Served as Premier from October 1949 till his death in January 1976.
Party Affiliation- Communist Party of China.
Zhou Enlai ( Chou En-Lai ) was born March 5, 1898 in Huai’an, Jiangsu province, China to an affluent family. Zhou Enlai was a participant of a few student movements like the May Fourth Movement, which led him to be arrested and imprisoned. Zhou later move to France after his release to become a worker-student. While in France Zhou joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1922, and helped set up various branches of the party in Europe. He returned to China in 1924.
Between 1924 and 1949, Zhou Enlai participated in various government activities like the Northern Expedition and the Long March (1934-1935). during this time Zhou also married Deng Yingchao and was responsible for The CCP's negotiations with the Guomindang government.
After the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, Zhou became not only the first Premier of The PRC but also the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In Foreign Affairs Zhou Enlai traveled a lot and earned China good standing among other Third World countries due to his "Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence". As the Premier ,Zhou tried to keep the balance between the radical ideas of Mao and keeping the pretense that everything was normal in China. Zhou Enlai died in January 1976 due to cancer.
Hey Zhou! What's up? My name is Sun-Yat-Sen, and I was a Chinese revolutionary and first president of China! Now although you may (or may not) have had China's best interest at heart, I am here to say that your Communist approach to ruling China is completely the wrong way of doing things. Your China is filled with oppression and exploitation. My vision of China was based on the basic principals of nationalism, sovereignty, and socialism. The China that existed when you were in office stripped any sense of nationalism that I tried to instill during my presidency. We need to have a good, long talk about what is best for China. Good day to you, sir.
ReplyDeletehey Gordon Brown here, just curious how the Chinese government is going. Get back to me when possible, I'm not too busy since I'm retired now.
ReplyDeleteHello Zhou. In regards to your Communist approach to ruling China, I have to agree with Sun-Yat-Sen, as Communism is the last thing China needs right now. I have traveled far and wide around the Chinese countryside, and have seen first hand the unfortunate effects that Communism has had on the Chinese people. This inspired my life long dedication to ridding China of this inept and inefficient system. However Sun-Yat-Sen, our similar views stop there. While we can both agree on what China does not need (Communism), we differ in regards to what it does need. Please include me in this little chat about China, as I have quite a few arguments as to why democracy is the best way to go.
ReplyDeleteJust to clarify: the above comment was from the one and only Wei Jingsheng.
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