At the Sixth Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee in June 1981, a request was made to resign the chairman and the chairman of the Military Commission, and this decision was adopted by the congress. Subsequently, the new list of members of the Politburo Standing Committee was published in the communiqué, in which *** ranked first, followed by **, and *** ranked third.
The communiqué clearly informed the resignation of ***, and after a unanimous vote of the General Assembly, ** took over the post of chairman, and *** served as the chairman of the Military Commission. Despite his resignation from the main position, he was elected vice chairman and member of the Politburo Standing Committee.
However, after the congress, ** expressed some dissatisfaction with the ranking of the Politburo Standing Committee. He believes that he should be ranked after ***, because *** has been elected chairman of the Military Commission. With this in mind, **made a suggestion to ** to adjust the ranking, hoping to put his name after ***.
This act of ** shows his noble qualities. In fact, as early as half a year ago, ** already had plans to resign. At that time, the Politburo held nine consecutive meetings for special discussions. At the meeting, everyone both affirmed ***'s contribution and pointed out his mistakes in his work.
** Humbly accepted everyone's suggestions and criticisms, and formally submitted a request for resignation at the meeting. He also proposed that *** take over the posts of chairman and chairman of the Military Commission. However, ** resolutely resigned from these positions and made a request for resignation. His indifference to fame and fortune and open-mindedness are admirable.
At that time, the country urgently needed a leader who could turn the tide to carry the burden. **Think*** is the best candidate. **Relatively young, and the ability and courage to work have been tested in practice. In his later years, he presided over the daily work of the party, government and army.
**'s humility and unashamed qualities are admirable. It was on his recommendation that ** was able to make a third comeback. **'s ability to work was widely recognized, ** was also very satisfied with his work, and it was proposed that *** should hold the posts of ** chairman and chairman of the military commission at the same time.
However, ** politely declined the offer. He was only willing to accept the post of chairman of the Central Military Commission, mainly because the army needed to maintain stability and unity, and needed veteran comrades to stabilize the situation. At the same time, he also hopes to give up the post of chairman so that young comrades can play a greater role and do a good job.
As for the ranking order of the Politburo members, ** does not care. He himself did not agree with the adjustment of the ranking order. This is both out of respect for *** and out of the same consideration as *** - to put young comrades in front of the line to highlight their position.
Among the comrades in their 60s, ** is the most outstanding one, and he is also relatively young. Encouraged him to take up the chairmanship and said, "You have to take the lead in the lead." "Putting *** in first place can be a role model.
** Attaches great importance to the issue of younger cadres. He has publicly stated on many occasions that he will promote young cadres to important posts in order to make good preparations. In his later years, he recommended the young Zhang Zhen and *** in the army to serve as vice chairman of the Military Commission, which is a good proof.
Although he has only held the post of chairman of the Central Military Commission, his status as the core figure of the second generation of our party's leading collective is beyond doubt. He believes that whatever position he holds is just a name, and what really matters is to be able to contribute to the country. And the contribution of *** is obvious to all and indelible.