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'''Lin Biao''', (Chinese: 林彪; 5 December 1907 – 13 September 1971) was a [[Chinese_revisionism|Chinese revisionist]] and Marshal of the [[People's_Republic_of_China|People's Republic of China]]. Lin Biao had initially participated in the [[Nanchang_Uprising|Nanchang Uprising]] in 1927 and later the [[The_Long_March|Long March]] earning himself war prestige. He would also support [[Mao_Zedong|Mao]] against his opponents, such as [[Wang_Ming|Wang Ming]], and would lead forces during the [[Mao_Zedong#Continuation_of_the_Chinese_Civil_War|Third Revolutionary Period]]. During the [[Great_Proletarian_Cultural_Revolution|Cultural Revolution]], Lin Biao would at least publicly support Mao but insulting him in private. Lin Biao would also attack genuine revolutionary figures during the [[Great_Proletarian_Cultural_Revolution|Cultural Revolution]], including [[Zhang_Chunqiao|Zhang Chunqiao]], and [[Jiang_Qing|Jiang Qing]] (Mao's wife).<ref>Peking Review, Uphold the Marxist View of War, Criticize Lin Piao’s Revisionist View. No 8, February 21, 1975.</ref> | '''Lin Biao'''{{Efn|Also romanised as '''Lin Piao'''.}}, (Chinese: 林彪; 5 December 1907 – 13 September 1971) was a [[Chinese_revisionism|Chinese revisionist]] and Marshal of the [[People's_Republic_of_China|People's Republic of China]]. Lin Biao had initially participated in the [[Nanchang_Uprising|Nanchang Uprising]] in 1927 and later the [[The_Long_March|Long March]] earning himself war prestige. He would also support [[Mao_Zedong|Mao]] against his opponents, such as [[Wang_Ming|Wang Ming]], and would lead forces during the [[Mao_Zedong#Continuation_of_the_Chinese_Civil_War|Third Revolutionary Period]]. During the [[Great_Proletarian_Cultural_Revolution|Cultural Revolution]], Lin Biao would at least publicly support Mao but insulting him in private. Lin Biao would also attack genuine revolutionary figures during the [[Great_Proletarian_Cultural_Revolution|Cultural Revolution]], including [[Zhang_Chunqiao|Zhang Chunqiao]], and [[Jiang_Qing|Jiang Qing]] (Mao's wife).<ref>Peking Review, Uphold the Marxist View of War, Criticize Lin Piao’s Revisionist View. No 8, February 21, 1975.</ref> | ||
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Lin Biao | |
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 A Photo of Lin Biao in 1971. | |
| Born |
Lin Biao 5 December 1907 Huanggang, China |
| Died |
13 September 1971 Öndörkhaan, People's Republic of Mongolia. |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Ideology |
Right Opportunism Chinese Revisionism Revisionism |
| Political party | CPC |
Lin Biao[a], (Chinese: 林彪; 5 December 1907 – 13 September 1971) was a Chinese revisionist and Marshal of the People's Republic of China. Lin Biao had initially participated in the Nanchang Uprising in 1927 and later the Long March earning himself war prestige. He would also support Mao against his opponents, such as Wang Ming, and would lead forces during the Third Revolutionary Period. During the Cultural Revolution, Lin Biao would at least publicly support Mao but insulting him in private. Lin Biao would also attack genuine revolutionary figures during the Cultural Revolution, including Zhang Chunqiao, and Jiang Qing (Mao's wife).[1]
Downfall
Shortly after the Second Plenum of the 9th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Lin Biao had figured out that Mao and the CPC had figured out about his Revisionism and Opportunism. Having figured this out Lin Biao or possibly his son, Lin Liguo had drafted "Project 571" a plan to assassinate Chairman Mao Zedong and seize power to himself, thus resurrecting Capitalism. Lin Biao and his supporters planned to assassinate Chairman Mao via sabotaging his train however that plan failed when Mao changed his route.
Death
After returning safely Chairman Mao had realized what Lin Biao was trying to do and subsequently Lin Biao and his family boarded a plane and attempted to flee to the Soviet Union, however that also failed when the plane crashed and everyone on board perished. After the incident, Chairman Mao became depressed which worn down his health and capabilities.
Lin Biao's Revisionist Beliefs
Lin Biao's revisionism was made clear when instead of saying war is the highest form of struggle for resolving contradictions, he introduced his own Confucianist view of war explaining it with "Human nature" negating the Marxist-Leninist-Maoist theory of war. Chairman Mao in his work, "On Protracted War" said that there are two types of wars, Just and Unjust wars:
History shows that wars are divided into two kinds, just and unjust. All wars that are progressive are just, and all wars that impede progress are unjust. We Communists oppose all unjust wars that impede progress, but we do not oppose progressive, just wars. Not only do we Communists not oppose just wars, we actively participate in them. - Mao, On Protracted War
Lin Biao rejected this formulation instead opting for supporting the slogan of, "He who relies on virtue will thrive and he who relies on force will perish" a Confucianist and Menciusist idea, attempting to vilify the revolutionary violence of the revolutionary class. And going against the idea that revolutionary violence is needed for revolutionary change. Lin Biao and his followers put on a mask and started denouncing all wars citing the horrors of war and maligned all wars as ”disasters” of mankind, regardless of their nature. Of course they just used this as an excuse to denounce just wars and favoring unjust ones, hypocritically while Lin Biao denounced just wars for, "killing people indiscriminately" he planned to assassinate Mao and tried to launch a coup which failed.[2]
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- ↑ Also romanised as Lin Piao.