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Chapter III
Qilai! Qilai!
A history of Modern China
Deng Xiaoping (Communist Party)
(1956-1958)
"The Reformer"
A history of Modern China
Deng Xiaoping (Communist Party)
(1956-1958)
"The Reformer"
The first administration of Deng Xiaoping had great promise for the everyman in China, and for the welfare of the state in terms of international relations; however, Deng's reformist policies soon found massive opposition from within the "Zhu De" faction of the Communist Party, who thought Deng's steps away from militarism and expanding the PLA were the "wrong path to take"; similarly, the "Maoist" faction as well, felt the steps taken by Deng were incorrect and taking China too far into capitalism and the "poison of the West".
Despite a rather well-premised start to reforms, two years into his administration as Chairman of the People's Republic; a cold February morning brought that all to an end.
On February 11, 1958, the People's Liberation Army, acting on the accord of several high-ranking officers and political cadres, declared Beijing under martial law and moved in to arrest Deng Xiaoping for "counter-revolutionary activities", accusing him of conspiring with the Kuomintang on Taiwan, as well as a long litany of false charges.
Before the PLA could capture him, Deng fled from Beijing along with several high-ranking reformers, first to Manchuria, then into the Soviet Union, where the Soviet government provided them refuge in the Amur. General Secretary Zhukov and the United States both condemned the PLA for their actions, and the United States bolstered Taiwan with more arms than the previous year's total.
While China dealt with political intrigue and inner turmoil, President Syngman Rhee of the Republic of Korea sought to violate the Panmunjom Accords which had established a permanent border at the 38th parallel and affirmed both states to "continued negotiations on the future of the Korean Peninsula". The United States, rather unhappy with Syngman Rhee's ultranationalist rantings, and his desire to invade North Korea (and possibly trigger World War III), decided to act.
The Blue House Coup took place on April 20, 1958. Syngman Rhee was ousted from power by a large-scale military coup d'etat undertaken by General Park Chung-hee, who sought to strengthen South Korea without regard for petty unification. China's unstable position through the months prevented them from being able to get the drop in on the situation, giving the PLA militants justification to further push their coup on the Central Committee, this time going as far as to blame the entirety of the Communist Party for their transgressions.
The Central Committee was dissolved by the People's Liberation Army on April 27, 1958, pending the "further investigations into the anti-revolutionary and anti-state actions of the Party cadres"; an excuse primarily to purge reformers and moderates from the leadership of the state. Deng Xiaoping quietly waited in the wings to return to Beijing and acclaim his victory over the hardliners. He lamented in a letter that was published across China and the Communist bloc that "the Revolution is lost in China, as there can be no substituting moderate, practical policies, with that of reactionary militancy."
Despite a rather well-premised start to reforms, two years into his administration as Chairman of the People's Republic; a cold February morning brought that all to an end.
On February 11, 1958, the People's Liberation Army, acting on the accord of several high-ranking officers and political cadres, declared Beijing under martial law and moved in to arrest Deng Xiaoping for "counter-revolutionary activities", accusing him of conspiring with the Kuomintang on Taiwan, as well as a long litany of false charges.
Before the PLA could capture him, Deng fled from Beijing along with several high-ranking reformers, first to Manchuria, then into the Soviet Union, where the Soviet government provided them refuge in the Amur. General Secretary Zhukov and the United States both condemned the PLA for their actions, and the United States bolstered Taiwan with more arms than the previous year's total.
While China dealt with political intrigue and inner turmoil, President Syngman Rhee of the Republic of Korea sought to violate the Panmunjom Accords which had established a permanent border at the 38th parallel and affirmed both states to "continued negotiations on the future of the Korean Peninsula". The United States, rather unhappy with Syngman Rhee's ultranationalist rantings, and his desire to invade North Korea (and possibly trigger World War III), decided to act.
The Blue House Coup took place on April 20, 1958. Syngman Rhee was ousted from power by a large-scale military coup d'etat undertaken by General Park Chung-hee, who sought to strengthen South Korea without regard for petty unification. China's unstable position through the months prevented them from being able to get the drop in on the situation, giving the PLA militants justification to further push their coup on the Central Committee, this time going as far as to blame the entirety of the Communist Party for their transgressions.
The Central Committee was dissolved by the People's Liberation Army on April 27, 1958, pending the "further investigations into the anti-revolutionary and anti-state actions of the Party cadres"; an excuse primarily to purge reformers and moderates from the leadership of the state. Deng Xiaoping quietly waited in the wings to return to Beijing and acclaim his victory over the hardliners. He lamented in a letter that was published across China and the Communist bloc that "the Revolution is lost in China, as there can be no substituting moderate, practical policies, with that of reactionary militancy."
- Asami
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