Wong Chia-chi

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Wong Chia-chi is the young Chinese student-turned-spy at the center of Ang Lee’s film and Eileen Chang’s novella "Lust, Caution," whose dangerous mission and conflicted emotions drive the story’s exploration of desire, betrayal, and political intrigue in wartime Shanghai.

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Wong Chia-chi canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
affiliation Chinese resistance group ⓘ
appearsIn Lust, Caution ⓘ
Lust, Caution (2007 film) ⓘ
linked to: Lust, Caution

Lust, Caution (novella) ⓘ
linked to: Lust, Caution
basedOn real-life resistance activities in wartime Shanghai ⓘ
characterTrait conflicted ⓘ
courageous ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ
naive ⓘ
creator Eileen Chang ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Lust, Caution universe ⓘ
linked to: Lust, Caution
gender female ⓘ
languageOfCharacter Mandarin Chinese ⓘ
mission to seduce and help assassinate Mr. Yee ⓘ
narrativeFunction central point-of-view character ⓘ
nationality Chinese ⓘ
occupation spy ⓘ
student ⓘ
placeOfResidence Shanghai ⓘ
portrayedBy Tang Wei ⓘ
relationship lover of Mr. Yee (undercover) ⓘ
role protagonist ⓘ
themeInvolvement betrayal ⓘ
desire ⓘ
identity ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
timePeriod Japanese-occupied Shanghai ⓘ
Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

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Lust, Caution → mainCharacter → Wong Chia-chi ⓘ