Chapter 0053: The Chief Dies
Today is Thursday, September 9th, the time of the chief's death, Zhao Weidong's two major gifts to China and to the chief, I don't know if it can bring happiness to the chief, can the chief stay in the world for more time? Today is the time for verification, he knows that the chairman of the previous world is today, he specially asked his secretary Li Yafei to prepare a radio, take it to the office, according to the original space, at 4 o'clock this afternoon, the Central People's Radio broadcast the "Letter to the People of All Nationalities" to the whole country and the whole world on time, and solemnly announced the news of the death of the great leader of the Chinese people, and when he turned on the radio at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, he would see the difference.
Zhao Weidong knows the memory of the chief in the last moments of his life: on July 28, 1976, a strong earthquake struck Tangshan. When the chief heard that the lives and property of the people in the disaster area had suffered heavy losses, he could not stop crying. The "Circular of the Central Committee of the C.P Central Committee on Tangshan and Fengnan Earthquake Relief" is the last document of the chief during his lifetime. On September 2, 1976, the chief's condition deteriorated, and on the 5th, he was critically ill, and on the 8th, he entered a dying state. Even in this state, whenever the doctor rescued him from a coma, he still picked up a document on international issues, read it carefully, and according to the calculations of the medical staff, on the last day of the chief's life, he read the document three times, totaling more than 40 minutes. At 0:10 on September 9, the chief passed away at the age of 83.
Some people say that the chief is keen on engaging in a cult of personality, let's take a step back and say, even if there was a cult of personality in the era of the chief, but the chief has been dead for more than 30 years, this is probably a fact that no one can change, just more than 30 years after the death of the chief, although many people in power and some mainstream media are downplaying the chief and the chief's thoughts, and there are some so-called "elites" who are slandering and slandering the chief and the chief's thoughts, why is the chief's craze in China and even the world rising wave after wave? However, more and more people in China cherish the memory of the chief, respect and believe in the chief's thinking, and there are more and more scholars and experts at home and abroad who study the chief's military thinking, philosophical thinking, and thinking on governing the country and the party.
Can the chief continue to practice the cult of personality after his death? This makes no sense either in theory or in practice. Zhao Weidong believes that among those who have experienced the era of chiefs, those who support the chiefs and their ideas account for more than 95 percent of the population, and as for some people who oppose and scandalize the chiefs, they are only a very small number of people, and they are all people who have been criticized by the people in the chiefs' era, and there are also a few people who are called "beasts" and "bricks" by the vast number of netizens, but they are just hearsay and false words. It's just that I've been bewitched by these people.
Zhao Weidong believes that the chief is a man, not a god. However, it is undeniable that the chief is a great person, and he has become a carrier of ideas, and people revere the chief, in fact, they revere his thoughts, revere his ideas of governing the country, the army, the party, and officials, revere him for establishing a brand-new socialist system for the oppressed and exploited people of China and even the whole world, revere him for a series of principles, policies and lines formulated for the people, and revere him for his immortal personality ...... of great benevolence and great compassion.
Zhao Weidong thinks so, some people may say, your rebirth, do you want the country to return to the era of the chief? This statement is actually very ignorant and boring, and there are many deficiencies in the era of the chief, but is the future heaven on earth? However, the chief's military, political, philosophical, and economic ideas are eternal, the concept of governing the country, the party, and the officials is eternal, the socialist road created by the chief for the oppressed and exploited people of China and even the whole world is eternal, the chief's idea of "serving the people" is eternal, the principles, policies, and lines formulated by the chief for us are eternal, and the chief's spirit of not fearing power is eternal, and he has the courage to resist the United States-led coalition with the strength of one country, and win the war.
At 4 p.m. on September 9, Zhao Weidong turned on the radio on time, and the Central People's Radio broadcast the "Letter to the People of All Nationalities" to the whole country and the whole world on time, announcing the news of the death of the great leader of the Chinese people! Zhao Weidong felt that it was both expected and unreasonable, and it was expected that history is difficult to change, and it was unreasonable that Zhao Weidong tried every means to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of compatriots and donated huge funds to the country without compensation.
At this time, the people of all China were shocked! The 800 million Chinese people are extremely saddened by the loss of their beloved great leader! Countless people have also poured out their grief and grief in various ways. The whole world was shocked! All propaganda machines were activated, and they were reported one after another as extremely big news, and the heads of state and government, political party leaders, social organizations, and well-known personalities issued speeches one after another and sent telegrams of condolence to Beijing to express their extremely deep condolences.
Zhao Weidong listened carefully, first broadcast the "Letter to the People of All Nationalities", and after the broadcast, mourning music sounded, followed by "List of Funeral Committees", "Announcement", and "Internationale", after the premiere, and then broadcast it for the second time. Zhao Weidong was next to the radio and listened to it over and over again. However, when it was broadcast for the third time, the radio of Mourning Music said, "Now broadcast the ...... of the ZWL Comrade Funeral Committee." Zhao Weidong was stunned for a moment, what happened, the prime minister of ZWL had already passed away, how could he still broadcast the list of the ZWL Comrade Funeral Committee in the announcement of the chairman's death, Zhao Weidong's memory immediately emerged, and the collective listening radio organized by the school in the previous life also heard this paragraph, at that time all the teachers and students were very sad, and they did not react for a while, so they continued to listen, because they were young at the time, they did not notice that it was the mistake of the Central Radio, I couldn't figure out why I wanted to set up a funeral committee so long after the death of Prime Minister ZWL, and I was entangled for a long time.
The chief has devoted all his heart, wisdom and emotion to the oppressed peoples of the world, and as such, he is rightfully respected and loved by the people of the world.
On the day of his death, the United Nations lowered its flag at half-mast in mourning, with a speed that was unique in the history of the United Nations. From September 9 to 18 of that year, the governments and heads of state of 123 countries sent 169 messages of condolence to the Chinese Government, the heads of state and government leaders of 105 countries or their representatives went to our embassy to offer their condolences, and 53 countries lowered their flags at half-mast and mourned the whole country, some of which lasted as long as 10 days. The death of the chief shocked the world. Both developed and developing countries have given the leaders extremely high praise and courtesy.
In Japan, more than 1,700 people, including the prime minister, the Tibetan minister, the foreign minister, the speakers of the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives, leaders of opposition parties, a large number of members of the Diet and friendly personages, and more than 10,000 people visited the Chinese embassy to offer their condolences. A memorial service was held in Tokyo. On the 18th, at the same time as the memorial meeting was held in Beijing, a large number of workers, farmers, and students stood solemnly in the workshop, rural areas, and schools at the same time to mourn. Major cities such as Kobe, Yokoben, Chiba, Sapporo, Kyoto, Osaka, Aichi, Nagasaki, Fukuoka, and Miyagi also held memorial services. Many workers hung portraits of the chief in their homes and took to the streets to distribute leaflets in their memory. There is such a Japanese friend, who has been listening to Beijing radio for 10 years since 1966. Every year in May, he went to his hometown to pick tea, and after the special preparation was made, he sent it to Beijing to present it to the chief. When he heard the news of the chief's death, he collapsed to the ground. Deputy Prime Minister Toshio Fukuda said: "No matter how high the evaluation is, it is not too much. Tibetan Minister Dahei Masaho said: "The chief is a big man with a broad mind like the ocean, and the tremendous impact he will have on the future Chinese and the world is, frankly speaking, incalculable." The Japanese Journalists' Union issued a statement saying: "The great achievements made by the leaders for the cause of human liberation are eternal. ”
In the DPRK, General Secretary Kim Il Sung and other party and government leaders personally visited the Chinese embassy on 10 May to offer their condolences. The CPC Central Committee, the Central Committee of the Republic, and the government of the People's Republic of China have jointly decided to designate September 10 to 18 as the National Day of Mourning. When a memorial rally was held in Beijing, all the people across the country stood in silence for three minutes, except for those who could not interrupt the workers.
On the last day of 18 September, despite the heavy rain, the crowd of people who came continued to come, many of whom came from other places by car or even plane, and many of them wept bitterly when they saw the portrait of the chief. President Ferdinand Marcos said, "The chief is the leader of humanity and the agent of history. The writer Balosia said: "There is no man in the history of the world who can truly say that he left a greater legacy than the chief." The Indonesian Observer newspaper published an editorial saying: "This venerable giant will go down in history as the savior of China."
In Sri Lanka, the government decided to fly the flag at half-mast from October to 18, and the 18th as a national day of mourning. A memorial service was held for 1,500 people in the capital, and memorial services were also held in eight cities, including Ganfula and Jaffna. Prime Minister Mrs. Bandaranaike said: "The Chief is one of the greatest leaders in the history of mankind. His tremendous and immortal contributions to the cause of human progress will be remembered not only for China, but also for generations to come. ”
In Pakistan, the whole country mourned for seven days. A memorial rally is held in the capital, which is presided over by the president of the Senate. Memorial services were also held in major cities such as Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, and Peshawar. A crowd of 8,000 people in Lahore held a procession carrying the portrait of the chief. Prime Minister Bhutto issued a statement saying: "A figure like the chief can only produce one in a century, maybe a thousand years. "The Chief is a giant of giants, he makes history seem small, he is the supreme founder of a new order that shakes the world, and his ideas will continue to guide the destiny of peoples and peoples until the sun no longer rises."
In Egypt, the whole country mourned for seven days, and the Chinese embassy was full of mourning, and in the long line of condolences, sighs, cries and mourning music were intertwined with ....... One woman wrote: "The chiefs have restored the dignity of their homeland in a short period of time and made this country a model for the implementation of the principles for which all mankind has strived." "This is a great loss for the whole world, and especially for our oppressed people who yearn for progress and justice," the eminent professor Kader wrote. ”
In Tanzania, the nation mourned for nine days. On the 18th, 10,000 young people in the capital held a mourning procession, 25,000 people marched in the northern city of Taboura, more than 10,000 young Zanzibar men and women marched on the island of Sang, and mourning activities were also held in 15 municipalities and prefectures, including Dodoma and Tanga. At our embassy, a team of 400 people from Dallas Salaam University collectively read out the message of condolence in front ......of the portrait of the chief.
In Senegal, President Senghor and Prime Minister Diouf personally visited the Chinese Embassy to offer their condolences. President Senghor made a statement saying: "I am not a ****...... I think that politically, for more than 2,000 years, Lenin and the chief were the greatest revolutionaries. ”
In Sierra Leone, 10 days of national mourning! In the Congo, the country's highest governing body decided that in henceforth the State would hold an annual commemoration of the head of the country on 9 September.
Professor Nunez of Argentina said: "We have lost our spiritual father and great leader. "He represented the best hope of all the oppressed peoples of the world while he was alive," said the President of Botswana. ”
Here, Zhao Weidong really can't introduce the deep understanding and infinite love of the leaders, politicians, scholars, youth, and people of more countries for the leaders, but from what we have talked about, isn't it enough to see how shallow and stupid those who are engaged in the activities of belittling the leaders in China in later generations?
Zhao Weidong vividly remembers that in 1999, Times Life Publishing Company organized a 24-member group that "listened to the opinions of dozens of experts and drew up a list of hundreds of events and people." After several months of heated discussions, the "100 most influential events and figures" in the 1,000 years from 1001 to 2000 were finally decided, and a beautiful picture book entitled "1000 Years of Mankind" was edited and published. It is striking that among the 100 people listed in the book, neither the "heroes of World War II" Roosevelt, Churchill and de Gaulle, nor the "founding father" of the United States, Washington, but the chief is doubly praised - he is among the 100 people, and the 25,000-mile long march he led is one of the 100 events. This kind of double selection is rare in this album. What is particularly intriguing is the only one of the 100 people who has been selected to publish a famous quote from the chief: "Where there is oppression, there is resistance".
The giant is gone, but the monument lives on! Chief, the Chinese people will always miss you!