by her husband's friend, Ratov, who told her that Sheng Shiqi had an affair. Out of jealousy, she started seeing Ratov. However, this
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On March 19, 1942, Sheng Shiqi went back home with his younger brother Sheng Shiji. The two whispered in the living room for a long time, and then entered their mother's room where Sheng Shicai was also present. However, the conversation did not go well; Sheng Shiqi berated his wife for not taking
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concurs with this opinion, stating that Shiqi was murdered because of his pro-Soviet views. On the contrary, Sheng Shicai's biographer from mainland China Cai
Jinsong, who interviewed Sheng's sisters-in-law, concluded that Shiqi's death was probably a homicide, perpetrated by the Soviets with the
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After Shiqi's death, Sheng Shicai continued to crack down on
Chinese communists. In July 1942 he ordered their relocation in the Ürümqi outskirts for "protection". As the Central government was gaining full control over Xinjiang, Sheng Shicai ordered the communists to be executed, among them
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in May 1937 to study at the Moscow
Military Academy "Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze". His wife lived with him and was completely russified while in Moscow. In the winter of 1941–42, after his studies, he returned to Xinjiang, and was given command of a motorized brigade in
253:. According to his brother Sheng, Shiqi contributed greatly to the training of Xinjiang's motorized brigade, consolidating Xinjiang's administration and strengthening border defenses. The position of the brigade commander gave Shiqi extensive military power.
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