What is the main conflict in Red Azalea by Anchee Min?

As Min grows, she becomes very active in the Little Red Guard and is called on by Party officials to speak out for the Party. Her ability to write well and to recall what she has written makes her ideal for writing and presenting speeches. When she is told that a teacher named Autumn Leaves is an American spy, Min is skeptical. She's convinced by a Party secretary named Chain who uses the fact that Autumn Leaves has allowed Min to borrow American fairy tales as proof of guilt. Min is then told that Autumn Leaves had written in a diary that Min is "educable," which Min is told means that Autumn Leaves has targeted Min as a potential revolutionary. Min, caught up in the flattery of being singled out by the Party as a good young mind who will make a good adult Party member, the young Min writes a speech formally accusing Autumn Leaves though she wavers when forced to confront her teacher in front of a crowd.