1978年12月,陈云在十一届三中全会上重新担任中央副主席。这时,他已经73岁。在奋力工作的同时,他和叶剑英、邓小平等老同志,都对干部“青黄不接”的严重状况产生了极大的担忧。陈云注意到,各省委、地委的主要负责人多数是大革命时期或抗战时期的干部,他们大多是带病工作,时 In December 1978, Chen Yun re-assumed the position of vice chairman at the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee. At this time, he is 73 years old. At the same time as working hard, he and other old comrades such as Ye Jianying and Deng Xiaoping had great worries about the grave situation of their cadres. Chen Yun noted that most of the chief leaders of the provincial and prefectural committees are cadres during the Great Revolution or during the war. Most of them are sick workers.