Chapter 23 Wang Guangmei accompanies swimming 1959

Journalist: “Do you like Wang Guangmei to swim with you?”

Mao: “Yes, I like her very much, she stayed in the United States, well educated, better temperament than Jiang Qing, and beautiful people, in 1954 I invited her to swim together, I taught her to swim, she was also happy.”

Journalist: “Only Wang Guangmei accompanied you to swim? Did Liu Shaoqi come?”

Mao: “No, Liu Shaoqi did not come. I do not know why he did not come. I asked Wang Guangmei swim many times, the proudest of a time was 1959 in Lushan Reservoir. That time later Jiang Qing also came to see me and Kwangmy swim very happy, but also jealous that: the article is their own good, wife is someone else’s good, I heard just laughing. Light beauty is whole as not heard.”

Journalist: “Liu Shaoqi really nothing to say? “

Mao: “I have not heard, but I think he would resent, he did not come once. According to Chinese custom, I gave him a cuckold, Jiang Qing were jealous. I am very happy. I thought to myself that no matter what you delete my Mao Zedong Thought at the 8th Congress, you, the president of the country, even my wife is playing, you do not dare to say anything, I still ride on your head, see what you can do? Cultural Revolution Wang Guangmei was imprisoned, Jiang Qing wanted to kill, I approved the 4 words of mercy under the knife to save her life.”

Journalist: “Oh, you take pleasure in being able to play with the wife of the president of the country?”

Mao: “Yes, but also that my authority is remarkable, I can do whatever I want.”