a suicide. After Shiqi's death, Sheng Shicai continued to crack down on Chinese communists. In July 1942 he ordered their relocation in the Ürümqi outskirts for "protection". As the Central government was gaining full control over Xinjiang, Sheng Shicai ordered the communists to be executed, among them Mao Zemin, Mao Zedong's brother, in September 1943. Footnotes References Books Websites 1901 births 1942 deaths Generals from Xinjiang Chinese communists Chinese murder victims