Books by Frederick Teiwes & Warren Sun
The Tragedy of Lin Biao
by Frederick Teiwes & Warren Sun
The case of Lin Biao is this very, very, murky episode when the chosen heir apparent, his name written in the Party constitution, allegedly plotted to assassinate Chairman Mao. Then, when fleeing in the direction of the Soviet Union, his plane crashed with his family in Mongolia. This is a very, very judicious and well-researched work on this episode, and the authors show that the likelihood of Lin Biao plotting against the chairman is very small – because it goes against all his previous behaviour in the Cultural Revolution.
Interviews where books by Frederick Teiwes & Warren Sun were recommended
The best books on The Cultural Revolution, recommended by Roderick MacFarquhar
Countries do have to come to terms with their own history, and it’s unhealthy that China has not yet come to terms with the Cultural Revolution, argues the West’s leading scholar of the period, Roderick MacFarquhar. He chooses the best five books on the Cultural Revolution.
