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| − | Zhou Enlai (1898–1976) was a leading communist in China who served as Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 until his death. He also served as China's foreign minister from 1949 to 1958. Zhou was portrayed as a selfless hero to the Chinese people. He began to end China's isolation from the world when he invited an American table tennis team to tour [[China]] in 1971. | + | '''Zhou Enlai''' (1898–1976) was a leading [[communist]] in [[China]] who served as Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 until his death. He also served as China's foreign minister from 1949 to 1958. Zhou was portrayed as a selfless hero to the Chinese people. He began to end China's isolation from the world when he invited an American table tennis team to tour [[China]] in 1971. |
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
Revision as of 02:33, September 22, 2007
Zhou Enlai (1898–1976) was a leading communist in China who served as Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 until his death. He also served as China's foreign minister from 1949 to 1958. Zhou was portrayed as a selfless hero to the Chinese people. He began to end China's isolation from the world when he invited an American table tennis team to tour China in 1971.
Further reading
- Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 66, Edited by William Burr, September 1970-July 1971; includes private conversations between Henry Kissinger and Zhou Enlai and other important memoranda.