Heavy-handed Action: Zhou Enlai After the "91-3 Incident"

Author: Chen Yangyong
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: On the 30th anniversary of Premier Zhou Enlai's passing, the author wrote "Heavy - Zhou Enlai After the September 13 Incident" to commemorate this century-old great figure. From the perspective of writing, the book selects Zhou Enlai's relentless efforts and difficult journey in correcting "leftism" and criticizing extreme-leftist thought in all aspects after the Lin Biao Incident as the main thread. Around this main thread, it comprehensively reflects the main activities, ideological trajectory, and historical contributions of Zhou Enlai in the later period of the Cultural Revolution.
On the early morning of September 13, 1971, a shocking event occurred in Chinese political life: Lin Biao, who had just been elected as the Vice Chairman of the Central Committee two years earlier at the "Ninth Congress" and was determined by the new party constitution as Mao Zedong's "successor," fled the country in a private plane after his conspiracy to murder Mao Zedong, launch a military coup, and seize the supreme leadership of the Party and the State was exposed. At this critical moment that affected the fate of the Party and the State, Zhou Enlai remained calm and composed, directing operations with certainty, staying awake for 363 consecutive nights, and handled the incident with wisdom and decisiveness, ensuring the Party and the State turned from danger to safety.
The Lin Biao Incident was a major turning point in the "Cultural Revolution." Objectively, it declared the failure of the theory and practice of the "Cultural Revolution," providing an opportunity for Zhou Enlai to criticize extreme-leftist thought and correct some of the wrong practices since the "Cultural Revolution."