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Ep. 166 | Zhou Enlai (Part 6)
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48 minutes
Released:
Feb 19, 2016
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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
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