Ep. 80 | Bo Yibo

Published: April 14, 2012, 12:58 a.m.

b'This week we look at a committed Communist Party leader who played an important role in steering China\\u2019s economy and financial system from 1949 to 1966 and during the Deng era. Like many other leaders of his generation, Shanxi-born Bo Yibo suffered terribly during the Cultural Revolution. Today he is best remembered as one of the Eight Immortals or Party Elders who made up Deng Xiaoping\\u2019s \\u201ckitchen cabinet\\u201d during China\\u2019s go-go 80\\u2019s and 90\\u2019s.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'