Erick Yax-Vidal
Green Class
2/5/2012
Jiang Qing: The Most Influential
Woman in China
Q. How did it feel like being
married to Mao Zedong?
A. To be honest it was a plain
marriage, I lived with Mao in what i thought of normal that is, until the start
of the revolution. Once the revolution started I was out and about. I was
giving speeches to little kids one day and the next day I was watching
thousands die of starvation. The weird thing was that I didn’t mind it. But I
still did as my husband told me, such as supporting him with everything he did.
Q.How did it feel to be the most
influential woman in China?
A. I felt on top of the world, it
was great. Anything I said went. Such as If i wanted a bird I got a bird. There
was only one person stronger then me and that was my husband. I loved being a
huge influence for all of the youth.
Q.Did you ever believe that you
would be at such a high position of power?
A. Honestly? No, as a child my
dream was to become an actress. I wanted to be a star, someone who was admired
by hundreds. The one thing I certainly didn't want to be was a servant. I saw
how my mother struggled all those years I promised myself that i would never
become a servant.
Q.Do you think you would be happier
with your first love Yu Qiwei?
A. Happier? No, but I did love him
at the time. I was living with him for a while and we even joined the Chinese
Communist Party together. If we hadn't been separated i would have never met
Mao and would have never had they life that had.
Q. Thank you so much for taking the
time to speak with me. Do you still believe you were wrongly prosecuted?
A. Yes, I did not do any of the
things they charged me with. I am innocent!....
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