Li Nanyang's relationship
with her father, Li Rui, provides insight into
the political workings of the Cultural Revolution. Li Rui's criticisms
of the Great Leap Forward led to his denunciation and exile; Nanyang
was discriminated against in school because of her father’s
downfall. A sincere believer in the ideals of the revolution, Li Nanyang
rejected her father as an enemy of the Party. It was many years before
the two could reconcile, but Nanyang would eventually play a key role
in helping her father in his rehabilitation. |
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