Zhu Qinglai went to
Japan to study commerce, industry and economics Later he returned to China, he held positions in the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce and in the Ministry of Finance. He established Shenzhou University (), and became its General Manager. He also became editor of the "Weekly Banking Magazine" and a professor at Shanghai
Daxia University, Chizhi University (), Guanghua University () and Zhongguo Gongxue (). In 1934 Zhu Qinglai became a member of the
Chinese National Socialist Party. After the
Second Sino-Japanese War had broken out, he advocated opposition to the
Second United Front in one Shanghai magazine. In 1940 Zhu Qinglai participated in the
Reorganized National Government of China and entered the
Kuomintang (Wang's clique). He became Member of the Kuomintang's Central Political Commission and Minister for Transport of the Wang Jingwei Government. In next August he became Executive Member of the National Economic Council and Chairman of the Irrigation Commission. In August 1943 he was promoted to be Vice-Chief of the Legislative Yuan. Zhu's whereabouts have been unknown since the
collapse of the Wang Jingwei government. == Footnotes ==