Overseas Hongmen leader present as Mao proclaims the PRC at Tiananmen square in 1949

Situ Meitang (1868-1955), a famous leader of overseas Chinese, followed Sun Yat-sen in the Xinhai revolution, lent support to the motherland in resisting Japanese aggression, supported China’s liberation cause, participated in the political consultation over building a new China, and made utmost efforts to protect the rights of overseas Chinese. He was the founder of the China Zhi Gong Dang Party which is the Hongmen's political party in Mainland China and Taiwan. He was present when Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China at Tiananmen square in 1949. He once served in the Central People’s Government and on the standing committee of the National People’s Congress. He also served as a member of the first and secondChinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Overseas Affairs Committee of the central people’s government.