politics - Long Live Chairman Lien

Colleagues returning form Nanjing told amazing stories about the tour KMT chairman Lien made in the former capital of the Nationalist government Nanjing. They noted a larger number of former KMT-supporters, sometimes have supporting banners, but smaller anti-communists notes at the backside. They would get into trouble as security forces noted those.
The arrival of Lien Chan not only signaled a formal end to the hostilities between Communists and Nationalists (whatever that might mean). Enthusiastic Nanjing citizens even chanted "Long Live Chairman Lien", a slogan that was in the past only used for Chairman Mao. Confusing times.