Chapter 24 Confrontation and Contest - Deng Xiaoping and Khrushchev (1)

The name Khrushchev was a household name in China from the 1950s to the 1980s, and everyone knew it.That was when China and the Soviet Union were comrades and brothers. He came to China on behalf of the big brother of the Soviet Union and was welcomed.Later he became the leader of the "revisionism" and became a villain, and the communist country called him a "reactionary".Because Khrushchev had a bald head, people gave him an indecent nickname, "He Baldy".During the "Cultural Revolution", Mao Zedong once had a famous saying that made Khrushchev more famous and criticized in China-"Khrushchev-like figures are sleeping beside us".Later, President Liu Shaoqi was called "China's Khrushchev" by the passionate "Red Guards".

Just who was Khrushchev? The Russian, who became the first secretary of the CPSU Central Committee and chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers after Stalin's death, was born in a Russian miner's family in 1894. He joined the Bolshevik Party in 1918 and became a member of the CPSU Central Committee in 1934. In 1939, he served as a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. In 1952, he served as a member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the CPSU and secretary of the Central Secretariat.After Stalin's death on March 5, 1953, less than 10 days after Malenkov, secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, took over as chairman of the Council of Ministers, Khrushchev replaced him.In September of the same year, he served as the first secretary of the CPSU Central Committee. In 1964, he was forced to "resign".

Khrushchev had a sharp mind and a lot of ideas, but he was rude, short-tempered and simple in his working methods.Because of his words and deeds, he often speaks indiscriminately and is reckless and impolite, so he often does things that are demeaning on the international stage.During his administration, senior Chinese leaders such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De and Deng Xiaoping visited the Soviet Union, and Khrushchev also visited China three times. Khrushchev was one year younger than Mao Zedong and ten years older than Deng Xiaoping.His contacts with Deng Xiaoping were basically face-to-face confrontations like "war of words".

Mao Zedong said to Khrushchev: "Did you see that little man? He is very smart and has a great future." Khrushchev nodded again and again: "This man is amazing. Don't look at him as a little smaller, his wisdom , The level of thinking is very high." During Deng Xiaoping's tenure as the general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Sino-Soviet relations experienced a huge change from alliance to confrontation, and serious differences and quarrels occurred between the international communist movement and the socialist camp. Deng Xiaoping and Khrushchev first met in 1954.

On September 29 of this year, Khrushchev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers Bulganin, and Vice Chairman Mikoyan paid an official visit to China and participated in China's National Day celebrations. On the 30th, Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Zhou Enlai, Chen Yun, Deng Xiaoping and other major leaders met with members of the Soviet government delegation headed by Khrushchev. At that time, Deng Xiaoping was only one of the many vice premiers and one of the honorary directors of the Sino-Soviet Friendship Association. He basically didn't show up in major national events, so naturally he didn't attract Khrushchev's attention.

However, it took a while for the short and stout Khrushchev to really get to know this "little man from Sichuan" who was shorter than him. Three years later, in 1957, less than a month after the Third Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China ended, Mao Zedong was invited to lead the Chinese party and government delegation to leave Beijing in the early morning of November 2 and fly to Moscow by special plane.The purpose of this trip is twofold: one is to participate in the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the victory of the October Revolution; the other is to attend the Congress of Communist Party and Workers' Parties of Socialist Countries and the Conference of Communist Party and Workers' Parties of 64 Countries held in Moscow.The deputy head of the delegation was Soong Ching Ling.Members include Deng Xiaoping, Peng Dehuai, Guo Moruo, Li Xiannian, Wu Lanfu, Lu Dingyi, Chen Boda, Shen Yanbing, Wang Jiaxiang, Yang Shangkun, Hu Qiaomu, Liu Xiao, Sai Fuding and others.This is Mao Zedong's second trip abroad and the last one.

At that time, the situation in the socialist camp underwent new changes.Especially on October 4th of this year, the Soviet Union launched the world's first man-made earth satellite, marking the Soviet Union's leading position in the world in cutting-edge technology and defense technology, and virtually strengthening the socialist camp.Mao Zedong, who participated in an international conference for the only time in his life, said a famous saying at this conference: "Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind, and the east wind will eventually overwhelm the west wind."

That is, at a banquet during this meeting, Mao Zedong and Khrushchev said in private conversation: "I am going to resign as the chairman of the country..." "Is someone taking over?" Khrushchev asked.In fact, he was not surprised by this, because Voroshilov had already brought back this information half a year ago, and he just asked casually. "Yes! There are quite a few comrades in our party who can do it. They are no worse than me. They are completely qualified." Mao Zedong said while wrenching his fingers and naming them one by one: "There are Liu Shaoqi, Deng Xiaoping, Zhou Enlai..."

Then Mao Zedong seriously introduced it to Khrushchev: "The first one is Liu Shaoqi. This person participated in the May 4th Movement in Beijing and Baoding, and later came to study with you. He was transferred to the Communist Party in 1921. Prestige, all the conditions are fully met. His strength is that he is very principled, and his weakness is that he is not flexible enough." "What about the second one?" "The second one is Deng Xiaoping." Mao Zedong said confidently, "This man is both principled and flexible. He is a rare leadership talent in our party!"

"Well, yes! Yes!" When it came to Deng Xiaoping, Khrushchev seemed to agree with Mao Zedong. He nodded repeatedly and said, "This man is amazing. I have dealt with him. He came here in 1956. Don't look at him as being short, he has a high level of intelligence and thinking." Mao Zedong also laughed when he heard it.Because he knows that when Khrushchev said "he came in 1956", he was talking about February 11, 1956. Deng Xiaoping, Tan Zhenlin, Wang Jiaxiang, Liu Xiao and others arrived in Moscow to attend the Communist Party of the Soviet Union meeting with Zhu De who was already in Moscow. The matter of the 20th National Congress.At this congress, Deng Xiaoping had different opinions on many of Khrushchev's political views.

On February 14, 1956, Khrushchev raised three theoretical issues in his public report to the "Twentieth Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union", namely: the foreign policy issue of peaceful coexistence; the possibility of avoiding a new world war gender; in several capitalist countries there is the possibility of a peaceful transition to socialism through a parliamentary majority.It is referred to as the "Sanhe Line" for short, namely: peaceful coexistence, peaceful competition, and peaceful transition. When the Chinese delegation discussed these issues, Deng Xiaoping disagreed with Khrushchev's formulation of "peaceful transition".This is also consistent with Mao Zedong's point of view. Another important content of the congress is to expose and criticize the issue of Stalin's personality cult.Mikoyan was the first to criticize Stalin by name at the meeting.Other leaders of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union also expressed their opposition to the cult of personality to varying degrees. From the night of February 24th to the early morning of February 25th, Khrushchev suddenly summoned representatives of the CPSU to the meeting and gave a secret report entitled "On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences" that lasted four and a half hours, completely negating Stalin.Subsequently, it was transmitted level by level within the Soviet Union.Instead of notifying the representatives of other countries participating in the "Twentieth Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union" in advance as in the past.The CCP delegation was also informed by the Soviet Union after the fact.Khrushchev's secret report was first publicly disclosed in the West. On June 4, the full text of the American "New York Times" was published, which suddenly became a tool for Western countries to oppose the Communist Party, caused a sensation all over the world, and set off a wave of anti-Soviet and anti-Communist. After reading the shorthand draft of Khrushchev's secret report, Deng Xiaoping said firmly: "Stalin is an international figure, it is foolish to treat him like this! The revolutionary leader Stalin cannot be treated like this." After the closing ceremony of the "Twentieth Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union", Deng Xiaoping and his party returned to Beijing at 1:30 p.m. on March 3.An hour later, Mao Zedong called Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping and others for a meeting in the lounge of Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai.Deng Xiaoping reported to Mao Zedong about his participation in the meeting. It is said that the night Mao Zedong saw this "secret report", he kept smoking and didn't want to eat, and he suffered from insomnia.Mao Zedong seemed to see Khrushchev more clearly.Because Mao Zedong was mentally prepared for the Soviet Communist Party to criticize Stalin, but it was beyond his expectations to completely deny Stalin like Khrushchev's secret report. The son demoted him to nine thousand feet underground", Mao Zedong disapproved very much.Soon, under the instruction of Mao Zedong, the "People's Daily" published the article "Historical Experience on the Dictatorship of the Proletariat" discussed and approved by the enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.This article written and revised by Mao Zedong himself made an objective and fair evaluation of Stalin, pointing out: "We should look at Stalin from the historical point of view, and make a comprehensive and appropriate analysis of his right and wrong places. In order to learn useful lessons." During this period, Mao Zedong wrote many times or convened leaders Deng Xiaoping and other leaders to study together, saying: "Our first article is to protect Stalin, and the second article also criticizes Stalin's mistakes. We wrote "On the Dictatorship of the Proletariat" "Historical Experience" article. We are not like some people who vilify Stalin and destroy Stalin, but act according to the actual situation." Khrushchev's attack on Stalin's ghost and accusation of Stalin as a tyrant is a total negation without a specific analysis of the historical situation, and it is an extreme lack of calmness.Stalin did make mistakes, but no matter what, he is inseparable from the history of the Soviet Union.Khrushchev's behavior led to a large number of communists in various countries quitting the party, bloody riots broke out in Poland, and even general turmoil in Hungary. It was not until Khrushchev's tanks rumbled into Budapest that order was restored in the interweaving of blood and fire.This brought the most embarrassing situation in the history of the international communist movement. In this regard, Mao Zedong, who "sees the world with a cold eye", made his famous but peculiar comment: "I see two knives, one is Lenin and the other is Stalin. Now the Stalin knife is lost by the Russians. Some people in Gomulka and Hungary picked up this knife to kill the Soviet Union and opposed the so-called Stalinism. Communist parties in many European countries also criticized the Soviet Union. The leader was Togliatti. The imperialists also used this knife to kill people. Les picked it up and played a game. This knife was not borrowed, but thrown out. We in China did not throw it away.” And Mao Zedong's second visit to the Soviet Union had another task, which was to attend the representative meeting of the Communist Party and Workers' Party of the socialist countries held in Moscow.This is the first international conference held by the Communist and Workers' Parties of various countries since the European Communist Intelligence Bureau was disbanded in April 1956.Such a large meeting will definitely involve the opinions and differences existing within the socialist camp at that time, as well as some major theoretical issues.As for Stalin's evaluation, Mao Zedong of the Communist Party of China has already expressed his attitude.However, the CCP has not yet had a proper opportunity to express its views on issues such as its basic assessment of the international situation and peaceful transition.This time the Soviet Union proposed and invited to participate in this meeting, which just provided an opportunity for the CCP. The CPSU did indeed attach great importance to this meeting.Before the meeting, they drafted a draft meeting declaration in advance.They first sought the opinion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, but did not receive support.It was only on December 28 that the CCP was solicited for opinions. On the 29th, Mao Zedong met with Yudin, the Soviet ambassador to China, and conveyed the opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.Deng Xiaoping also attended the meeting. During the meeting, the first question Mao Zedong raised was the issue of "peaceful transition".Khrushchev proposed that the proletariat and its political parties in capitalist countries can peacefully transition to a socialist society by obtaining a "stable majority" in parliament through non-violent means.In this regard, Mao Zedong and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China have always had different opinions.Mao Zedong did not deny that such a possibility exists objectively, but the question is whether it is more beneficial for the proletariat to prepare for only this one possibility, or to prepare for both possibilities at the same time.Mao Zedong believed that all reactionary things will not fall if you don't fight them, and imperialism will not withdraw from the stage of history on its own. Therefore, the most important preparatory work for the meeting was to discuss and draft the meeting declaration, which was the final outcome of the meeting. The chief representative on the Chinese side was Deng Xiaoping.The chief representative of the Soviet side was Suslov. In the meeting, regarding the "peaceful transition" issue, Khrushchev still insisted on his point of view, believing that some countries can engage in legal struggle and take the parliamentary road. Because he and Khrushchev couldn't talk together on this issue, Mao Zedong avoided the important ones and simply wrote to Khrushchev, saying that Comrade Deng Xiaoping will talk to you about the issue of peaceful transition. So, the next day Deng Xiaoping and Suslov sat at the negotiating table.On behalf of the CCP, Deng Xiaoping seriously criticized the one-sidedness and harmfulness of the "peaceful transition" of the CPSU, and submitted a formal written outline on the issue of peaceful transition to the CPSU. In this meeting, Deng Xiaoping's principles really left a deep impression on Khrushchev and others.He later wrote in his Memoirs: The only comrade Mao seemed to approve of was Deng Xiaoping. I still remember that Mao once pointed to Deng and said to me: "See that little man over there? He is very smart and has a great future." I don't know anything about this Deng Xiaoping.I had heard his name mentioned several times after the victory of the Chinese people, but had never heard of him before. Just as an American writer later described Deng Xiaoping in his book: "No one has risen and fallen so frequently in the waves of officialdom. Deng Xiaoping was not tall, but when I finally saw him in 1977, he was like a rubber ball. Plenty of energy, I can imagine what he would look like on the beloved basketball court, and I am afraid that even a six- or seven-footer can handle it. A few years later, a Russian told me that Deng Xiaoping and the Soviet theorist Mikhail Suslov (tall and thin) met in the late 1950s. The two had an argument over the merits of Soviet-style and Chinese-style Marxism. Suslov was the chief debater in Moscow, but Deng Xiaoping was also very Familiar with Marx. Afterwards, Khrushchev said to Mao Zedong: "Your little man has stumped our big man." Mao Zedong smiled, "Don't underestimate our little man. This man once led the Second Field Army and defeated us in one fell swoop. He defeated Chiang Kai-shek and made Jiang lose millions of troops.' Deng was the political commissar of the Second Field Army at that time, and Liu Bocheng was the commander. The two cooperated to win the Huaihai Campaign, thus making Chiang Kai-shek's defeat a foregone conclusion. People who despise this little man are people A common mistake. Deng’s energy seems to be inexhaustible. If he comes to a place, the air in the place will change immediately, like being shocked by electricity. When I saw him in 1973, his strong steps made him I was shaking all over, and he shook my hand with such force that it reached my shoulders." Mao Zedong said to Khrushchev: "I hope you will treat Deng Xiaoping like me." Khrushchev did not dare to neglect, and said: "I want to talk to Deng Xiaoping personally, he is a very powerful person, but I am I won’t be afraid of him. He is the general secretary, and I’m still the first secretary..." In the 1950s and 1960s, a great debate broke out between China and the Soviet Union.This controversy was unexpected both inside and outside the communist world, and it also turned the alliance treaty signed by China and the Soviet Union in 1950 into a scrap of paper.It has a great influence on China, the Soviet Union and even the world.The relationship between the two countries has gradually produced differences and contradictions because of the Taiwan issue, the India issue, and China's "Great Leap Forward".Khrushchev's series of rude and excessive words and deeds aroused Mao Zedong's displeasure. By 1960, at the trade union conference in Beijing and the Romanian party congress in Bucharest, the contradictions between China and the Soviet Union had become open conflicts.As former British ambassador to China Richard Evans described in his book Deng Xiaoping and the Birth of Contemporary China: "In Bucharest, Khrushchev attacked Mao himself, calling him a "very "Leftists" and "Left revisionists", and compared him with Stalin's egocentrism, which caused the head of the Chinese delegation, Peng Zhen, to fight back. This confrontation caused great panic among representatives of third countries , they put pressure on both parties in the name of their respective parties to reach a consensus agreement. This approach worked, and it was finally decided that three conferences were held in Moscow in the autumn of the same year: a bilateral conference between the Russians and the Chinese , the 26-nation party representative meeting and the summit meeting of the leaders of the 81-nation party.” Against this background, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China carefully studied the changes in the international political situation, and on the basis of extensively listening to the opinions of other fraternal parties. Draft conference documents, and then hold the World Congress of Communist and Workers' Parties in Moscow.And it was decided that Deng Xiaoping would lead a delegation to Moscow to participate in the drafting committee of the 26-nation party. Mao Zedong chose Deng Xiaoping after careful consideration.Mao Zedong clearly knew that this would be a fierce struggle.We should not only adhere to principles, confront each other with tit for tat, and oppose Khrushchev's wrong practice of imposing the views of the Soviet Communist Party on others; In this regard, the German historical writer Uli Franz described it as "the dragon chasing the bear" in his monograph.He said: "The dragon and the bear began in the early winter of 1960. The Chinese Communists felt cheated ideologically and materially by their Soviet brethren. Criticism went to Moscow to attend the Second International Conference of 81 Communist and Workers' Parties. Less than 4 months ago, the Soviet Union canceled 343 contracts, minutes, and 257 economic and technical projects overnight, and recalled 1,390 aid from China In addition, they also demanded the quick repayment of debts owed for economic aid and the purchase of weapons in the Korean War. Not only Deng was furious about this kind of extortion, but also Mao and the pro-Moscow faction headed by Chen Yun in the Central Committee When Khrushchev took this step involuntarily, he must have known that China's economy was on the verge of collapse and millions of people would go hungry." One day in late August, 56-year-old Deng Xiaoping came to Diaoyutai. He inspected all the members of the delegation going to Moscow, who were making intensive preparations here, and checked and implemented each item one by one. Seeing Deng Xiaoping's earnestness, some comrades said to him with a smile: "Comrade Xiaoping, if you tell Chairman Mao to rest assured, then we will also tell you, please rest assured..." Deng Xiaoping nodded and said with a smile: "Yes! As long as it can reassure everyone, it's a good thing!" When he saw that all the personnel had arrived, he said seriously to everyone: "This time, participating in the drafting committee of the 26-nation party is not a light task, and it is of great significance. We must proceed from the overall situation of the world and maintain the unity of the international communist movement. , we must maintain the Sino-Soviet friendship. However, we will never compromise on issues of principle! We must clarify the substantive differences on the main issues, express our views, and oppose Khrushchev’s mistake of imposing the views of the Soviet Communist Party on others In short, we must strive to be reasonable, beneficial, and restrained, and let comrades in fraternal parties understand our views and viewpoints.” It can be said that it was at this meeting that Khrushchev really learned how to teach Deng Xiaoping.It is said that when he learned that Deng Xiaoping would go to Moscow as the head of the CCP delegation to participate in the drafting committee, he presided over several meetings in the Kremlin on what to discuss with Deng Xiaoping, and conducted special research with the top leaders of the Soviet Union. .At the meeting, Khrushchev stood up more than once and said: "I want to talk to Deng Xiaoping personally. He is a very powerful person, but I will not be afraid of him. He is the general secretary, and I am the first- The secretary..." And when Deng Xiaoping and his party arrived in Moscow, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union held a high-level welcome banquet in the Ekaterina Hall of the Kremlin.After Deng Xiaoping walked into the hall, Khrushchev was already waiting in the hall to shake hands with the CCP representatives one by one. It is said that the reason why the standard of reception is so high is that Mao Zedong said a word to Khrushchev during his second visit to the Soviet Union in 1957: "I hope you will receive Deng Xiaoping as you did to me in the future." It is estimated that Khrushchev has not forgotten Mao Zedong's exhortation. But Khrushchev really did as he said, he was "not afraid" of Deng Xiaoping and "would talk to Deng Xiaoping in person." So the face-to-face confrontation between the two kicked off at the welcome banquet when they met that day. At the press conference before the banquet, Deng Xiaoping appeared calm and calm, and Khrushchev always had an elusive smile on his face. Khrushchev accompanied Deng Xiaoping to sit in front of the guest-of-honor table.After the banquet started, Khrushchev raised the wine glass and started the challenge with the Albanian issue. Khrushchev accused: "The party in Albania is outrageous, I'm sorry for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union." Deng Xiaoping was very clear about Khrushchev's true intentions, and he was accusing Sanghuai of attacking the Chinese Communist Party, so he said to him very frankly: "The Albanian Labor Party is a small party that can insist on independence. You should respect others more and should not exert pressure. " Khrushchev looked a little agitated, and blushed and said loudly: "This is not just a matter of differences between the Soviet Communist Party and the Arab Communist Party. They took our gold and food, but in turn scolded us. We cannot fight like this." People speak the truth." "Didn't you say that aid is the obligation of the international communist movement?" Deng Xiaoping gently led Khrushchev's army, "You aid others, and they aid you. And your aid should not be control and interference. .” There is strength in softness, and there is a needle hidden in the cotton. Deng Xiaoping's words made Khrushchev speechless for a while. Khrushchev's attempt to blame the CCP by scolding Albania was rejected by Deng Xiaoping with one sentence. In fact, they all understand it in their hearts.Two years ago, on July 31, 1958, when Khrushchev visited China for the second time, he personally proposed and explained to Mao Zedong the issue of building a long-wave radio station in China and forming a joint fleet with China, but Mao Zedong categorically rejected it. reject.Because beforehand, Khrushchev conveyed this idea through Eugene.So in this meeting, after Mao Zedong greeted the Soviet guest at Nanyuan Airport, he broke diplomatic practice and did not send the guest to the hotel, but went straight to Zhongnanhai Yi Nian Hall for talks.It can be seen how much Mao Zedong attached importance to this issue involving national sovereignty!At that time, Khrushchev was playing aid in the name of aid, but in fact he was trying to control China militarily.During the meeting, Khrushchev repeatedly raised his own ideas in a veiled manner, and emphasized that the Soviet Union had provided so much assistance to China, which meant that he hoped that China would give him something in return. Or make a deal, hoping to "jointly discuss and discuss" with China. "What is joint consultation? Do we still have sovereignty!" Regarding Khrushchev's violation of China's sovereignty, Mao Zedong said very politely but firmly, "No! I don't want to hear such things again! " When Khrushchev played the card of Soviet aid to China, Mao Zedong said bluntly: "This is another issue. We appreciate your assistance, but this is another issue." Later, on July 16, 1960, the Soviet government tore up hundreds of contracts signed with the Chinese government and notified the Chinese government to withdraw all Soviet experts in China from July 28 to September 1, 1960. And terminate the dispatch of hundreds of experts that should be dispatched in accordance with the agreement between the two countries.Khrushchev also ordered the Soviet experts to take away all drawings and planning materials when withdrawing, and stop the supply of important equipment urgently needed for China's construction, and greatly reduce the supply of complete sets of equipment and key components of various equipment, making more than 250 Chinese The construction of large and medium-sized enterprises and public institutions is at a standstill or semi-standstill. Today Khrushchev brought up the old story again, and still used aid as a bargaining chip to insinuate accusations against the CCP. Deng Xiaoping responded calmly and showed no sign of weakness. However, Khrushchev, who was generalized, could no longer hold back.With a rough and reckless personality, he no longer circled around. On the issue of dealing with Stalin, Khrushchev once again accused the CCP.He said to Deng Xiaoping: "Comrade Deng Xiaoping, your Chinese attitude on the Stalin issue is inconsistent." "Our attitude is consistent." Deng Xiaoping replied very simply. "You started with us and then against us," Khrushchev said. "What to support and what to oppose, of course, this question must be clearly stated. We have supported and still insist on opposing the personality cult in the past. At the Eighth National Congress of our party, we have clearly expressed our attitude on this issue. Comrade Liu Shaoqi expressed his attitude to Ambassador Eugene It explained our attitude. You can ask Mikoyan, did we tell him when he arrived in Beijing?" Deng Xiaoping turned his head to Mikoyan.Mikoyan glanced at Khrushchev and pretended to toast to others. Khrushchev was so angry that he patted the table: "Then every May 1st and 11th holidays, you always put a statue of Stalin on Tiananmen Square. It's like a thorn piercing into our flesh." Khrushchev put it very vividly. Deng Xiaoping pointedly pointed at Maimang: "Why are you so afraid of Stalin? Is Stalin's soul fascinated you? We agree to oppose the superstition of personality. But Stalin's achievements and mistakes are not only related to the Soviet Union, but also to the entire international communist movement. Mistakes Of course, it must be approved, and the merits must be affirmed. What we oppose is a complete negation. In particular, the method of secret reporting and vicious attacks cannot be adopted. The consequences of this approach have always been unclear to you.” "Because we know and suffer the most from the personality cult more than anyone else," Khrushchev complained. "Criticize, but not completely negate. In particular, it is not allowed to insinuate and attack other fraternal parties on the grounds of anti-personality superstition." Deng Xiaoping said bluntly. At this time, Khrushchev suddenly said: "Gao Gang is our friend. You have eliminated Gao Gang, but you are not friendly to us, but he is still our friend." "This is what you said. Your speech must be recorded." Deng Xiaoping's words are very weighty.That means, this will go down in history.The handling of Gao Gang is China's internal affair. Deng Xiaoping, who was the first secretary of the Southwest Bureau of the Communist Party of China at the time, knew it very well. At that time, he rejected the conspiracy of the "Gao-Rao Group".The CCP's "Report on the Anti-Party Alliance of Gao Gang and Rao Shushi" was also a report made by Deng Xiaoping on behalf of the Party Central Committee at the National Congress of the Communist Party of China in March 1955. He clearly maintained the internal unity of the party. But Khrushchev just couldn't control his mouth, and he talked casually, regardless of the consequences.Later, he said to Deng Xiaoping flippantly: "Don't you guys like Molotov? Take him and give him to you. But Gao Gang is our friend." "Absurd! It's nonsense." Deng Xiaoping felt annoyed and amused by this, and said with some disdain, "Gao Gang is a matter of our party, and Molotov is a matter of your party. What are you talking about on this occasion?" At this time, other members of the presidium of the CPSU Central Committee who were present knew that Khrushchev was out of control again, and worried that this stalemate would bring great passiveness to the talks, so they all came over to smooth things over and toasted each other. Khrushchev was interrupted. Only then did Khrushchev, who was very clever, realized that he had slipped his words again, so he took the opportunity to clink glasses and changed the subject amidst the exchange of toasts.