Senior Jailer: Kang Sheng and the "Cultural Revolution" (II)

Without a people's army, the people have nothing. The People's Liberation Army was personally founded and led by Chairman Mao and personally commanded by Vice Chairman Lin. It is an unparalleled army of the sons and brothers of the laboring people. We must never seize guns from them or beat them. Our army is led by the Party; it is not a bourgeois army, unlike the Kuomintang army. It is wrong to separate the Party from the army."

── Instructions from the Central Leaders during the third reception of the delegations from both sides in Anhui (September 5, 1967, excerpt)

A compilation and organization of complete original historical materials, this book is divided into four volumes, detailing the on-site speeches of the senior jailer—Kang Sheng—between 1966 and 1970. In just these four short years, the records of Kang Sheng's talks exceeded 1.2 million words. The main content covers his speeches to various levels of organs and cadres, as well as his criticisms of "anti-Party and counter-revolutionary" targets. Through the detailed first-hand historical materials collected in this book, readers will be able to gain a deeper understanding of the important role Kang Sheng played during the Cultural Revolution.