Wang Jingwei

Wang Jingwei, born Wang Zhaoming, is the leader of the Central Plains Alliance, a member of the Kuomintang, a staunch rival of Chiang Kai-shek, and a prominent revolutionary in China. Imprisoned for attempting the assassination of the Prince Chun, Zaifeng, he became a national hero during the Wuchang Uprising and soon became the right hand man of Sun Yat-sen. After Sun's death and Chiang Kai-shek becoming the head of the Kuomintang, Wang established the Xinhai Revolutionary Committee in Wuhan. During the Northern Expedition, Wang opposed Chiang Kai-shek's purges of the allied Communist Party in 1927.

It is strongly believed that Wang has close contacts within the rival Nanjing government's left wing. Some in Nanjing also suspect Wang Jingwei's government may have close ties with the remnants of the nigh-obliterated Communist Party, an accusation the Wuhan Government strongly denies.