From: "micky wong" <micky.wong@canrem.com>
Subject: zhou en-lai and his chara
Reply-To: "micky wong" <micky.wong@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: soc
Date: 16 Nov 92 23:04:52 EST


   I'm very surprised with the recent comments reagrding Premier Zhou En-Lai,

   No matter how much crimes & atrocities that CCP, as a party, to have
committed against Chinese people, as an individual and as a leader, Zhou
had demonstrated many qualities of character, few Chinese, past or
present, can match!

   I do not understand the logics of these sudden personal attacks with
abusive words toward Zhou, Although Zhou and his wife were communists
throughout, they were also nationalists. Their personal conduct were
consistant with their believes throughout their lives.
Their deep love toward China and Chinese people are something that are
in sharp contrast with today's leaders of the CCP.  This is something
today's CCP should feel ashamed of! Li-Peng is really a "Bu4 Xiao4 Zi3"
(disappointing impious son)

   It seems that some of the netters are really very young, many of you
sound like that you are unaware of another massacre carried out on April
the 6th 1976 on TAM square.

   The reason for that massacre was said that Jiang Qing wanted to stop
people's gethering near the "Monument of People's Heroes", there were
tens of thousands of people went there to pay their respect at zhou's
untimely death. It was estimated that several thousand were killled at
that massacre, the CCP later blame the "Gang of four", to many of us,
it is clear cut, ("Gang of four" = CCP). And the killing is consistant
with CCP's styles.

   Zhou was truly loved by many Chinese. I'm one of those who share a
deep respect for him.  The reason that people respect Zhou could be
varied, but mainly are:

   1.  Zhou is very talented and skillful (excellent people skill). When
       China was very weak and most Chinese are very ignorant, Zhou's
       personality was an inspiration for many Young Chinese
       intellectuals.

   2.  Zhou's simple life style was consistent with his believes, his
       wits and diligence are respected by friends and foes.

   3.  Zhou was the very few among the CCP leadership, who were not
       afraid to show their humane side, which was very rare through the
       CCP party hierarchies.

   4.  Throughout Zhou's career, he was the glue which kept the
       solidarity of all the non-CCP D-Fighters.  In the many waves of
       CCP's bloody "movements", he did shield many "Bourgeois Enemies",
       and saved many lives. Many of the old D-Fighters had deep trust in
       Zhou.

   5.  Zhou earned a very high level of credibility, among CCP's friends
       and enemies, which was almost a miracle among CCP's trickeries.

   Of course, these are my own personal views, and Zhou is by no means
perfect. Nevertheless, Premier Zhou En-Lai was a true giant. He would
have put some of today's CCP's leaders to great shame!

   Although I strongly despise today's CCP, I still felt that we need
to view the history with an objective mind.

   When Zhou died, I was very sad for several days.

   On my several trips to China, I repeatedly refused to visit Mao's
Mausoleum, but I did make a special trip to visit Zhou's home town, to
pay my personal respect.

   Even with all the recent economical progress in China, the road for
China ahead could still be very bumpy, no nation can achieve true
strength without the courage to face and deal it's own past ugly ills.

   For any one who want to further criticize Zhou, I ask you at least
to do some study, I understand that for a long time, it was very difficult
to learn any truth about recent Chinese History inside China, but now
you are in North American, here we have the best library systems, do not
waste such an golden opportunity while you are still young. Learn well
about the Chinese History of the last 100 years, maybe we can find
mild but effective cures to save China from her overdose of the poison
"Communism".

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