Xia Wei
General Xia Wei (Chinese: 夏威, birth name: Xia Juncha, art name: Xucang; born 2nd March 1893) is the current governor of Guangxi of the Republic of China.
Xia was once a key figure in the New Guangxi Clique under General Li Zongren. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he followed the Second United Front and fought against the Japanese. However, he defected to the Japanese side in the last days of the war, and was appointed as the governor of Guangxi consequently. Now, even though he works as a collaborator, he still supports nationalist views.
Biography
Very few, if any, enjoy working for Xia Wei. The Japanese aren't quite sure how he got there, but they're concerned about disturbing the balance. Somehow, Xia gets away with blatantly criticizing for its treatment of China, after completing a years long purge of Japanese officials.
Even with these supposed anti-Japanese views, the economy continues to be dominated by Zaibatus, and Xia's treasury seems to grow every time a new Japanese business opens up in growing Hechi. Xia, a longstanding Kuomintang official in southern China, was, according to early unreliable Japanese reports, given Guangxi for his betrayal in the last days of the war to the Japanese side, even if he does not even try to hide his nationalist tendencies. Perhaps his more-republican-then-thou mentality will come into use eventually. For now, it's just an irritation for Japanese officials in the region.