Lin Biao
Americannoun
noun
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They point to the 1971 fall of Lin Biao, who was dubbed the “invincible general” for his crucial role in winning the Chinese civil war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
In 1969, Lin Biao was named Mao’s successor.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
When Marshall Peng Dehuai, the Minister of Defense and a longtime associate of Mao, criticized his handling of the Great Leap Forward, Mao dismissed him from his position and replaced him with Lin Biao.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Interestingly, almost like the attempted coup again Mao Zedong in 1971 by Lin Biao.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2017
At the same time the Chinese will dispose of another, even older bit of unfinished business: the 1971 plot in which then Defense Minister Lin Biao allegedly tried to assassinate Chairman Mao Tse-tung.
From Time Magazine Archive
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