英文摘要 |
Before the Cultural Revolution erupted, Peng Zhen was one of the mostinfluential central leaders of the Chinese Communist Party and a top officialof the People’s Republic of China’s national capital. This article examinesPeng Zhen’s roles, policies and consequences during the Great Leap Forward(GLF) in the Beijing Municipality. The paper demonstrates that, like otherlocal Party bureaucrats, Peng encouraged and set up the unrealistic grainproduction quotas and mobilized the local cadres to implement the steelmakingcampaign in Beijing City. At the same time, he also considered theGLF to be a rare opportunity to facilitate local industrial development. Albeitsucceeding in completing the “Ten Grand Buildings” at all costs todemonstrate the great achievements and spirit of the GLF, he carried outsome controversial local building projects during the campaign. Consequently,Peng could not shirk responsibility for the adverse effects brought by thedevastating campaign in Beijing. |