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Ep. 166 | Zhou Enlai (Part 6)

Ep. 166 | Zhou Enlai (Part 6)

FromThe China History Podcast


Ep. 166 | Zhou Enlai (Part 6)

FromThe China History Podcast

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Feb 19, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

More Zhou Enlai again. This time we look at the second half of the 1950's. Zhou was as busy as ever, setting up the government, handling foreign relations and dealing with Chairman Mao. This episode will see Zhou during the Gao Gang Affair, Hundred Flowers, Anti-Rightist, San Fan and Wu Fan Campaigns, Land Reform, rapid agricultural collectivization and the disastrous Great Leap Forward. Terms from this episode Gao Gang 高岗 Senior CCP leader who fell victim of the first high-level purge in PRC history Shaanxi 陕西   Ancient province where Xian is the capital. Next door to Shanxi Yan'an   延安   Revolutionary CCP base from 1935-1947 Wang Ming   王明 29 Bolsheviks leader who challenged Mao and lost Peng Dehuai   彭德怀 Legendary PLA leader and old comrade of Mao Chen Yun   陈云   Old revolutionary chiefly in charge of China's economy Li Fuchun   李富春   Old comrade of Zhou's from Paris, great revolutionary, Vice premier Lushunkou   旅顺口 Port Arthur in Liaoning Province Liaoning   辽宁 One of the three provinces of Manchuria Liu Shaoqi   刘少奇   Party legend and sometimes rival of Chairman Mao Hangzhou   杭州 City in Zhejiang, former capital of the Southern Song Zhang Zuolin   张作霖   Warlord of Manchuria in the 1920's Rao Shushi   饶漱石 Gao Gang accomplice in the Gao Gang Affair Gao Rao Fan Dang Lianmeng 高饶反党联盟 The Gao-Rao Anti-Party Alliance San Fan Campaign   三反运动 The 3 Anti's Campaign Wu Fan Campaign   五反运动 The 5 Anti's Campaign Tanwu he langfei shi jidade fanzui 贪污和浪费是极大的犯罪     Corruption and Waste were the biggest crimes zhishifenzi   知识分子   Intellectuals zibenzhuyizhe   资本主义者   Capitalists Zhongguo Minhang   中国民航   CAAC The old China national airline before it was broken up Chen Yi   陈毅   PLA legend, soccer fanatic, close comrade of Mao's and later Shanghai mayor and China foreign minister (after Zhou stepped down) jus sanguinis This is a Latin word meaning "right of blood" Zhongnanhai   中南海   Compound adjascent to the Forbidden City where China's leaders reside. Bo Yibo   薄一波   Old revolutionary from Shanxi in charge of finance and the economy with Chen Yun Li Xiannian   李先念 CCP legend who played a major role in the 80's with Deng Xiaoping zili gengsheng   自力更生   Self-reliance Ren duo hao ban shi   人多好办事   When you have a lot of people, things are easy to do Nanning   南宁   Capital city in Guangxi province Chengdu    成都 Capital city in Sichuan Lushan    庐山   Sacred mountain and site of a famous resort in Jiangxi province  
Released:
Feb 19, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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Since 2010, The China History Podcast, presented by Laszlo Montgomery presents over two hundred episodes of curated topics from China's antiquity to modern times.