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The Aftermath of the Tiananmen Incident (April,1976)
Despotism of Gang of Four
After the Tiananmen Incident was judged falsely, a lot of the Party members and the people were suppressed, and the "Gang of Four" lived under the delusion that they had won. They got more active and proceeded actively to seize power. And they put articles criticizing Deng Xiaoping in newspapers and magazines constantly.
In 1976, not only the political situation deteriorated, but also the year had disasters and news of death one after another. On July 6, one of the founders of the People's Liberation Army, Zhu De died. During the CR, some people including Lin and Jiang persecuted Zhu. But fortunately, Mao protected him. All the people mourned the death of Zhu.
Massive Earthquakes
And on July 28, 1976, quite massive earthquakes struck North China, Tangshan, and the tremors even reached Beijing. They conditions Tangshang was extremely tragic, the death toll reached about two hundred and fifty thousand people, and about one hundred and sixty thousand peoples were seriously wounded. Such an earthquake was rare in the history of China; it was the most massive one in the 20th century in the world.
While the people were badly hurt by the earthquake and aid was pouring in to the people of Tangshan actively, the "Gang of Four" was expressing other feelings. Not only did they not have any concern for the suffering of the people, but also they said, "it wouldn't matter if Tangshang disappeared". Due to such interference by the "Gang of Four", the kindness of foreign countries that offered help were all refused.
During this time, the "Gang of Four" criticized documents drafted by Deng as if they were "poison". The documents mentioned the problems about the development of industry and technology, which were criticized by the "Gang of Four", as they were a "plot for the restoration of capitalism". The "Gang of Four" was against the people, and a lot of officers and ordinary people grew angry with them. Some people said, "if our nation took these documents, our nation would be better".
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