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In 1969, a right-wing Japanese film titled [A Kaigun / Gateway to Glory] was released in Japan. The film attracted little attention there, but it drew the interest of the PRC, which imported it as an “internal reference film” for criticizing Japanese militarism.

At the time, Marshal Lin Biao was the second most powerful figure after Mao Zedong. He served as Vice Chairman and had been designated by Mao as his successor. Lin Biao’s son, Lin Liguo, was highly intelligent and was reputed to be a “super genius.” In 1970, at the age of 25, Lin Liguo became deputy director of the Office of the Air Force Command and effectively gained control over the PLAAF.

Lin Liguo became obsessed with this film and Imperial Japanese Navy. Ambitious and radical, he established a secret organization within the PLAAF called the “United Fleet,” using various IJN terms as codewords. The “United Fleet” allegedly planned to use the PLAAF and PLA generals loyal to Marshal Lin Biao to assassinate Mao Zedong, eliminate the Gang of Four, and seize control of China.

In September 1971, during Mao Zedong’s inspection tour of southern China, Lin Liguo allegedly attempted to act on this plan and trying to kill Mao. At the most dangerous moment, Mao could only rely on controlling his train, uncertain which cities were friendly or hostile. Much like during the Long March, he ultimately escaped through complicated maneuvers and returned safely to Beijing.

After realizing that the coup had failed, Lin Liguo, together with his mother and several associates and Lin Biao, hijacked a Trident aircraft along with several helicopters in an attempt to flee to the Soviet Union. The aircraft eventually crashed in Mongolia during the night. This became known as the Lin Biao Incident, or the “9.13 Incident.”

Modern historians generally believe that Lin Biao himself was not aware of his son’s conspiracy. The incident ultimately strengthened the political influence of the Gang of Four.

In 1969, a right-wing Japanese film titled [A Kaigun / Gateway to Glory] was released in Japan. The film attracted little attention there, but it drew the interest of the PRC, which imported it as an “internal reference film” for criticizing Japanese militarism.

At the time, Marshal Lin Biao was the second most powerful figure after Mao Zedong. He served as Vice Chairman and had been designated by Mao as his successor. Lin Biao’s son, Lin Liguo, was highly intelligent and was reputed to be a “super genius.” In 1970, at the age of 25, Lin Liguo became deputy director of the Office of the Air Force Command and effectively gained control over the PLAAF.

Lin Liguo became obsessed with this film and Imperial Japanese Navy. Ambitious and radical, he established a secret organization within the PLAAF called the “United Fleet,” using various IJN terms as codewords. The “United Fleet” allegedly planned to use the PLAAF and PLA generals loyal to Marshal Lin Biao to assassinate Mao Zedong, eliminate the Gang of Four, and seize control of China.

In September 1971, during Mao Zedong’s inspection tour of southern China, Lin Liguo allegedly attempted to act on this plan and trying to kill Mao. At the most dangerous moment, Mao could only rely on controlling his train, uncertain which cities were friendly or hostile. Much like during the Long March, he ultimately escaped through complicated maneuvers and returned safely to Beijing.

After realizing that the coup had failed, Lin Liguo, together with his mother and several associates and Lin Biao, hijacked a Trident aircraft along with several helicopters in an attempt to flee to the Soviet Union. The aircraft eventually crashed in Mongolia during the night. This became known as the Lin Biao Incident, or the “9.13 Incident.”

Modern historians generally believe that Lin Biao himself was not aware of his son’s conspiracy. The incident ultimately strengthened the political influence of the Gang of Four.

Poor Roka, keep staring at her crash

Poor Roka, keep staring at her crash

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In 1967, Wang Hongwen overthrew and took control of the Shanghai government through the “January Storm,” after which Shanghai became the Gang of Four’s stronghold and base. Since the Gang of Four never managed to gain control over the PLA and was deeply distrusted by many PLA marshals, they organized the Shanghai Militia as their own military force. At its peak, the Shanghai Militia had three million members, along with thousands of machine guns, Artillery,tanks, RPGs, missiles, and even a gunboat.

By 1976, the Gang of Four increasingly sensed political danger and accelerated the militarization of Shanghai in preparation for a possible rebellion. After the death of Mao Zedong, on October 6, 1976, Mao’s designated successor, Premier Hua Guofeng, together with Defense Minister Marshal Ye Jianying, carried out a coup in Beijing, arresting the Gang of Four and taking full control of the capital.

The Gang of Four’s remaining supporters — the Shanghai government and the Shanghai Militia — discovered that the Gang had been cut off. They prepared for armed rebellion against Beijing, intending to turn Shanghai into a fortress of guerrilla warfare and urban combat. Through a series of complex political and military maneuvers, Beijing suppressed and dismantled the Gang of Four-controlled Shanghai government without open fighting, thereby reestablishing control over the city.

In October 1976, Jiang Zemin was an engineer in Beijing working under the First Ministry of Machine Building. He strongly hate the Gang of Four, especially Wang Hongwen. During Beijing’s operation to regain control of Shanghai, Jiang participated in a working group tasked with recovering the city’s industrial and energy sectors. This experience marked his transformation from an engineer into a politician. Jiang Zemin later became Mayor of Shanghai in 1985 and the core leader of China’s third generation of leadership in 1989.

When Wang Hongwen organized the Shanghai Militia, he believed that its core members — the Shanghai workers who had helped him overthrow and seize control of the city — would become his most loyal support base. As the most developed and politically steadfast proletariat in China, these workers were later described by some people as “labor aristocracy.”

However, when the remaining supporters of the Gang of Four prepared to launch an armed rebellion, the Shanghai workers showed little willingness to resist. They were already among the most privileged groups in China in terms of living standards, and regardless of whether the Gang of Four remained in power, they expected to continue enjoying their status as“labor aristocracy.” As a result, they were unwilling to sacrifice their lives for the Gang of Four.

The economic reforms carried out by Premier Zhu Rongji in 1996 ultimately brought an end to this era of the “labor aristocracy.”

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