The Ye-Xi Clique I
1st in a series of 4 articles on Xi Jinping’s rise to power and the origins of Chinese political warfare.
I. Ye Jianying and Xi Zhongxun, , Patriarchs Who Set an Example Their Sons Could Not Follow
The photo below is Wide Fountain’s favorite from China’s post-revolutionary era. These four happy men, all veterans of the Long March, played significant roles in the Chinese Revolution and the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).