Wang Jingwei, originally named Wang Zhaoming, with the courtesy name Jixin and the pen name Jingwei, is historically referred to as "Wang Jingwei." His ancestral home was in Shan Yin, Zhejiang (now Shaoxing County), and he was born in Sanshui, Guangdong (now part of Foshan City). Due to his high status within the revolutionary party, after the establishment of the Republic of China, Wang Zhaoming held several key positions, including Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Government, Chairman of the Military Commission, Premier, Vice Chairman of the National Defense Supreme Council, and Vice President of the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang). Until the early stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was one of Chiang Kai-shek's main political rivals. During the Sino-Japanese War, he decided to support the peace movement promoted by Japan and collaborated with them, leading the Republic of China government established by Japan in Nanjing. Based on this historical fact, and due to negative evaluations from both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, he is regarded by most Chinese people as a major traitor.