Cai Pei

Cai Pei (Chinese: 蔡培; pinyin: Cài Péi; Wade–Giles: Ts'ai P'ei; Hepburn: Sai Bai; 1884 — 1960) was a diplomat and politician in the pre-war Republic of China. He held a number of important posts during the collaborationist Reorganized National Government of China, and successively held the positions of Mayor of Nanjing Special City and Ambassador to Japan. His courtesy name was Ziping (子平).

Biography

Cai Pei was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. He went to study to Japan, and graduated from the Department of Law of Waseda University. After his return to China, together with Liu Yazi, he helped establish the literary and poetry society Nanshe. He also was elected Member of the Legislative Yuan. In January 1928, Cai was appointed legislative secretary of the Ministry for Transportation under the Nationalist Government. In January 1930, he was promoted to Chief of the Aviation Bureau of the Ministry for Transportation. In 1935, he was transferred to the position of Chief of the Civil Administration Bureau of the Ministry of the Interior.