A List of Cadres to Be Protected

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Draft handwritten by Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai's list of cadres to be protected at MCPC (20220911161217).jpg
Draft handwritten by Zhou Enlai

A List of Cadres to Be Protected was a roster of prominent individuals compiled by Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai in 1966 to ensure their safety during the Cultural Revolution. The list received approval from Chairman Mao Zedong. [1]

Contents

Background

On the night of 29 August 1966, the New Peking University Red Guards ransacked Zhang Shizhao's residence in Beijing. Early in the morning on 30 August, Zhang wrote a letter to Mao Zedong. Mao issued a directive: "Forward this to the Premier for appropriate action; he should be protected." Zhou Enlai severely criticised those involved, ordered the immediate return of all confiscated books, and assigned personnel to safeguard Zhang Shizhao's home. Additionally, Zhou began drafting the list of the cadres to be protected at that time. [2] On 1 September, Zhou further instructed the 301 Hospital to prepare for the admission and protection of Zhang Shizhao, Cheng Qian, Fu Zuoyi, Cai Tingkai, Li Zongren, and others. [2]

List of protected people

The list of individuals designated for protection included: Soong Ching-ling, Guo Moruo, Zhang Shizhao, Cheng Qian, He Xiangning, Fu Zuoyi, Zhang Zhizhong, Shao Lizi, Jiang Guangnai, Cai Tingkai, Sha Qianli, and Zhang Xiruo.

In addition, positions specified for protection were:

Li Zongren was later added to the list.

Protected by name

PartyNameImagePolitical positionNote
CCP Soong Ching-ling Soong Ching-ling at CPPCC.jpg Vice president of ChinaMadame Sun Yat-sen
CCP Guo Moruo Guo Moruo in 1941.jpg Deputy chair of National People's Congress Standing Committee
None Zhang Shizhao Zhang Shi Zhao .jpg Member of National People's Congress Standing CommitteeFacilitated Communist take-overs of Beijing and Hunan[ citation needed ]
RCCK Cheng Qian Cheng Qian2.jpg
  • Deputy chair of National People's Congress Standing Committee
  • Standing Committee Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
  • Vice Chairperson of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Facilitated Communist take-overs of Hunan
RCCK He Xiangning He Xiangning.jpg
  • Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
  • Chairperson of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Madame Liao Zhongkai
RCCK Fu Zuoyi Fu Zuoyi.JPG
  • Minister of Water Resources and Electric Power of the People's Republic of China
  • Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
  • Vice Chairperson of the National Defence Commission of the People's Republic of China
  • Deputy to the National People's Congress
Facilitated Communist take-overs of Beijing
RCCK Zhang Zhizhong Zhang Zhizhong.jpg
  • Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
  • Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Facilitated Communist take-overs of Beijing
RCCK Shao Lizi Shao Lizi.jpg
  • Member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
  • Standing Committee Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
  • Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Facilitated Communist take-overs of Beijing
RCCK Jiang Guangnai Jiang Guangnai.jpg
  • Minister of the Ministry of Textile Industry of the People's Republic of China
  • Deputy to the National People's Congress
  • Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Leader of Fujian People's Government
RCCK Cai Tingkai Cai Tingkai.jpg
  • First Vice Chairman of the Sports Commission of the People's Republic of China
  • Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
  • Member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
  • Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Leader of Fujian People's Government
CCP Sha Qianli Sha Qian Li .jpg
  • Minister of Grain of the People's Republic of China
  • Deputy to the National People's Congress
  • Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee of the China Democratic National Construction Association
  • Vice Chairman of the executive committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce
None Zhang Xiruo Zhang Xi Ruo .jpg
  • Director of the Cultural Relations Committee of the People's Republic of China
  • Standing Committee Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
  • Deputy to the National People's Congress
KMT Li Zongren Li Zong Ren Rong Zhuang Zhao .jpg NoneFormer president of the Republic of China

References

  1. Epstein, Israel (1995). Woman in World History: The Life and Times of Soong Ching-ling. Beijing: New World Press. pp. 550–551. ISBN   7-80005-283-4.
  2. 1 2 关于保护干部的若干文电,周恩来选集·下卷,北京:人民出版社,1984年,第450页