Chen Pixian

Chen Pixian

Chen Pi Xian (March 20, 1916 - August 23, 1995), Han nationality. Born on March 20, 1916 in guanliankeng, Nanyang District, Changting County, Fujian Province (now Guanyu village, Nanyang Town, Shanghang County, Fujian Province), he was a peasant family. He used to be Chen Jiayu and changed his name to API. Chen Pixian is an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, a long tested and loyal communist fighter, a proletarian revolutionist, Secretary of the Secretariat of the 12th CPC Central Committee, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the 6th National People's Congress, and former standing member of the Advisory Committee of the CPC Central Committee. He died in Beijing at 4:35 a.m. on August 23, 1995 due to invalid medical treatment He was 80 years old.

Life of the characters

In March 1916, Comrade Chen Pixian was born into a peasant family in guanliankeng, Nanyang District, Changting County, Fujian Province. As early as his youth, he was influenced by progressive thought and pursued revolutionary truth. He joined the Communist Youth League in 1929. He became a member of the Communist Party of China in 1931 and began to struggle for the cause of Chinese people's Liberation and socialist revolution and construction for more than 60 years. Since 1929, Comrade Chen Pixian has been engaged in the founding of the Communist Youth League in Fujian Province. He has successively served as secretary of the children's Bureau of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, Secretary of the children's Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, Secretary of the Central County Committee of the Communist Youth League in Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, and member of the Soviet branch of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League. At the beginning of 1935, Comrade Chen Pixian was appointed secretary of Gannan provincial Party committee of the Communist Youth League. After the main Red Army set out for the Long March, he followed Xiang Ying, Chen Yi and other comrades, together with the leading organs of the Central Soviet Area, to highlight the enemy's heavy blockade and encirclement, and entered the Jiangxi Guangdong border guerrilla area. Under the extremely difficult conditions of losing contact with the Party Central Committee and being blocked by the enemy, Zhuo Jedi carried out a three-year guerrilla war, smashed the enemy's many "clean-up" campaigns, and made contributions to the preservation of revolutionary forces and the persistence of guerrilla warfare in the south. From April 1949 to August 1952, he served as the Secretary of the Party committee of Southern Jiangsu. From May 1949, he also served as the Secretary of the financial and Economic Committee of the Party committee of Southern Jiangsu, and once served as a political member of the southern Jiangsu military region. He was a member of the East China military and political Commission and the East China Administrative Commission from December 1949 to August 1954. He served as the fourth Secretary of Shanghai municipal Party committee from March 1952 to October 1954, the Second Secretary of Shanghai municipal Party committee from October 1954 to July 1956, the Secretariat of Shanghai municipal Party committee from July 1956 to November 1965, and the first Secretary of Shanghai municipal Party committee from November 1965 to January 1967. He was concurrently Secretary of the industrial production Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the CPC since August 1952, member of the East China Bureau of the CPC Central Committee from July 1953 to November 1954, member of the Shanghai Bureau of the CPC Central Committee from November 1954 to November 1960, chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference from November 1958 to the beginning of the cultural revolution, director of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of capital construction from February 1959 to July 1962, and director of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of capital construction from February 1961 to July 1962 In the winter of six years, he served as the Secretary of the East China Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and the second and first political commissar of Shanghai Garrison district. from 1966 to 1975, he was persecuted in the "Cultural Revolution" and was detained for distribution. He served as deputy director of Shanghai Revolutionary Committee from 1975 to 1977. From February to July 1977, he served as secretary of the CPC Yunnan Provincial Committee (there was the first secretary at that time) and deputy director of the Yunnan Provincial Revolutionary Committee. from July 1977 to January 1978, he was the Second Secretary of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee and deputy director of the Hubei Provincial Revolutionary Committee. He was the Second Secretary of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee and the first deputy director of the Hubei Provincial Revolutionary Committee from January to August 1978. from August 1978 to August 1982, he served as the first Secretary of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee and political commissar of Wuhan military region (since January 1979), and also served as the first political commissar of Hubei military region; from August 1978 to January 1980, he served as the chairman of Hubei Provincial Revolutionary Committee; and from January 1980 to July 1982, he served as the chairman of the Standing Committee of Hubei Provincial People's Congress. from September 1982 to November 1987, he served as secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee. He served as secretary of the political and Law Commission of the CPC Central Committee from May 1983 to July 1985. He was elected vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress in June 1983. he was a member of the Standing Committee of the Advisory Committee of the CPC Central Committee from November 1987 to October 1992. He has been honorary director of the National Committee on aging since April 1990. Alternate member of the 8th CPC Central Committee, member of the 11th and 12th CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the Secretariat of the 12th CPC Central Committee, and member of the Central Advisory Committee and Standing Committee of the 13th CPC National Congress. died in Beijing on August 23, 1995.

War of Liberation

During the war of liberation, Comrade Chen Pixian successively served as political commissar of the seventh column of the central China Field Army, member of the central China Branch Bureau, representative of the central China Branch Bureau in Central Jiangsu, political commissar of the central China South line logistics command of the New Fourth Army, Secretary of the central China Working Committee, political commissar of the central China command, Northern Jiangsu corps and Northern Jiangsu military region of the New Fourth Army. In June 1946, Chiang Kai Shek openly tore up the "double ten agreement" and launched a large-scale attack on our liberated areas. Comrade Chen Pixian took part in the "seven wars and seven victories" between the Soviet Union and China under the direct command of Comrade Su Yu and shouldered the heavy task of supporting the front. In September 1946, the Party Central Committee instructed the central China Field Army to develop northward and withdraw from central China and Huaiyin. The central China branch decided that Comrade Chen Pixian would stay behind to lead the struggle behind the enemy in Central China. Under the unfavourable situation that the enemy is strong and we are weak, he not only preserved the backbone strength of our party, but also was good at catching fighters, taking the initiative to attack, destroying the enemy's living forces, and effectively cooperated with the front battlefield operations. In the summer of 1947, great changes took place in the national situation, and our army shifted from strategic defense to strategic attack. At that time, the internal forces in Central China had developed into three columns, which echoed the Shandong corps and launched a powerful offensive, forming two fists to attack each other, effectively supporting our army's external operations. Later, Comrade Chen Pixian joined the Huai Hai Campaign which shocked China and foreign countries. During the Huaihai Campaign, 1.07 million migrant workers were mobilized in Central China, including 225000 migrant workers, 15000 stretchers, 80000 cars, and 110 million jin of grain. Comrade Chen Pi Xian led the army and people in Central China, strongly supported the Huaihai Campaign, made outstanding contributions, and made great contributions to the victory of the war of liberation. In April 1949, Comrade Chen Pixian crossed the Yangtze River and went south with the army. He served as secretary of the Party committee of the southern Jiangsu military region, political commissar of the southern Jiangsu military region, and member of the East China military and political Commission. He has done a lot of fruitful work to establish the people's political power in the newly liberated areas, carry out land reform, suppress bandits and fight against hegemony, heal the wounds of war, and restore and prosper the economy. After three years of hard work, the annual output of grain and cotton in the whole region has exceeded the highest before the Anti Japanese War, and the output of most industrial products has doubled. He was praised by Comrade Mao Zedong for his outstanding accomplishment of the tasks of land reform and counterinsurgency.

Transfer to Shanghai

In February 1952, Comrade Chen Pixian was transferred to work in Shanghai. He successively served as the fourth Secretary of Shanghai municipal Party committee, member of East China Administrative Committee, member of East China Bureau, member of Shanghai Bureau, Second Secretary of Shanghai municipal Party committee, Secretary of Shanghai municipal Party Committee Secretariat, second and first political commissar of Shanghai Garrison District, Secretary of East China Bureau record office, chairman of Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, and first Secretary of Shanghai municipal Party committee. At the beginning of the liberation, in the face of the arduous task of a hundred industries waiting to be carried out and a hundred wastes waiting to be revived, Comrade Chen Pi Xian devoted himself to work as soon as he arrived in Shanghai, assisting Comrade Chen Yi to resolutely implement the principles and policies of the Party Central Committee, making contributions to the suppression of counter revolutionaries, the elimination of drugs, the prohibition of gambling, and the prohibition of *, to clean up the muddy waters of old Shanghai, and to maintain social stability, to stabilize market prices, and to restore normal production and living order Great efforts have been made. During the first five year plan period, Comrade Chen Pixian, as one of the main responsible persons of Shanghai municipal Party committee, has done a lot of work for the comprehensive recovery and development of Shanghai's industrial production, as well as supporting the national key construction and border construction. After the CPC Central Committee approved the policy of making full use of Shanghai's industrial potential and rationally developing Shanghai's industrial production put forward by Shanghai municipal Party committee, he and other comrades of Shanghai municipal Party committee, with a more positive attitude, made full use of the advantages of the old coastal industrial bases, further mobilized the enthusiasm of the broad masses of workers, intellectuals and businessmen, and promoted the rational development of industry. Comrade Chen Pi Xian has devoted a lot of efforts and made great contributions to the construction of a new socialist Shanghai.

Cultural Revolution

During the "Cultural Revolution", Shanghai was the base for the gang of four to disrupt the whole country and seize power. Comrade Chen Pixian was brutally persecuted and imprisoned for ten years, and his relatives were also implicated. Comrade Chen Pi Xian did not compromise on Lin Biao's and gang of four's false accusations and coercion. He insisted on principle and truth, and was loyal to the party. He fought face to face and showed the party's iron character. What is more valuable is that he himself was in danger and did everything possible to protect the persecuted cadres.

Get back to work

After Comrade Chen Pixian resumed his work in 1977, he became Secretary of Yunnan provincial Party committee and deputy director of Yunnan Provincial Revolutionary Committee in February. In July of the same year, he was transferred to Hubei as the Second Secretary of Hubei provincial Party committee and the first deputy director of Hubei Provincial Revolutionary Committee. From August 1978 to October 1982, he was the first Secretary of Hubei provincial Party committee. During this period, he also successively served as director of Hubei Provincial Revolutionary Committee, director of Standing Committee of Hubei Provincial People's Congress, first political commissar of Hubei military region, and political commissar of Wuhan military region. He firmly carried out the party's ten principles

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