He was a former deputy prime minister, opposed to two whatevers
In 1935, because of the signing of the "He-Mei Agreement", which humiliated the country, the military forces of the national ** were forced to withdraw from North China. This gave the Japanese invaders an opportunity to begin plotting to govern the autonomy of the five provinces in North China in a vain attempt to occupy North China by annexing Northeast China.
Faced with the grim situation, the Nanjing Nationalists set up the Jicha Political Affairs Committee on December 9, 1935, in an attempt to implement the so-called specialization of North China. The Peking Federation of Students learned of the news in advance, so it decided to hold the ** event on the same day.
On that day, thousands of students in Peiping took to the streets to oppose the specialization of North China and chant the slogan of overthrowing imperialism, which is known as the "129 Movement."
Next, we will talk about Yao Yilin, the main initiator and funder of the "129 Movement". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yao Yilin served as the vice premier and other important positions, and the official reached the national level.
So, what are the stories of Yao Yilin?
Yao Yilin was born in Hong Kong in 1917, and his ancestral home is Chizhou, Anhui Province. Early in his life, family changes caused him to drift with his mother in Shanghai, which also became a turning point in his life.
In the process of studying, he read progressive books extensively, and came up with the revolutionary idea of saving the country and the people. In 1934, he was admitted to Tsinghua University and became acquainted with Zhou Xiaozhou, who led him to the road of Marxism-Leninism and developed a strong interest in Marxism-Leninism.
In November 1935, under the introduction of Zhou Xiaozhou, Yao Yilin joined the Communist Party of China and began his career of fighting for the cause of communism.
After joining the Chinese Communist Party, Yao Yilin participated in the "129 Movement" under the leadership of the party, and managed a fund of about 500 silver dollars, which he invested all of it.
After the end of the movement, he traveled to Tianjin, Hebei and other places to engage in anti-Japanese propaganda work, which strengthened the organizational strength. In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, he won the victory of the new democratic revolution under the leadership of the party.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the vice minister of the Ministry of Commerce and other positions, and made great contributions to stabilizing prices, cracking down on speculation, and improving the living standards of the people.
In 1966, at the beginning of the ten-year special period, Yao Yilin suffered harsh **, until 1973, after the "Big Ten" was held, under the protection of *** and ***, he returned to work.
After his comeback, he was mainly responsible for foreign trade work, implemented the policy of comprehensive rectification, and contributed to economic development in that special era.
At the end of the special period, Yao Yilin successfully took over the post of Minister of Commerce. During his tenure, he made every effort to clean up the problems left over from the "Gang of Four" and led the Ministry of Commerce to put things in order, so that groups of cadres could regain their freedom.
It is worth mentioning that when discussing the "issue of the criterion of truth", Yao Yilin firmly opposed the "two whatevers", insisted on seeking truth from facts, adhered to the truth, and made great contributions to the smooth progress of reform and opening up.
In 1979, Yao Yilin was appointed as the first vice premier, he was in charge of economic work with extraordinary wisdom and outstanding leadership, presided over the preparation of the "Eighth Five-Year Plan", vigorously promoted the socialist market economy, and actively advocated the establishment of special economic zones, laying a solid foundation for China's economic take-off during the reform and opening up.
In 1987, Yao Yilin was successfully elected as a member of the Standing Committee and became an important leader of New China. Under his leadership, China's economy has continued to develop rapidly, and the people's living standards have continued to improve.
However, Yao Yilin died of illness in 1994 at the age of 77, and his departure deprived us of a great reformer and economic pioneer.