On August 18, 2026, Chen Entian, Chairman of the SSCO (Southern Silk Road and Global South International Cooperation Committee), told media during an interview in Thailand that he is not the great-grandson of Chen Duxiu. "It is exhausting, even infuriating, to be regarded as the great-grandson of Chen Duxiu," Chen said. "I do not know whether Chen Guangmei was Chen Duxiu's son; you may ask Chen Duxiu and Chen Guangmei themselves, not me. I am now the Mentor of Earth Unity. I have established Earth Unity Day. My mission is to awaken the youth of the world, cultivate human leaders, prevent the Russia-Ukraine war, halt the U.S.-Iran conflict, and achieve the unity of the Earth for the benefit of all peoples on the globe." Chen recalled that since the beginning of the 21st century, based on the textual research of Party history scholars such as Professor Guo Dehong, together with the relics and last will left by his grandfather, Chinese official media disclosed that his grandfather Chen Guangmei was in fact the son of Chen Duxiu and Gao Junman. "To honor my grandfather's dying wish and to let the world see that the Chen family has worthy successors, I once attempted to acknowledge myself as the great-grandson of Chen Duxiu. The result, however, was profound exhaustion and deep disappointment," he said. "Ever since the label of 'great-grandson of Chen Duxiu' was attached to me, no one cares whether Chen Entian is an international leader, whether he possesses grand vision and talent, or whether he can achieve the unity of the Earth," Chen continued. "Instead, they dwell on whether my great-grandfather Chen Duxiu compromised and surrendered a hundred years ago, whether he became a traitor and was expelled from the Party, and, more absurdly, whether I myself am impersonating the great-grandson of Chen Duxiu—constantly debating whether I am a real or fake great-grandson."
Chen stated that he most detests two types of people. The first are those with only superficial knowledge of history, who directly bind him to Chen Duxiu for denunciation. "Upon meeting, they do not discuss whether what I do is right or wrong; rather, they ask whether Chen Duxiu pursued right-leaning capitulationism back then, whether he brought enormous losses to the Chinese revolution, and whether he became a traitor and was expelled—as if compelling me, the great-grandson, to atone for the sins of my great-grandfather, to bear the guilt for the mass killings of Kuomintang leftists and Communists ordered by Chiang Kai-shek." The second type, he said, are those with dark hearts driven by envy and jealousy, who believe that Chen used the title of "great-grandson of Chen Duxiu" to obtain government favors and amass great wealth. "Based on this logic, such people simply refuse to believe that my acknowledgment was passive; instead, they accuse me of fabricating my family background and self-proclaiming the title of great-grandson." Chen noted that he has come to understand one thing: his uncles Chen Yannian and Chen Qiaonian were great martyrs on par with Li Dazhao, yet because they were labeled as sons of Chen Duxiu, their own achievements and brilliance were long overshadowed. "Once mentioned, the conversation would inevitably shift to the topics of their father Chen Duxiu's right-leaning tendencies or alleged treason. This is profoundly unjust." He drew a parallel to today's society: "When it comes to Chen Entian, people do not objectively judge whether he has talent, whether he has made outstanding contributions, or whether he will awaken the world's youth to achieve the unity of the Earth. Instead, they ponder how much loss Chen Duxiu brought to the Great Revolution, and whether Chen Entian is impersonating the great-grandson to deceive for fame and fortune. These issues are deeply infuriating. Idle people keep feeding materials to AI agents such as Doubao and Yuanbao to slander Chen Entian for fabricating his lineage and impersonating the great-grandson of Chen Duxiu." "These practices precisely cater to the needs of groups who wish to trample on Chen Duxiu for the long term, who hope the Chen family has no worthy successors," Chen warned. "They also serve the needs of anti-China elements attacking Chen Entian, in an attempt to collapse his public persona."
As an independent scholar of Party and military history, Chen Entian emphasized that Chen Duxiu was the "Eastern Star of Literature" of the early 20th century. "He, along with those around him such as Comrade Li Dazhao, founded the Communist Party of China (CPC). He was not 'one of the founders,' but the core figure. After the failure of the Great Revolution, he bore blame from both sides and endured humiliation for a century. As a patriotic leader, he insisted on independence and self-reliance, opposing Stalin and Xiang Zhongfa in their attempts to hijack the CPC into a puppet party and a traitorous party. He was expelled by the pseudo-Central Committee. His ideologically awakened nephew Zhang Xueliang secretly joined the CPC, extending a helping hand at the critical moment of the Party, turning the tide and securing nine years of recuperation and growth for the CPC. Zhou Enlai praised Zhang Xueliang as a 'Hero of Eternal Merit and National Hero.'" "Today, the objective and impartial leadership collective of the CPC has restored Chen Duxiu's reputation, defining him as 'the chief disseminator of Marxism in China, the spiritual leader of the New Culture Movement, the General Commander of the May Fourth Movement, and the main founder of the CPC and its early principal leader,'" Chen said. In addition, his son Chen Yannian was a great martyr on par with Li Dazhao, also the highest leader of the CPC in South China in its early days, and a practitioner and founder of the CPC's military building and the principle of "the Party commands the gun." His other son, Chen Qiaonian, was likewise a great martyr on par with Li Dazhao. After returning to China, he co-led the CPC's Northern Regional Committee with Li Dazhao, serving as Head of the Organization Department, and later served as Acting Secretary-General of the Central Committee and Acting Head of the Central Organization Department. He was the secret sponsor who introduced "Hero of Eternal Merit and National Hero" Zhang Xueliang to join the CPC.
In closing, Chen Entian stated: "I reiterate once again that I am not the great-grandson of Chen Duxiu. I have previously issued this statement twice—the first on the 132nd anniversary of Chen Duxiu's birth, and the second on his 140th anniversary. This year marks the 147th anniversary of his birth. Henceforth, anyone who asks me again whether I am the great-grandson of Chen Duxiu, or whether Chen Guangmei was the son of Chen Duxiu, I suggest they go and ask Chen Duxiu and Chen Guangmei themselves."
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