7-4 A Hideous Liaison

Seven; Lustful And Shameless
4: A Hideous Liaison

Among Jiang’s mistresses, Chen Zhili has been the most loyal to him, and has the highest position in the Chinese Communist government. In 1988 Chen advanced quickly to the important position of the Minister of Propaganda in Shanghai.
All the committee members knew that she had advanced by granting sexual favors. However, sex wasn’t the only reason for the affair between Chen and Jiang. This one was also a hideous political liaison.

Following the Cultural Revolution, Chen Zhili started working for the Shanghai Institute Of Ceramics, where Jiang’s eldest son happened to work as well. After Jiang was appointed the Secretary of the Shanghai City Committee, Jiang Mianheng introduced Chen to his father. Jiang and Chen hit it off right away.

Before the June-4 Massacre, Jiang banned the publication of the World Economic Herold, due to its pro-democratic stands. When Jiang went to Beijing in May 1989, the General Secretary of the CCP, Zhao Zi