Jan 25,1981: Lin Biao and Jiang Qing are judged

Jan 25, 1981: Lin Biao and Jiang Qing, the prime culprits of a counter-revolutionary group, are judged

On Jan 25, 1981, after a trial, the Supreme Special Court passed judgment on 10 prime culprits of a counter-revolutionary group, including Lin Biao and Jiang Qing. The court sentenced Jiang Qing and Zhang Chunqiao to death. The death sentence was suspended for two years with deprivation of political rights for life. The court sentenced Wang Hongwen to life imprisonment with deprivation of political rights for life. The court sentenced seven other criminals to imprisonment: 20 years for Yao Wenyuan, 18 years for Chen Boda, 18 years for Huang Yongsheng, 17 years for Wu Faxian, 18 years for Li Zuopeng, 16 years for Qiu Huizuo and 18 years for Jiang Tengjiao. All were deprived of political rights for five years. The court’s sentences expressed the will of the people, upholding justice and embodying the dignity of the socialist legal system.

Jan 25—31, 1985: The State Council held a forum to open coastal economic zones

From Jan 25 to Jan 31, 1985, the State Council held a forum on the Yangtze River, Pearl River Delta and Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Quanzhou of the Southern Fujian Triangle. The forum recommended these three "Triangle" areas be developed as open coastal economic zones.