Chinese Royalty, Japanese spy. She is most recognized as a spy serving Imperial Japan during World War II. Born as Aisin Gioro Xianyu, she was a Princess of The Qing Dynasty. After the Xinhai Revolution in 1912, she was adopted by her father's friend, Naniwa Kawashima, who raised her as his own daughter and changed her name to "Yoshiko Kawashima." In 1925, after abuse from her adoptive father, she decided to cut her hair short and wear men's clothes. She stated, "I was born with what the doctors call a 'tendency toward the third sex,' and so I cannot pursue an ordinary woman's goals in life... Since I was young, I've been dying to do the things that boys do. My impossible dream is to work hard like a man for China, for Asia." In 1927, she married a Mongol Prince named Ganjuurjab but divorced three years later. After her divorce, she roamed various coastal cities in China, living a "bohemian lifestyle" and having series of male and female lovers until 1932. She then served as a spy for Imperial Japan until her death. She was well acquainted with The Emperor of Manchukuo, Puyi, and was a popular figure in Manchukuo. In 1945 she was captured and arrested by Nationalist China and later charged with treason. She was executed by a firing squad in 1948.
Chinese Royalty, Japanese spy. She is most recognized as a spy serving Imperial Japan during World War II. Born as Aisin Gioro Xianyu, she was a Princess of The Qing Dynasty. After the Xinhai Revolution in 1912, she was adopted by her father's friend, Naniwa Kawashima, who raised her as his own daughter and changed her name to "Yoshiko Kawashima." In 1925, after abuse from her adoptive father, she decided to cut her hair short and wear men's clothes. She stated, "I was born with what the doctors call a 'tendency toward the third sex,' and so I cannot pursue an ordinary woman's goals in life... Since I was young, I've been dying to do the things that boys do. My impossible dream is to work hard like a man for China, for Asia." In 1927, she married a Mongol Prince named Ganjuurjab but divorced three years later. After her divorce, she roamed various coastal cities in China, living a "bohemian lifestyle" and having series of male and female lovers until 1932. She then served as a spy for Imperial Japan until her death. She was well acquainted with The Emperor of Manchukuo, Puyi, and was a popular figure in Manchukuo. In 1945 she was captured and arrested by Nationalist China and later charged with treason. She was executed by a firing squad in 1948.
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