Following the "9.3" military parade and the preface to "Deng Liqun's Self-Description," Song Ping, former member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, recently appeared to participate in public activities.
Recently, according to media reports, in October 2015, Song Ping met and talked with several "post-90s" volunteer teachers of "Beautiful China" in a courtyard in Beijing's Xicheng District.
The teacher of "Beautiful China" took a group photo with Song Ping and his wife
"Zheng Shi'er" (WeChat ID: gcxxjgzh) noted that regarding the current situation of rural education, Song Ping stressed the importance of rural issues, "China's urban and rural areas are very different, and rural areas are the largest part of China's masses and society. He also pointed out the focus that needs to be paid to at present, "understanding the countryside, farmers and their needs" and "left-behind children are now a big thing." ”
gcxxjgzh notes that Song Ping is the oldest surviving member of the Retired Standing Committee, born in 1917. As early as the Fourth Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee in 1989, the 72-year-old Song Ping was added to the Politburo Standing Committee along with Jiang Zemin and Li Ruihuan.
Song Ping is known as the "Talent Bole", and he has worked with 3 generations of leaders. According to public reports, he was Zhou Enlai's political secretary, known as Deng Xiaoping's "old buddy", had a good personal relationship with Chen Yun, and had recommended Hu Jintao.
Song Ping has worked in Gansu for 9 years. "Zheng Shi'er" (WeChat ID: gcxxjgzh) found that in the 1980s, Song Ping, then secretary of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee, recommended Hu Jintao, then deputy director of the Gansu Provincial Construction Committee. In 1992, Song Ping, who had already stepped down from his post as a member of the Standing Committee, proposed to the Central Committee, Deng Xiaoping, and Chen Yun, in the name of the personnel arrangement group of the 14th Cpc Congress, to select Hu Jintao as a member of the new Politburo Standing Committee.
As an old leader who has been retired for more than 20 years, Song Ping lives in simplicity, but also occasionally appears. "Political Affairs" (WeChat ID: gcxxjgzh) noted that in the nearly three years since the 18th Party Congress, including the above-mentioned meetings with volunteer teachers, Song Ping has appeared in public reports at least five times.
As a member of the Standing Committee of the Presidium, he attended the 18th National Congress
In November 2012, the Standing Committee of the Presidium of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was selected, with a total of 41 members, including many retired members of the Standing Committee.
At the time, 95-year-old Song Ping was the second oldest of the 41, second only to Wanli. "Political Affairs" (WeChat ID: gcxxjgzh) noted that this is the fourth time that Song Ping has been elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Presidium of the National Party Congress of the Communist Party of China since he stepped down from his position as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee in 1992.
At the opening ceremony of the 18th National Congress on November 8, 2012, Song Ping appeared in a dark gray Zhongshan suit. "Zheng Shi'er" (WeChat ID: gcxxjgzh) looked up the pictures of the public report and found that at that time, sitting on his left side was Li Lanqing, and on the right was Zhu Rongji.
On November 14, the closing of the 18th National Congress, which lasted for a week, Song Ping attended the closing meeting.
Participate in charity activities to help poor out-of-school children "realize their dreams"
Song Ping attended a charity event in Beijing
On the morning of June 12, 2014, Song Ping appeared on a charity event to help poor out-of-school children "realize their dreams" as soon as possible, wearing a white shirt and black cloth shoes and walking sticks. "Political Affairs" (WeChat ID: gcxxjgzh) noted that in public reports, this is the first time that Song Ping appeared in public news reports after the 18th Party Congress.
On the same day, when meeting with the organizers of the activity, jiangsu COSCO Education Aid foundation directors and supervisors, Song Ping encouraged them to accumulate virtue and do good deeds, advocate the world, and help more poor children in China realize their dreams. According to reports, about 10 minutes later, the organizers said that due to Song Ping's advanced age, he needed to leave the scene early.
When the leaders of the foundation reported to Song Ping, Song Ping took the initiative to name it "Dream Realization Class", "on the one hand, it is to let children in poor areas realize their dreams, and the other is to echo General Secretary Xi Jinping's Chinese Dream." Jin Yong, deputy secretary general of the foundation, said that when writing the inscription for the dream class, Song Ping wrote it 3 times and finally chose a version.
Therefore, the realization of "reading dreams", "life dreams", and "career dreams" has become the slogan of the foundation, and the "dream realization class" is mainly aimed at the actual situation of the schools in poor areas and the poor students who receive assistance.
"Political Affairs" (WeChat ID: gcxxjgzh) noted that song ping also attended the event with Zhang Quanjing, former director of the Central Organization Department, and Teng Wensheng, former director of the Central Policy Research Office.
Participated in the National Day reception for the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
The State Council held a National Day reception in the Great Hall of the People on the evening of September 30, 2014.
"Political Affairs" (WeChat ID: gcxxjgzh) noted that in addition to the Seventh Standing Committee, veteran comrades Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, Li Peng, Zhu Rongji, Li Ruihuan, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Song Ping, Li Lanqing, Zeng Qinghong, Wu Guanzheng, Li Changchun, Luo Gan, He Guoqiang, and other veteran comrades who retired from their leading posts in the party and the state also attended the reception.
It can be seen through the news broadcast footage that the retired old comrade Song Ping sat at the main table with Xi Jinping and other 7 standing committee members.
Among these current and former leaders wearing suits and ties, Song Ping, who wears a gray Zhongshan suit, is particularly conspicuous.
Watch the "9.3" military parade from the top of Tiananmen Square
Front row from left to right: Song Ping, Li Lanqing, Zeng Qinghong
Two months ago, on September 3, a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was held in Tiananmen Square. "Political Affairs" (WeChat ID: gcxxjgzh) noticed that Song Ping, who was nearly 100 years old, wore sunglasses, a medal on his chest, and a Zhongshan suit, and climbed the Tiananmen Tower to watch the ceremony.
According to media reports, only two of the current and former state leaders who appeared on the city tower wore Zhongshan suits, Xi Jinping and Song Ping. On the chests of Song Ping and Li Peng, they also wore medals, which were just awarded the 70th anniversary medal for the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, in recognition of their historical merits. The gray Zhongshan suit is Song Ping's usual dress, and he often wears a pair of flat cloth shoes on his feet after retirement.
"Zheng Shi'er" (WeChat ID: gcxxjgzh) noted that the military parade was song Ping's third time to participate in the military parade. In the 1999 50th Anniversary National Day Military Parade, the 2009 60th Anniversary National Day Military Parade, and the 9.3 Victory Commemoration Conference, Song Ping appeared on the tiananmen Tower for three consecutive times.
Among the outgoing leaders who appeared on the tiananmen tower at the same time as Song Ping were Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, Li Peng, Zhu Rongji, Li Ruihuan, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Lanqing, Zeng Qinghong, Wu Guanzheng, Li Changchun, Luo Gan, and He Guoqiang.
Foreword to Deng Liqun's Self-Description: 1915-1974
On September 15 this year, Guangming Daily published Song Ping's preface to the book "Deng Liqun's Self-Description: 1915-1974."
According to the statistics of "Political Affairs" (WeChat ID: gcxxjgzh), the preface is 1860 words, and Song Ping said that in his self-statement, he could read the intellectuals needed by the party and the people.
Song Ping wrote in the preface that his experience with Deng Liqun was somewhat close. They all studied in Beiping before the July 7 Incident, witnessed the dark reality of Japanese imperialism's invasion of China and the Kuomintang's concessions to the outside world and suppression at home, and later joined the ranks of the party. Later, during the Cultural Revolution, no matter how much he fought and how much he suppressed, Deng Liqun insisted on telling the truth and maintained the principle of party spirit of Communist Party members.
The preface reads: After the Thirteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Li Qun withdrew from the leading post, grew older, his hearing and eyesight declined, and he still diligently studied and wrote, especially in accordance with the instructions of Comrades Xiaoping and Chen Yun, he undertook the task of establishing the Institute of Contemporary China Studies and compiling national history. It should be said that he is a very suitable candidate.
In his preface, Song Ping commented on Deng Liqun as follows: Liqun's bones are hard, and there is a kind of feeling, backbone, and principle of communist intellectuals.
Deng Liqun, two years older than Song Ping, was a former secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Central Propaganda Department, and died of illness on February 10, 2015, at the age of 100, and at the farewell ceremony of his body, Xi Jinping and other members of the Standing Committee went to Babaoshan to bid farewell.
In addition, Song Ping wrote the foreword to the March 2013 issue of the Diary of the Republic.
"Political Affairs" (WeChat ID: gcxxjgzh) Written by Zhang Yanbei, an intern at the Beijing News