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Lin Biao

American  
[lin byou] / ˈlɪn ˈbyaʊ /
Also Lin Piao

noun

  1. 1907–71, Chinese marshal and Communist leader: defense minister 1959–71; leader of abortive coup 1971.


Lin Biao British  
/ ˈlɪn ˈbjaʊ /

noun

  1. See Lin Piao

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He was laboring in rural Guangdong when he heard the news that Marshal Lin Biao, Mao’s chosen successor-in-waiting, had perished in a plane that crashed while he was fleeing China on Sept. 13, 1971.

From New York Times

In 1971, Lin Biao, Mao’s top general, fled from a house above the beach — now surrounded by a high wall — and boarded a plane at the local airport to flee the country.

From New York Times

Some students were also told how to deal with foreign journalists who might ask tricky questions such as, "Where is Marshall Lin Biao?"

From BBC

Interestingly, almost like the attempted coup again Mao Zedong in 1971 by Lin Biao.

From New York Times

Another, Lin Biao, perished in a plane crash fleeing China.

From The Wall Street Journal