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The Aftermath of the Lin Biao Incident
(Oct,1972-)
The Aftermath of the Lin Biao Incident
The Lin Biao affair made the failures and practices of the Cultural Revolution (CR) clear, and at the same time it was also the historical turning point to modify the errors of the CR and return China to a normal way of life. The normal power of the CCP tried to grasp this historical point and make the revolution of the Chinese go forward well. But unfortunately, Mao didn't learn the lesson of the Lin Biao affair, and missed this historical opportunity. And once Lin's group had vanished, Qing grasped more power and grew increasingly ambitious. His group caused troubles constantly, having a great impact on the power of the party and government.
Indeed the Lin Biao affair was very serious, and could have had a great impact, but the impact was checked minimally because Mao took the proper measure with the help of Zhou. And in September 1971, the CCP served notice about the rebellion of Lin, and the CCP took back the leadership of the armed forces, which had been seized by Lin's group. The CCP also established a special task group to examine the affair thoroughly.
After the CCP had adopted these measures, the Chinese people were informed about the fall of Lin Biao. All the committees, the army and the people were surprised at the news, and they were furious about the rebellion of Lin Biao. And they agreed to all the measures the CCP took. From December 1971, the CCP proceeded with a "criticise Lin" campaign, in which the CCP encouraged people to expose Lin's mistakes and criticise him, and examined persons and affairs concerning Lin's conspiracy.
This campaign calmed the enthusiasm of the leftists, and led to somewhat effective results. But the effects were limited because the campaign went forward under the assumption that the CR had been affirmed.
Mao himself learned some lessons from the Lin Biao affair, and arranged some new policies. But he didn't awake to the mistakes of the CR, so he didn't bring the CR to an end.
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