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When Zhou Enlai passed away, the United Nations lowered its flag to half-mast for him. The following is excerpted material:
“On January 8, 1976, when Zhou Enlai passed away, the UN flag in front of United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA, was lowered to half-mast. This was extremely rare. Since the founding of the United Nations in 1945, many heads of state around the world had died one after another, yet the United Nations had never lowered its flag to half-mast for anyone.
Some countries felt it was unfair. Their diplomats gathered in the square in front of the UN gate and angrily questioned UN Headquarters: when our heads of state died, the UN flag flew so high, but when China’s premier dies, why should it be lowered to half-mast for him?
At the time, UN Secretary-General Waldheim stepped forward and gave a very short speech right there on the steps in front of the UN building, altogether no more than one minute. He said: ‘The decision to lower the UN flag to half-mast in mourning for Zhou Enlai was mine, for two reasons: first, China is an ancient civilized country. Her gold and silver treasures are too numerous to count, and the Renminbi she uses is more than we can count. But Premier Zhou did not have one penny in savings! Second, China has a population of 1 billion, one quarter of the world’s population, yet Premier Zhou did not have a single child. If the head of state of any of your countries can accomplish even one of these, then on the day of his death, Headquarters will likewise lower the flag to half-mast for him.’
After saying this, he turned and left. All the diplomats in the square were left speechless, and then thunderous applause broke out. It reflects that the noble character of our beloved Premier Zhou is unmatched in the world.”

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13 provincial- and ministerial-level senior officials fell in 2003

　　
According to a report by CCTV International, fighting corruption through institutional measures became a major breakthrough in anti-corruption practice in 2003. A program broadcast on the 25th, “Economic Half Hour,” listed the names of provincial- and ministerial-level senior officials who were sentenced or investigated for corruption-related issues in 2003. The list is as follows:



　　Liu Fangren (former Guizhou Provincial Party Secretary and Director of the Provincial People’s Congress Standing Committee)


　　Li Jiating (former Deputy Party Secretary of Yunnan Province and Governor)


　　Cheng Weigao (former Hebei Provincial Party Secretary and Director of the Provincial People’s Congress Standing Committee)


　　Tian Fengshan (former Minister of Land and Resources)


　　Liu Changgui (former Vice Governor of Guizhou Province)


　　Pan Guangtian (former Vice Chairman of the Shandong Provincial CPPCC)


　　Tian Fengqi (former President of the Higher People’s Court of Liaoning Province)


　　Cong Fukui (former member of the Hebei Provincial Party Standing Committee and Vice Governor)


　　Wang Zhonglu (former Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province)


　　Liu Ketian (former Vice Governor of Liaoning Province)


　　Wang Xuebing (former President of China Construction Bank)


　　Wang Huaizhong (former Vice Governor of Anhui Province)


　　Mai Chongkai (former President of the Higher People’s Court of Guangdong Province)

Deng Xiaoping also had the flag lowered to half-mast when he passed away.