Lin Piao

British  

/ ˈlɪn ˈpjaʊ /

noun

1. 1908–71, Chinese Communist general and statesman. He became minister of defence (1959) and second in rank to Mao Tse-tung (1966). He fell from grace and is reported to have died in an air crash while attempting to flee to the Soviet Union

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Example Sentences

“But though reports often clashed in detail, they left little doubt that the height of the battle was approaching between Mao and his hand-picked heir, Marshal Lin Piao, on the one hand, and the more pragmatic and liberal Politburo faction headed by Chinese President Liu Shao-chi on the other,” the story explained.

From Time

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Mao Zedong with Zhou Enlai, left, and defence minister Lin Piao hold up Little Red Books as they review troops in Beijing in 1967.

From The Guardian

More time was needed to elect delegates to the congress, said Hua, because of relentless "interference and sabotage" by followers of the Gang of Four, headed by Mao's widow Chiang Ch'ing and the Antiparty Clique of the late Defense Minister Lin Piao.

From Time Magazine Archive

Defense Minister Lin Piao, who had been formally named Mao's successor, allegedly attempted to assassinate Mao and take supreme power for himself.

From Time Magazine Archive

The leaders' search for a haven against Lin Piao's conspiracy to overthrow Chairman Mao had not been revealed to outsiders before this moment, she added.

From Time Magazine Archive