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Continuing with Joseph Tarigian, the book,

The Party's Interest Come First.

This is a biography of Xi Zhong,

father of Xi Jinping.

The reason we begin now with a novel is because it is the most dangerous novel that ever came into the Shi family. You will recall we left father and son in

their underwear at a hot apartment smoking cigarettes.

The reason they're at that point in their lives reunion all the time

is because of the disruption of the previous decade.

Xi Zhongshun was a very powerful early member of the party, joining in 26, went through the battles

of the 30s and 40s. And then, Joseph, wonderful to continue the story. There are mysteries here,

but one mystery we must deal with right away is why the novel Leo Gidon, it's a novel

of a man's life, a man who was principal in promoting Xi Zheng, Zhang's career in their

provinces. Why it matters is because the book is regarded as counter-revolutionary,

rightist deviation. And the fact that our hero, Xi Zhang Chun, permits it to be published

is the reason for his fall and breaking and torture and brutality and not seeing his family for,

what is it, seven or eight years. What is in that novel? It's what, what makes it the ruin of

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