The Crucial Point of Life and Death: Major Historical Events as Told by Eyewitnesses - Chen Yun

Author: Production Team of "Chen Yun and Party Discipline and Integrity Construction"
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Publishing Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book is exclusively authorized by the production team of the television documentary "Chen Yun and Party Discipline and Integrity Construction," which recently aired on CCTV-1. It presents Chen Yun's courage, wisdom, party spirit, and personal charm from multiple perspectives in the form of oral history, guiding readers into the inner world of a great leader and revealing a Chen Yun who is pragmatic, prudent, and upright. Comrade Chen Yun was a great proletarian revolutionary and statesman who made immortal contributions to the Chinese revolution and construction. "Personal fame and gain are as light as water, while the party's cause is as heavy as a mountain"—Comrade Chen Yun not only said this but also lived by it. This book aims to ensure that the people remember the great achievements, profound thoughts, and noble character of the pioneer and founder of the party's discipline work in the new era. As the family members of Comrade Chen Yun, his wife Yu Ruomu and their children share the family traditions of the leader from the smallest aspects of daily life; as the staff members around Comrade Chen Yun, his secretaries and guards passionately reflect on the character and sentiments of a great leader; and as witnesses to major historical events, discipline cadres deeply recall the old secretary's unwavering integrity in upholding party discipline. On the occasion of the centenary of Comrade Chen Yun's birth, the publication of "The Crucial Point of Life and Death—Major Historical Event Witnesses Tell Chen Yun" undoubtedly holds great significance. In addition to the exclusivity and preservation value of its materials, the book also presents for the first time the hardship, importance, and complexity of discipline work on the front lines, as well as the necessity of strengthening party discipline and integrity. As Comrade Chen Yun said, "The issue of party discipline in a governing party concerns the life and death of the party." Only by maintaining the advanced and pure nature of the party can its creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness be enhanced—this is also a truth that this book conveys to us. The book presents Chen Yun's courage, wisdom, party spirit, and personal charm from multiple perspectives, guiding readers into the inner world of a great leader and revealing a pragmatic, prudent, and upright Chen Yun. It ensures that the people remember the great achievements, profound thoughts, and noble character of the pioneer and founder of the party's discipline work in the new era.