Lin Liheng | |||||||||
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 Lin in military uniform, c. 1960s | |||||||||
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| Born | 31 August 1944 Yan'an, Shaanxi, China | ||||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||||
| Spouse |
Zhang Qinglin
(m. 1974; died 2022) | ||||||||
| Relations | Lin Liguo (brother) | ||||||||
| Parent(s) | Lin Biao and Ye Qun | ||||||||
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| Military service | |||||||||
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China | ||||||||
| Branch/service | People's Liberation Army Air Force | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Chinese | 林立衡 | ||||||||
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| Nickname | |||||||||
| Chinese | 林豆豆 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Bean Bean Lin | ||||||||
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Lin Liheng (Chinese: 林立衡; born 31 August 1944), commonly known by her nickname Lin Doudou (Chinese: 林豆豆), is the daughter of Chinese marshal Lin Biao and his second wife Ye Qun. As the child of a prominent Chinese military and political leader, Lin was given minor but important positions during her youth. During the Cultural Revolution, she served as the deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. However, following her father's death and subsequent denouncement by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1971, Lin was stripped of her positions and detained indefinitely.
Lin's health deteriorated during her detainment and interrogation, especially during the Gang of Four's "Criticize Lin, Criticize Confucius" campaign. She was released in 1974 on the personal orders of then CCP chairman Mao Zedong. A year later, Deng Xiaoping, who would eventually succeed Mao as China's paramount leader, gave Lin a minor position in a factory in Zhengzhou, Henan. However, she lost her position in the aftermath of the Gang of Four's "Criticize Deng" campaign. Lin was rehabilitated in the mid-1980s by then CCP general secretary Zhao Ziyang, who allowed Lin to return to Beijing after receiving a letter of appeal from her.
Lin kept a low profile in Beijing as a contributor to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and retired in 2002. After her retirement she opened a restaurant in Beijing, and has since spoken at a few public events.