Ye Jianying
Americannoun
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The only time China attended was when Marshal Ye Jianying came in 1958, four years before the two countries went to war over their disputed border.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
Marshal Ye Jianying, a Chinese Communist party veteran, was the chief guest in 1958, four years before India and China went to war over a border dispute.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2022
Ye Jianying was a hero of China’s Communist revolution.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2018
Ye Jianying and Li Xiannian, both old marshals, led the coup.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the most powerful old marshals, Ye Jianying, brought his army colleagues together and decided that when Mao died, they would arrest Jiang and her cohort.
From Time Magazine Archive
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