Ep. 166 | Zhou Enlai (Part 6)
This time in Part 6 of our Zhou Enlai series, we look at the second half of the 1950s. 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.
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Terms in Episode
| Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Bo Yibo | 薄一波 | Old revolutionary from Shanxi in charge of finance and the economy with Chen Yun |
| 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) |
| Chen Yun | 陈云 | Old revolutionary chiefly in charge of China’s economy |
| Chengdu | 成都 | Capital city in Sichuan |
| Gao Gang | 高岗 | Senior CCP leader who fell victim of the first high-level purge in PRC history |
| Gao Rao Fan Dang Lianmeng | 高饶反党联盟 | The Gao-Rao Anti-Party Alliance |
| Hangzhou | 杭州 | City in Zhejiang, former capital of the Southern Song |
| jus sanguinis | - | This is a Latin word meaning “right of blood” |
| Li Fuchun | 李富春 | Old comrade of Zhou’s from Paris, great revolutionary, Vice premier |
| Li Xiannian | 李先念 | CCP legend who played a major role in the 80’s with Deng Xiaoping |
| Liaoning | 辽宁 | One of the three provinces of Manchuria |
| Liu Shaoqi | 刘少奇 | Party legend and sometimes rival of Chairman Mao |
| Lushan | 庐山 | Sacred mountain and site of a famous resort in Jiangxi province |
| Lushunkou | 旅顺口 | Port Arthur in Liaoning Province |
| Nanning | 南宁 | Capital city in Guangxi province |
| Peng Dehuai | 彭德怀 | Legendary PLA leader and old comrade of Mao |
| Rao Shushi | 饶漱石 | Gao Gang accomplice in the Gao Gang Affair |
| Ren duo hao ban shi | 人多好办事 | When you have a lot of people, things are easy to do |
| San Fan Campaign | 三反运动 | The 3 Anti’s Campaign |
| Shaanxi | 陕西 | Ancient province where Xian is the capital. Next door to Shanxi |
| Tanwu he langfei shi jidade fanzui | 贪污和浪费是极大的犯罪 | Corruption and Waste were the biggest crimes |
| Wang Ming | 王明 | 29 Bolsheviks leader who challenged Mao and lost |
| Wu Fan Campaign | 五反运动 | The 5 Anti’s Campaign |
| Yan’an | 延安 | Revolutionary CCP base from 1935-1947 |
| Zhang Zuolin | 张作霖 | Warlord of Manchuria in the 1920’s |
| zhishifenzi | 知识分子 | Intellectuals |
| Zhongguo Minhang | 中国民航 | CAAC The old China national airline before it was broken up |
| Zhongnanhai | 中南海 | Compound adjascent to the Forbidden City where China’s leaders reside. |
| zibenzhuyizhe | 资本主义者 | Capitalists |
| zili gengsheng | 自力更生 | Self-reliance |
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