In 1949, on the eve of the founding of New China, senior leaders of the Party Central Committee and people from various democratic parties in China conducted research and discussion on who would serve as the first chairman of New China before the political consultation meeting was held.
Everyone agreed that Chairman Mao was the best candidate for the first chairman of New China.
But Chairman Mao did not think so. When he first discussed, he recommended a person he thought was more suitable, and that person was Soong Ching Ling .
But just when Chairman Mao made his suggestion, Premier Zhou stood up and expressed a different view. So what does Premier Zhou have on this matter?
Song Ching Ling and Sun Yat-sen
As we all know, Soong Ching Ling is the wife of Mr. Sun Yat-sen and is a famous politician in our country.
Song Ching Ling was born in Shanghai on January 27, 1893.
Her father is Song Jiashu . In his early years, he followed his cousin to the United States to make a living. In the United States, Song Jiashu deeply realized what kind of insults and discrimination a "weak country people" would suffer. After returning to China, Song Jiashu and Mr. Sun Yat-sen have been committed to finding a way to save China.
Since Song Jiashu had worked in the United States, he met many international figures, which also made him soon become the earliest comprador capitalist in Shanghai after returning to China.
In order to save the country from the fire and fire, Song Jiashu devoted most of the money he earned to revolutionary construction.
Under the influence of his father Song Jiashu, Soong Ching Ling has been full of patriotic enthusiasm and profound democratic progress since childhood, and is also full of admiration for Mr. Sun Yat-sen.
Later, under Song Jiashu's arrangement, Soong Ching Ling was sent to the United States to study.
1911 Revolution won, and Soong Ching Ling was still studying in the United States at that time. After learning the news, she was very excited and wrote an article full of patriotic passion.
In this article, the lines reveal Soong Ching Ling's respect for Sun Yat-sen.
1913, after Soong Ching Ling completed his university studies in the United States, he returned to China without stopping.
At that time, although the Qing government had long been overthrown, our country was still strongly oppressed by imperialism and domestic feudalism.
Because the fruits of the Xinhai Revolution were stolen by Yuan Shikai , Mr. Sun Yat-sen launched an action to fight against Yuan when Yuan Shikai was carrying out feudal restoration.
However, if he failed to fight against Yuan, Mr. Sun Yat-sen had to go into exile between Japan and China and carried out revolutionary activities with difficulty.
After Soong Ching Ling returned to China, she learned about Mr. Sun Yat-sen's difficult situation. She was very worried and tried every means to help him.
After learning that Mr. Sun Yat-sen was missing a secretary, Soong Ching-ling found his father Song Jiashu for help without thinking, hoping that he could introduce himself to Mr. Sun Yat-sen and contribute his own part to China's revolutionary cause.
Under the recommendation of Song Jiashu, in 1914, Soong Ching Ling became Mr. Sun Yat-sen's secretary as she wished.
Mr. Sun Yat-sen is very optimistic about Soong Ching Ling and supports her in participating in the revolutionary struggle together.
As we get along with each other, the relationship between the two is getting deeper and deeper, and the relationship is undergoing subtle changes.
1915, Soong Ching Ling and Mr. Sun Yat-sen became revolutionary partners in a foreign country. It was after that that they were both comrades-in-arms of the revolution and lovers who cherish each other.
After marriage, Soong Ching Ling has always been by Mr. Sun Yat-sen. She not only helped Mr. Sun Yat-sen manage his daily life, but also provided great help to Mr. Sun Yat-sen in the revolutionary cause.
1916, Soong Ching Ling returned to China with Mr. Sun Yat-sen. She accompanied Mr. Sun Yat-sen to travel around the country, supporting Mr. Sun Yat-sen with her words and deeds to carry out the revolutionary struggle.
In May 1921, Mr. Sun Yat-sen was elected as the extraordinary president of the Republic of China.
But shortly after Mr. Sun Yat-sen took office, Chen Jiongming rebelled against the revolution. In order to seize power, he sent troops to bombard the Presidential Palace. Faced with the continuous advancement of rebels, Soong Ching-ling said to Mr. Sun Yat-sen: The revolution of the motherland can be without Soong Ching-ling, but it must not be without Sun Yat-sen!
immediately sent someone to cover Mr. Sun Yat-sen's evacuation from the danger, stayed to attract and restrain the rebels, providing full guarantee for Mr. Sun Yat-sen's safety.
Although Soong Ching Ling protected Mr. Sun Yat-sen very well, things were not satisfactory. In March 1925, Mr. Sun Yat-sen unfortunately died of illness.
Before her death, Sun Yat-sen called his wife Soong Ching-ling to her side and said, "We must find a way out for the Chinese revolution!"
That year, 32-year-old Soong Ching-ling lost her beloved mentor, close comrades and partners. Although she was extremely sad, after the grief, she swore that she must fulfill Mr. Sun Yat-sen's will.
After Mr. Sun Yat-sen's death, Soong Ching-ling never married for his life and has always regarded himself as Mrs. Sun.
She is not afraid of death and has always been fighting on the front line of the revolution, making outstanding contributions to China's revolutionary cause.
She first strongly supported the siege of the reactionaries, and then promoted the formation of the anti-Japanese national united front. For decades, she had been devoted to the revolutionary cause until the founding of New China in 1949.
Chairman Mao’s title
After the end of the War of Liberation, the Party Central Committee also began to prepare for the founding of New China.
Chairman Mao also sent someone to invite Soong Ching Ling to Beiping , wanting to invite her to discuss the founding plan together.
Soong Ching Ling did not immediately agree to Chairman Mao’s invitation, but fell into deep thought.
Because after Mr. Sun Yat-sen's death, Peking became a sad place for Comrade Soong Ching Ling.
Chairman Mao also knew that Peking had many memories of Comrade Song Qingling and Mr. Sun Yat-sen, so Chairman Mao also expressed his understanding of Soong Ching Ling's initial rejection.
But Chairman Mao did not give up his invitation to Soong Ching Ling. Perhaps it was Chairman Mao's sincerity that touched Soong Ching Ling, and she finally agreed to Chairman Mao's invitation.
In order to express his welcome to Soong Ching Ling, Chairman Mao went to the Beiping Railway Station with Premier Zhou to greet him when Soong Ching Ling arrived in Peiping.
1949 On August 8, 24 years later, Soong Ching Ling came to Peking again.
The meeting between Soong Ching Ling and Chairman Mao can be said to have great historical significance. This is Comrade Soong Ching Ling's support and affirmation for the founding of New China!
At the end of September 1949, on the eve of the founding ceremony of , the Party Central Committee held the first plenary meeting of the CPPCC in Beijing.
In this meeting, there is a very important agenda, which is to elect the main leaders of the New China.
At the democratic voting meeting, everyone who attended the meeting unanimously voted the Chairman's vote for our great revolutionary leader Chairman Mao.
After learning the results of the vote, Chairman Mao did not immediately accept the position, but stood up and made his own suggestions to everyone.
He believes that the position of chairman should be handed over to Comrade Soong Ching Ling, who is more prestigious and well-known at home and abroad.
Faced with Chairman Mao’s sudden proposal, everyone present was surprised and shocked. After learning about Chairman Mao’s proposal, Premier Zhou immediately stood up to express his objection!
After expressing his opposition: Comrade Soong Ching Ling's opinion as the first president of the country, Premier Zhou said that his opposition to Chairman Mao's proposal was not because Comrade Soong Ching Ling's prestige and ability were not worthy of the position of President of the country, but from the perspective of the overall situation, this position is indeed not suitable for Comrade Soong Ching Ling. Why do
say so? Premier Zhou gave an explanation on this:
First of all, Chairman Mao led the Party and the people from Jiangxi to Yan'an, and the mass base accumulated and the combat talents demonstrated were obvious to all.
Secondly, Chairman Mao has a deep understanding of Marxism and is even more outstanding in governing the country.
On the other hand, Comrade Soong Qingling, she is the widow of Mr. Sun Yat-sen. After the defeat, the Kuomintang has been eyeing the mainland, and its surveillance activities on Comrade Soong Qingling have never stopped.
If Comrade Soong Ching Ling is pushed to the position of President of the People's Republic of China at this moment, not only will the people in the country express their discomfort in understanding this decision, but it is also very likely that the Kuomintang reactionaries will find an opportunity to attack our party.
So considering the future development of the country, it is more appropriate to let Chairman Mao come to serve as President of the country. After listening to Premier Zhou’s explanation, party insiders also agreed that what Premier Zhou said was right and supported Chairman Mao as the presidency.
Chairman Mao and Soong Ching Ling
So why did Chairman Mao suddenly nominate and let Soong Ching Ling serve as President of the People's Republic of China?
In fact, as early as the first cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, there was contact between Chairman Mao and Soong Ching Ling.
Later, revolution failed. Chairman Mao led the Autumn Harvest Uprising , and then led the uprising soldiers to Jinggangshan and created Jinggangshan Revolutionary Base .
And Chairman Mao's behavior also made him a counter-revolutionary figure Chiang Kai-shek 's "thorn in the eyes and thorn in the flesh"!
. On the issue of revolution, Soong Ching Ling and Chiang Kai-shek have always disagree.
Although Chiang Kai-shek was a member of the Kuomintang, he was wearing the guise of the Kuomintang and doing acts against the revolution, and hunting and killing Communist Party members on a large scale. This also made Soong Ching-ling extremely disappointed with the Kuomintang headed by Chiang Kai-shek, so she left the Kuomintang and went overseas.
Although Soong Ching Ling did not personally participate in the revolutionary struggle in China during this period, the connection between him and Chairman Mao was never interrupted. They often had letters to exchange domestic revolutionary situations.
After the Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi, Chiang Kai-shek blocked the Red Army , the Red Army in northern Shaanxi and carried out "encirclement and suppression" many times.
The land in northern Shaanxi is already barren, and the grain output is not optimistic. Chiang Kai-shek's repeated "encirclement and suppression" made the Red Army soldiers' living conditions very bad, and they often had no meals after eating.
In order to solve the dilemma faced by Shaanxi Northern Red Army , Chairman Mao contacted Comrade Soong Ching Ling in helplessness.
He wrote a letter to Soong Ching Ling, hoping to borrow 50,000 US dollars from Comrade Soong Ching Ling to buy food.
Although Soong Ching Ling was not worried about food and clothing at that time, 50,000 US dollars was definitely not a small amount for her.
But Soong Ching Ling did not refuse Chairman Mao. She knew the hardships and difficulties of the soldiers' revolutionary struggles at home.
Song Qingling found his younger brother Song Ziwen .
Although they are their younger brothers, Soong Ching Ling and Soong Ziwen have already had a long time ago due to political disagreements.
When Song Ziwen learned that his sister Soong Ching Ling urgently needed such a large sum of money, he immediately thought that Soong Ching Ling would most likely go to the Communist Party with the money, so he refused to lend money to Soong Ching Ling.
After being rejected by his younger brother, Soong Ching Ling did not give up.
After some thought, Soong Ching Ling remembered that Mr. Sun Yat-sen had a pension, so she went to the bank to take out all Mr. Sun Yat-sen's pension, mortgaged all her precious jewelry and residence, and pieced together 50,000 US dollars!
After collecting 50,000 US dollars, Soong Ching Ling did not delay for a moment and immediately contacted the comrades of the underground party of the Communist Party of China and asked them to hand over the money to Chairman Mao.
, Soong Ching Ling, who is indifferent to fame and fortune, has never mentioned this to the Party Central Committee and the people around him for many years, nor has she taken the initiative to ask the Party Central Committee for the lent back the money she borrowed.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Soong Ching Ling actively sought assistance and raised funds for our revolution in the international community. After gathering a lot of aid funds, she invested most of the funds in China and used them in Yan'an, the place where the war of resistance was most needed.
At that time, the Eighth Route Army soldiers suffered serious losses due to shortage of supplies and poor medical conditions. Many soldiers unfortunately died due to injuries and did not receive timely and effective rescue.
After learning the news, Soong Ching Ling did not hesitate to use the funds raised to purchase various medical supplies and food. After several twists and turns, he secretly transported them to the hands of the Eighth Route Army soldiers in Yan'an!
Because Soong Ching Ling knew that for many years, the Communist Party of China has been contributing to China's revolutionary cause!
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, in 1945, Chairman Mao went to Chongqing for negotiations at the invitation of Chiang Kai-shek. Chairman Mao also visited Soong Ching Ling to express his gratitude.
During the Chongqing negotiations, the two often had heated discussions on China's future development and exchanged their views on China's future development.
After the end of the War of Liberation, at the first national CPPCC meeting, Chairman Mao also proposed to allow Comrade Soong Ching Ling to serve as President of the State.
Although this proposal was not finally reached, Soong Ching Ling was finally elected as Vice President of the State with a high vote.
After the founding of New China, Soong Ching Ling did not stop her struggle. She continued to shine in careers such as women, welfare and children, and truly practiced her ideals when she was young and Mr. Sun Yat-sen into actual work, and did a lot of practical things for the people!
Looking at the lives of Soong Ching Ling and Chairman Mao, they are all fighting for the people of New China.
They have the motherland and the people in mind. Not afraid of difficulties and obstacles, we are the well-deserved president of our country!
Let us pay tribute to the great men together!
References:
"Struggle to establish a new China - Commemorating the 120th anniversary of Comrade Song Qingling's birth" China Communist Party News Network
"Introduction to the life of Comrade Song Qingling" China Youth Network
"Mao Zedong" China Government Network
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