Li Xiaoshi's relatives

His eldest son, Datuk Lee Cambridge, was elected as an elected city councilor in Yanmei District of Kuala Lumpur, an elected state councilor in Shakai District of Kuala Lumpur for two times, and served as the president of Malaysian Broadcasting Association.

Li Jianqiao's wife, Wang, is a social celebrity who is enthusiastic about public welfare. She served as Secretary-General of Dama Red Crescent Society for 3 1 year and retired in196.

Two marriages, nine children.

In Xinyi's simple residence, I accepted an interview with Ms. Mei Fang with a bright smile. Born in 1970s, Xiang 199 1 years ago came from Zhakou Township, Lixian County, Hunan Province, and went to work in the south after graduating from technical secondary school. During her part-time job, she made remarkable achievements in the literary world with her unremitting efforts. In 2009, in order to write the legend of Li Xiaoshi, Mei Fang went to Malaysia for more than ten days at her own expense. According to Xiang, Malaysians still have a deep impression on Li Xiaoshi, especially the first and second generation of Nanyang visitors (or their descendants) are quite familiar with Li Xiaoshi, and whenever they talk about him, they will tell some stories.

Li Xiaoshi has been married twice and has nine children. His first wife, Doron, was his classmate in Cambridge and the Scottish cousin of Prince Albert (who later became King George VI of England). After their marriage, they returned to Li Xiaoshi's home in Hong Kong. Due to the cultural conflict between China and the West, Duolun has been unable to live in harmony with her in-laws. Finally, she chose 1926 to go to England, leaving her two-year-old son, Li Cambridge, who was born in Cambridge, and taking away her second son, Li Xiangjiang, who was a baby. From 65438 to 0927, Li Xiaoshi married Guan Xiaofang, the daughter of an overseas Chinese businessman in Fujian, and had seven children. The eldest son, Li Jianqiao, took his son back to his hometown many times. Due to historical reasons, most of Li Xiaoshi's descendants can only speak Chinese and can't write. Later generations mainly scattered in Britain, Germany, Australia and other countries.

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His impressive background soon made him a community leader.

Li Xiaoshi was born on190165438+1October 9. His father, Li, is a famous overseas Chinese businessman in Malaysia. He was Sun Yat-sen's body double (reported in Japanese on August 9th). A good family environment laid the foundation for Li Xiaoshi to receive a better education. 19 14, Li Xiaoshi went to Guangzhou Middle School, and in 19 15, he transferred to Hong Kong People's Imperial College. Ren Huang College is a middle school with a history of 10, imitating the English style. After graduation, Li Xiaoshi went directly to study in Britain and studied at the famous Cambridge University. After graduation, he obtained a master's degree in economics and law, and was elected as the dean of the School of Economics.

1924, Li Xiaoshi returned to the motherland and went to Malaysia with his father to run tin mines and nylon Thailand business. Since then, Li Xiaoshi has devoted himself to public welfare undertakings in China. With an impressive academic background, fluent English and Cantonese, and rich family background, Li Xiaoshi quickly stood out from Chinese immigrants and became a community leader. At the age of 30, he was recruited by the colonial government to work in Kuala Lumpur Health Bureau.

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Key figures of Nanyang Overseas Chinese Relief Association

1937 When the Japanese invaded China, the overseas Chinese organization in Selangor set up a committee to help refugees from the motherland. Li Xiaoshi was elected as the president, and he took the lead in donating all available funds from six tin mines in Kuala Lumpur and nylon Thailand. Li Xiaoshi's son Li Cambridge also made a donation at the school. Driven by Li Xiaoshi, more than ten thousand yuan was raised at that time. At that time, the exchange rate between Malaysian currency and national currency was almost 654.38+0: 654.38+00, which was equivalent to 65.438+0 billion national currency. From 65438 to 0938, Chen Jiageng organized the Nanyang Overseas Chinese Relief Association (hereinafter referred to as the Nanqiao Association) in Singapore, and Li Xiaoshi was one of the standing committee members.

In addition to fundraising, Li Xiaoshi also took the lead in launching a boycott of Japanese goods. He gave up business and official duties and gave speeches in various public places, which made Malaysia's boycott of Japanese goods in full swing and affected the production of Japanese companies in Malaysia. 194 1 year, the Japanese invaded Malaysia, and Li Xiaoshi was appointed as the air raid director of Kuala Lumpur by the authorities. The Japanese history professor originally said: "During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Li Xiaoshi was a pivotal figure in the Nanyang Overseas Chinese Relief Association."

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As a university, I went to the Yunnan-Burma front to collect information.

Before the fall of Malaysia, Li Xiaoshi went to India by boat, and then set off for Chongqing, China to participate in the anti-Japanese movement. Li Xiaoshi spent nearly three years in the Yunnan-Burma Front, the third anti-Japanese battlefield in China, mainly engaged in intelligence work and liaison with British and American allied forces. 1938 The Yunnan-Myanmar Highway became the blood vessel of the Anti-Japanese War. At that time, China had to import gasoline, rubber, auto parts, medicines, steel and paper from the west. In order to stop this important supply line, the Japanese army bombed the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway at 1940, which seriously affected the supply of the Anti-Japanese War. In order to protect the smooth flow of this third battlefield, the then National Government mobilized10,000 young people to form an expeditionary force and entered the third battlefield-the Indo-Myanmar battlefield.

The British government awarded Colonel Li Xiaoshi the rank, and he was highly valued by the leaders of China, the United States, Britain, Malaysia and Brunei. Li Xiaoshi used this relationship to collect a lot of information, all related to the anti-Japanese war plan. Li Xiaoshi reported to Chongqing at the first time through notification. At the same time, Li Xiaoshi also spent a lot of time deploying the restoration of the Yunnan-Myanmar Highway.

1945, after Japan surrendered, Li Xiaoshi returned to Malaysia and founded Zhonghua Newspaper, which made Chinese culture spread among overseas Chinese continuously. Li Xiaoshi also proposed to the local government to set up a "China Mining Rehabilitation Loan Committee" to give China Mining a loan of 20 million yuan. This made the Malaysian China mine revive rapidly after World War II.

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He went to Britain twice to negotiate and became the father of Malaysia.

1948, Malaysia was founded, and Li Xiaoshi was appointed as an unofficial member of the Legislative Council and the Executive Council. From 65438 to 0949, Li Xiaoshi actively organized the "Malaysian Chinese Conference" to stabilize the political status of Chinese in Malaysia. He was promoted to director of political organization and vice chairman of the Federation. In order to seek the goodwill and political development of the two ethnic groups, Li Xiaoshi organized the MCA and UMNO Alliance Party with outstanding political vision. 1953, Li Xiaoshi was appointed as the Minister of Port Railways, and the following year he was appointed as the Minister of Communications. 1955, Malaysia's general election, in which Li Xiaoshi was the chairman of the Coalition round table, and later the vice chairman of the Coalition campaign committee. As a result of the general election, the alliance won 5 1 seat out of 52 seats and was ordered to form a cabinet.

After Japan surrendered, every step of Malaysia's road to independence was soaked with Li Xiaoshi's sweat. From 65438 to 0956, Li Xiaoshi went to Britain twice with the Chief Minister to negotiate with the British government on Malaysia's independence and defense treaty and financial issues. Because he was a classmate of King George VI in England, and because of his outstanding political ability, the British government instructed him to participate in two London negotiations for Malaysia's independence. Li Xiaoshi once led the whole negotiation, participated in the signing ceremony of Malaysia's independence, and won a British grant of 37 million pounds and an interest-free loan of Brunei 1 trillion dollars for Malaysia's founding. After Malaysia's independence, Li Xiaoshi became the first Malaysian Finance Minister.

1956, Li Xiaoshi was made Sir K.B.E by the British Emperor; 1959 was awarded the title of "Dun" by the Supreme Head of State of Malaysia. He is also one of only four people in Malaysia who have been awarded the title of "Dun" so far. In the eyes of Malaysians, Li Xiaoshi is the "father of the country" of their country. In Malaysia's Declaration of Independence, Li Xiaoshi was the only one who signed it in Chinese.

1June 22, 988, Li Xiaoshi died of illness. Due to Li Xiaoshi's contribution to the founding of the People's Republic of China, Harmony Street in Kuala Lumpur was renamed Dunli Xiaoshi Street in19881kloc-0/9 10 to praise his contribution. Li Xiaoshi's legendary life has written a glorious chapter in the struggle of overseas Chinese.