After the 9th Congress, Xu's opposition to the Cultural Revolution was recognized; and, on October 25, Xu was purged as an "anti-Party element", and he and his family were forcibly expelled to Zhengzhou, Henan.
After the 9th Congress, Xu's opposition to the Cultural Revolution was recognized by China's radical Maoists. On October 25 1969, Xu was purged as an "anti-Party element", and he and his family were forcibly expelled to Zhengzhou, Henan.