Chapter 48 1. Evaluation of Zhou Enlai during the "Cultural Revolution" by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the older generation of revolutionaries and former leaders

Comrade Zhou Enlai was infinitely loyal to the party and the people and devoted himself to it.He was in a very difficult position during the "Cultural Revolution".He took the overall situation into consideration, worked hard without complaint, and made unremitting efforts and painstaking efforts to continue the normal work of the party and the country, minimize the losses caused by the "cultural revolution", and protect a large number of cadres inside and outside the party.He waged various forms of struggle against the sabotage of the Lin Biao and Jiang Qing counter-revolutionary cliques.His death has aroused the infinite sorrow of the whole party and the people of all nationalities in the country. (The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China "Resolution on Several Historical Issues Concerning the Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China")

Premier Zhou is a person who has worked hard and worked hard all his life.He worked more than twelve hours a day, sometimes more than sixteen, all his life.We have known each other for a long time and lived together when we were working and studying in France.He's always been an older brother to me.We embarked on the revolutionary road at about the same time.He is a man respected by comrades and the people. During the "Cultural Revolution", those of us all went down, but fortunately we kept him.During the "Cultural Revolution", he was in a very difficult position, and he said a lot of things against his will and did a lot of things against his will.But the people forgive him.Because if he doesn't do these things or say these things, he can't protect himself, and he can't play a neutral role in it, and play a role in reducing losses.He protected quite a few people. (Deng Xiaoping)

Without Comrade Zhou Enlai, the consequences of the "Cultural Revolution" would have been disastrous.He saved many comrades, and we are all saved by him! (Chen Yun) The sabotage activities of Lin Biao and the "Gang of Four" aroused resistance from many revolutionaries of the older generation, cadres and the masses from the very beginning. ...Under extremely complicated and difficult conditions, Comrade Zhou Enlai waged a long and arduous struggle against Lin Biao and the "Gang of Four". (Ye Jianying) Comrade Enlai established a close relationship with the broad masses of cadres inside and outside the party and the masses of the people during the long-term struggle.Especially during the ten-year period of turmoil, when the environment was complex and dangerous, he was like "sneaking in the thorns and fighting hard in the mud". He almost exhausted all his energy and did everything he could: reduce political losses, maintain economic life, protect the vast cadres, support the righteous masses, improve foreign relations, and so on.Comrade Enlai's selfless and fearless dedication to the ideal of communism has established a lofty image of loyalty, kindness, diligence, perseverance, selflessness, and fearlessness among the cadres and the masses, and even among international people. (Li Xiannian)

Ten years of catastrophe, a nightmare.We survived all kinds of hardships, but Comrade Enlai left us forever.What is consoling is that a large number of comrades-in-arms and comrades who Comrade Enlai did everything possible to protect during the "Cultural Revolution" have inherited the unfinished business of the Communists represented by Comrade Mao Zedong and ushered in a new historical period of reform and opening up! (Yang Shangkun) In the chaos of the "Cultural Revolution", the foundation of my country's socialist system still remained, our country remained unified and exerted an important international influence, and the nature of the Party, the people's government, the people's army, and society as a whole remained unchanged. Although the economy has suffered huge losses, progress has been made, food production has maintained a relatively stable growth, a number of important achievements have been made in industrial transportation, basic construction, and science and technology, and new prospects have been opened up in foreign affairs. Hard work is inseparable. (Jiang Zemin)

Under the extremely complex and special circumstances of the "Cultural Revolution", Comrade Zhou Enlai endured humiliation, endured the crisis, and made unimaginable efforts to maintain the normal operation of the party and the country, to maintain the unity of the party, and to do everything possible to reduce losses. .He protected a large number of party leaders, democrats and intellectuals; he assisted Comrade Mao Zedong in smashing the conspiracy of the Lin Biao counter-revolutionary clique to seize supreme power, presided over the daily work of the central government, criticized and corrected the mistakes of the ultra-left trend of thought, and made all parties The work has turned around; according to Comrade Mao Zedong's decision-making, he actively promoted and implemented Comrade Deng Xiaoping's return and presided over the work of the Central Committee, and fully supported Comrade Deng Xiaoping's leadership in rectifying all aspects of work; he was terminally ill, but still stubbornly persisted in his work. Together with Comrade Li Xiannian and others, he fought resolutely against the Jiang Qing counter-revolutionary clique; he reiterated the grand goal of realizing the four modernizations at the First Session of the Fourth National People's Congress, which greatly inspired the whole party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country. (Hu Jintao)