Photo: screenshot of CCTV report

The ashes of comrade Su Yilin, a heroic martyr of the covert front, who obtained a great deal of top-secret military intelligence from the Kuomintang (KMT) authorities and sacrificed his life 75 years ago on the island of Taiwan, was interred at the Panshan Martyrs Cemetery in North China's Tianjin on Saturday, China Central Television reported.  

More than 100 people, including relatives and descendants of the martyr and representatives of relevant authorities, attended the ceremony, according to the report. 

The ceremony started at 10 am with the solemn national anthem. Honor guards escorted the martyr's ashes covered with the national flag to the monument, and all attendees observed a moment of silence to pay tribute to Su, who dedicated himself to the revolutionary cause. 

Surrounded by flowers, the loyal fighter of the covert front, who sacrificed his life 75 years ago on the island of Taiwan, was finally laid to rest in Tianjin, where his organization was based.

Su was born in Renqiu, North China's Hebei Province in 1914 and joined the Communist Party of China in 1933. He had long been engaged in the Party's covert front work. In 1949, he entered Taiwan island by following the retreating KMT troops and went undercover in the island.

During his stay in Taiwan, Su obtained a large amount of top-secret military intelligence from the KMT authorities in Taiwan, making important contributions to the great cause of advancing national reunification. On June 29, 1951, Su sacrificed his life at Machangding in Taipei.

Before his sacrifice, Su said to his comrades that "If this operation fails, only I will be exposed. If it succeeds, it will save tens of thousands of lives from being sacrificed."

In the 1980s, after arduous efforts to locate him, the remains of Martyr Su were finally brought back to the mainland. On August 12, 1989, he was posthumously recognized as a revolutionary martyr, and corresponding policies were implemented for his family members.

The Tianjin Panshan Martyrs Cemetery, where Su's ashes were laid to rest this time, was first built in 1956. The cemetery inters revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed their lives in various historical periods, including Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the War of Liberation (1945-49).

This solemn ceremony has also made more people aware of the sacrifices and contributions made by the covert front to the Party and the people. It inspires future generations to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors, remain unswerving in their commitment to safeguarding national security and advancing the great cause of national reunification, and continue to strive relentlessly, according to the CCTV report.

Global Times