The reverberations from a plane crash 45 years ago, when a Trident 1E airliner slammed into the Gobi Desert in eastern Mongolia, killing all those on board, opened the eyes of many people in neighbouring China.
Thatâ??s because one of the dead was Communist Party leader Mao Zedongâ??s hand-picked successor, Lin Biao.
The death of the â??Great Helmsmanâ??sâ? chosen heir in such mysterious circumstances at the age of 64 was central to the toppling of the Mao myth and the ending of the Cultural Revolution.
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