Deputy state-level cadres refused to be the head of the Central Propaganda Department
In 1965, he was suspended from work as a vice-national officer, and this suspension was 13 years. During this time, he was reluctant to sign, despite the opportunity to regain his freedom.
Eventually, when the problem was rehabilitated, he was proposed to be the head of the Central Propaganda Department, but he repeatedly resigned, believing that he was 73 years old, and his body and energy were no longer enough to be qualified for this position, and he should leave the opportunity to young people.
** is an outstanding leader in the party, although he is not a general from the army, his seniority and position in the Chinese Communist Party are very high. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1925, was in charge of propaganda during the Revolution, and after 1927 went to work for the Comintern in the Soviet Union.
After returning to China, he was elected as an alternate member of the Youth League and head of the Propaganda Department. In the established bureau of the Soviet district, he served as the head of propaganda and carried out propaganda through publications.
In 1935, he was transferred to the head of the Propaganda Department of the General Political Department, where he edited the newspaper "Red Star". During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he served as the head of the Propaganda Department of the General Political Department of the Eighth Route Army and the deputy director of the Field Political Department of the Forward Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, and led the work of "Xinhua**" and "Liberation**".
In 1942 he was transferred to Yan'an, and in 1943 he was transferred to the head of the Central Propaganda Department, a position he held for 22 years (from 1952 to 1954 as deputy minister) until 1965.
He created many brilliant achievements with the barrel of the pen, which was as important as the barrel of the gun of the army commander. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he still held the work of the Central Propaganda Department, but his positions were more senior, including *** secretary, vice premier and ** Politburo alternate member, and he has become a figure at the vice national level.
However, his main responsibilities remained in the Central Propaganda Department until 1965, when he left the company due to shocks, and his working life came to a temporary standstill. During the Great Movement, he was buttoned up several hats.
In 1968, ** was sent to the Qincheng Detention Center. There, his cell was only 6 square meters, and his living space was extremely cramped. He had to get up at 7 a.m. and lie down to sleep at 9 p.m. when he heard the whistle.
There is only one chance to let the wind out once a day. His food is also very poor, only tomato and egg soup and coarse tea light rice, wowotou, and cabbage gang. Even during the Spring Festival, he could only eat dumplings or two lion heads once, and he even said he hadn't eaten watermelon in 12 years.
However, in 1975, ** made a comeback and implemented a comprehensive rectification. Under the impetus of Zhou and Deng, ** began to implement policies to liberate the imprisoned cadres.
Many of the imprisoned cadres were liberated, including more than 300 high-ranking cadres. They were rehabilitated and given new job assignments. However, the release condition of ** is to leave Beijing, return to his hometown, and receive 200 yuan per month for living expenses.
However, in order to maintain his innocence, he refused to sign and was therefore not released.
In 1978, he wrote a letter of appeal and a letter of defence to his superiors. Soon, he received a reply, and the two deputy ministers spoke with *** and promised to rehabilitate him.
At the beginning of 1979, his superiors asked him if he was willing to continue to lead the work in the field of ideological propaganda, serve as the head of the Central Propaganda Department, or preside over the work of the ** Party School. However, ** said that he was 73 years old and in poor health, and could no longer hold these positions, and should be taken over by young people.
As a result, ** eventually served as an adviser to the Central Propaganda Department and was elected vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.