Mao’s China · TURNING POINT ·
Lin Biao incident (1971)
On the Mao’s China map as “The flight from Beidaihe”
13 Sep 1971 — After a plot against Mao, organised by his son, is exposed, Lin Biao, his wife Ye Qun and their son Lin Liguo are driven at night from Beidaihe to Shanhaiguan airfield and take off in a Trident jet without enough fuel, heading north. Mao, told of it, reportedly said, “Let him go.”
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- Down to the Countryside Movement (chapter 10 of Mao’s China)
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- The People’s Republic under Mao, 1949–1976
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