Zhou Enlai Quotes


You have opened a new chapter in the relations of the American and Chinese people... I am confident that this beginning of our friendship will certainly meet with majority support of our two peoples.


Citations

"Premier Chou Meets Table Tennis Delegations of Canada, Colombia, England, Nigeria and United States." Peking Review, vol. 14, no. 17, 23 Apr. 1971, p. 4.

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Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
  • Born: March 5, 1898
  • Died: January 8, 1976
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Profession: Politician, Strategist, Revolutionary, Diplomat

Zhou Enlai, Wade-Giles transliteration Chou En-lai, was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China. From October 1949 until his death in January 1976, Zhou was China's head of government. Zhou served under Chairman Mao Zedong and helped the Communist Party rise to power, later helping consolidate its control, form its foreign policy, and develop the Chinese economy.