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Footnote: “class status” / “class origin”
In the 1950s–1970s, every individual was assigned both a hereditary class origin (出身) and a personal class status (成分). These political labels profoundly shaped one’s employment, educational opportunities, and political trustworthiness. A “worker” origin was among the most politically favored.

Footnote: “ideologically pure—red roots, red shoots”
The slogan 红根红苗 signaled that both one’s family background (“roots”) and one’s individual class status and political behavior (“shoots”) were proletarian. Cadres so labeled were considered exceptionally reliable and often promoted despite limited schooling.

Footnote: “admitted into the Party early”
Early admission (提前入党) was reserved for youths deemed exceptionally loyal. During the early 1950s expansion of the CCP, politically reliable young workers were frequently admitted before reaching adulthood.

Footnote: “assigned him as the cadre responsible for her special case”
A “special case” (特殊案件) referred to a detainee under politically sensitive investigation or heightened ideological scrutiny. Such cases were supervised through secret channels outside the normal administrative hierarchy.

Footnote: “the organization… a mark of trust”
“Organization” (组织) was a metonym for the CCP as a collective moral authority. Declaring a task to be “organizational trust” (组织的信任) bound the cadre to political obedience and reframed potentially troubling tasks as honorable.

Footnote: “he could bypass normal channels and report directly upwards”
The authorization to bypass routine reporting channels (越级汇报) placed the cadre within the parallel investigative structure of a 专案小组 (“special case-handling group”), which reported directly to higher Party or security organs.

Footnote: “deliver regular reports”
Regular ideological and behavioral reports (定期汇报) were a staple of special-case supervision. They recorded the detainee’s emotional state, political expressions, interactions, and any signs of resistance or “breakthrough opportunities.”