Xue Dubi (; 1892-July 9, 1973) was a politician of the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China. He was born in Yuncheng, Shanxi. In 1911, at the age of 19, he joined the Tongmenghui. He was the 10th Republic-era mayor of Beijing as part of the Beiyang government. He later went over to the Kuomintang and served in the various positions in the Nationalist government in both Nanjing and Chongqing. After the creation of the People's Republic, Xue chose to remain in the mainland. He died in Shanghai at the age of 82.
Views As Minister of the Interior, Xue praised Christianity. According to Xue, Buddhist institutions were shelters for ascetics, parasites, and criminals.
In 1928, as Minister of the Interior, Xue issued an order seeking to prohibit the redemptive societies the Daoyuan and the Wushanshe. Xue's order described spirit writing, which both organizations practiced, as anti-scientific and subversive. According to Xue, the societies spread superstition, "obfuscating the knowledge of the people and preventing progress." Xue also opined that if superstitious customs were not reformed, "it truly will incite other countries to laugh."
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