Chapter 85 A large number of resisters were robbed and executed

Journalist: “Were there also a large number of dissenters dealt with?”

Mao: “Yes, in Liaoning, Zhang Zhixin, since 1970, repeatedly wrote slogans: ‘Down with Mao Zedong! Hang Mao Zedong! Deep-fry Mao Zedong! Cut Mao Zedong a thousand times!’ He was executed by firing squad on April 4, 1975, and his windpipe was cut before execution.

Cai Tiegeng, an old Red Army member in Jiangsu and a colonel at Nanjing Military Academy, criticized the party’s erroneous policies and identified Mao Zedong as the main culprit. He was executed by firing squad on March 11, 1970.

Zhang Shiliang, an elderly professor in Gansu, criticized Mao Zedong’s theory of class struggle. He was executed by firing squad on March 17, 1970.

Mao Yingxing, a female teacher in Gansu, criticized the absurd deification of Mao Zedong and stated that the Cultural Revolution had brought misfortune to the common people. She was executed by firing squad on April 14, 1970.

Xin Yuanhua, a planner in Xinjiang, wrote me a letter asking Mao the Sun to recognize himself as an ordinary member of the Milky Way galaxy and urged me to break free from the clutches of ‘desire’ so as not to let the Chinese nation degenerate into a nation of habitual liars. He was executed by firing squad on May 30, 1970.”

Journalist: “In the Northeast and Northwest, were there also many counterrevolutionaries executed?”

Mao: “Yes. Ding Zuxiao, a female educated youth from Hunan, opposed personality cult, criticized the daily worship, shouted ‘Long live without boundaries,’ and set up a loyalist flag and an altar with precious books. She was executed by firing squad on May 8, 1970.

Ma Mianzhen, a female technician from Guiyang, shouted slogans against Lin Biao and Jiang Qing during a struggle session. She was executed by firing squad on May 10, 1970, and a spring was placed in her mouth before execution.

In Nanjing, Lin Xunying (a 60-year-old mother) and Li Lirong (her 26-year-old son) criticized the Cultural Revolution and attacked Mao Zedong, Lin Biao, and Jiang Qing. They were simultaneously executed on December 10, 1970.

Wu Xiaofei, a young person from Jiangxi, wrote a 500,000-word article opposing the deification of Mao Zedong and the persecution of Liu Shaoqi. He was executed by firing squad on February 17, 1970.

Shi Dawei, a technician from Xi’an, expressed discontent with the policies of the Cultural Revolution and criticized Lin Biao and Jiang Qing. He was executed by firing squad in March 1970.

Chen Yaoting, a teacher from Jiangsu, and his wife Xie Juzhang jointly wrote over 10 articles criticizing the Cultural Revolution. Chen Yaoting was executed by firing squad on March 20, 1970, and Xie Juzhang died on July 11, 1971, in a labor reform farm.”

Journalist: “Were those who wrote articles criticizing the Cultural Revolution also executed?”

Mao: “Yes. Shih Renxiang, military personnel from Anhui, wrote a letter to the central authorities, listing 28 crimes committed by Lin Biao. He wrote ‘Down with Lin Biao’ on the prison walls. He was executed by firing squad on July 12, 1970, with his trachea severed before execution.

Xu Huichang from Shanghai expressed dissatisfaction with the social reality of the Cultural Revolution and sent a letter to Hong Kong. He was executed by firing squad on September 30, 1972. His father attempted to save his life by claiming he wrote the letter, but he was sentenced to 10 years in prison and died in custody.

Fang Yunfu, a bank employee from Chongqing, openly stated that Liu Shaoqi was right and couldn’t be overthrown. He was seized after General Peng wrote a letter shining with golden words.

Members of the ‘Cooperative Study University’ in Ningxia were killed. Thirteen educated youths who settled in Yinchuan created their own “Self-Study University” and wrote the book “What is Fascism” to criticize the class struggle, personal superstition, leader worship, and the dehumanization of the masses during the Cultural Revolution. Wu Shusen and three others were executed by firing squad, while the rest received prison sentences. Female educated youth Xiong Manyi committed suicide while in custody.”

Journalist: “So, they were executed for having different political views and seeking the truth?”

Mao: “Yes. Xie Hongshui and others from Longyan County, Fujian, established the ‘Chinese Communist Party Happiness Committee’ in October 1966. They claimed that Liu Shaoqi was their direct leader and secretly connected with each other. They proposed a Central Committee member list that included Peng Dehuai, Peng Zhen, Deng Xiaoping, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Song Qingling, Dong Biwu, but excluded Mao Zedong, Lin Biao, and Jiang Qing. They emphasized following Liu Shaoqi, overthrowing Mao Zedong, and eliminating the Mao-Lin group. They advocated slogans such as ‘Rise up and fight for freedom and happiness’ and ‘Support the Three-Self and One-Package, Four Freedoms.’ The Happiness Committee was semi-public, with nearly 300 people participating.

In March 1970, Xie Hongshui and 19 others were executed by firing squad, while the rest received prison sentences. Twelve of those who were not arrested were forced to commit suicide, and eight were beaten to death.

Thirteen members of the ‘Communist Alliance’ in Shanxi were killed. They were political prisoners at the Datong Labor Reform Farm who formed the ‘Communist Alliance.’ They openly acknowledged the Soviet and Southern revisionist lines, wrote over 65 articles, and sent more than 400 poems and letters, cursing Mao Zedong: ‘That chief culprit is still lying on the 100-yuan banknotes, refusing to come down.’ On March 28, 1970, Xu Guanzeng and 13 others were executed by firing squad, while the rest received prison sentences.”

Journalist: “So, those executed were mainly offenders of thought and speech?”

Mao: “Yes. Fang Zhongmou from Anhui was killed for seeking to exonerate Liu Shaoqi. On February 13, 1970, Fang Zhongmou said at home, ‘I want to seek justice for Liu Shaoqi. Leaders should not engage in personality cults.’ His ignorant 16-year-old son, Zhang Hongbing, reported his mother to the authorities. Two months later, Fang Zhongmou was executed by firing squad. He was posthumously exonerated in 1980, and his son Zhang Hongbing lived a life of remorse. He is now a lawyer in Beijing.”