Collect five patriotic stories of overseas Chinese

1. Chen Zhikun

In 1961, Chen Zhikun was appointed to the position of deputy general manager of Overseas Chinese Commercial Bank in Hong Kong. Because he is familiar with the cultures of China and the United States, Chen Zhikun spares no effort to promote friendly exchanges between China and the United States to fulfill the obligations of a patriotic overseas Chinese. He facilitated the Hawaiian delegation's first inspection trip to Beijing. After US President Richard Nixon visited China in 1972, he served as China consultant for US multinational companies many times. In order to better promote and promote trade between China and the United States, in 1974, he established Youjie Investment Consulting Company, which is mainly responsible for consulting work on trade between China and the United States.

2. Fu Ke

Fu Ke was born into a poor peasant family. In 1928, he was admitted to Guangzhou Nanhai Middle School. While in school, I often studied and explored the future of the nation with progressive classmates. In 1933, he moved to Vietnam and worked as a primary school teacher. At the beginning of 1938, he entered Yan'an Shaanbei Public School and joined the Communist Party of China. In the autumn of the same year, he was sent to Vietnam to mobilize overseas Chinese to support the motherland in resisting Japan, and served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Qiongya Overseas Chinese Salvation Association. In 1939, he organized and led the Vietnamese "Qiongqiao Return Home Service Group" to return to Qiong to fight against Japan. In August, he urged the Kuomintang Qiongya authorities to unite in the war of resistance, but was secretly killed by the enemy.

3. Chen Fangming

Mr. Chen Fangming is a famous overseas Chinese in Thailand. His ancestral home is Anxi County, Fujian Province. He is enthusiastic about community work and public welfare undertakings, and serves in Chinese associations and charities in southern Thailand. For many years, I have had strong feelings for my motherland and enthusiastically supported the construction of my hometown. For decades, Mr. Chen has donated money to build education, health and transportation in his hometown. Mr. Chen Fangming is not a wealthy person. While he spends his money to support charity projects in his hometown, he lives a simple and plain life. His deep patriotism has set an example for future generations.

4. Situ Meitang

Situ Meitang, formerly known as Situ Xianyi and nicknamed Jizan, was born in Kaiping, Guangdong and the founder of the Hongmen Zhigong Party in China. In his early years, his family was poor and he worked as a handyman to make a living. In 1880, he went to the United States to make a living, first working as a cook in a restaurant, and during that time he joined the Hongmen Zhi Gong Tang in San Francisco. In 1894, he organized the Anliang Tang in Boston, which had more than 20,000 members at its largest number. The church's legal advisor was future U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt.

In 1904, Situ Meitang met Sun Yat-sen and began to engage in revolutionary activities. In 1937, in order to support the Anti-Japanese War, he established the "New York All Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Fund Raising Association", which later raised a total of 3.3 million US dollars for the Anti-Japanese War. In 1949, Situ Meitang came to Beijing to attend the first Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and participated in the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China. In 1955, Situ Meitang died in Beijing.

5. Tan Kah Kee

Tan Kah Kee, formerly known as Chen Jiageng, is a native of Quanzhou, Fujian, a patriotic overseas Chinese leader, a well-known entrepreneur, and a social activist. In 1891, Tan Kah Kee followed his family to Singapore to make a living. After 1904, he founded a pineapple canning factory and self-operated Qianyi Rice Store, and began to operate the rubber industry, and later became a well-known local rubber king. In 1910, Tan Kah Kee joined the Tongmenghui founded by Sun Yat-sen and was elected as associate director of the Singapore Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.

During the Revolution of 1911, Tan Kah Kee actively raised money to support Sun Yat-sen’s revolution, and founded Jimei Middle School, Jimei Normal School, Nanyang Overseas Chinese High School in Singapore, and Xiamen University. During the Anti-Japanese War, Tan Kah Kee also tried his best to raise funds for the domestic Anti-Japanese War. In 1949, Tan Kah Kee participated in the first Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and was elected as a standing committee member. In 1961, Tan Kah Kee passed away in Beijing.