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On March 5, 1898 ({sys:(year(now)-1898)}), Zhou Enlai was born in Huai 'an County, Jiangsu Province. At the age of 12, he left Huai 'an County to study in Shenyang. At the age of 15, he was admitted to Tianjin Nankai School. From then on, his revolutionary career began. During the long revolutionary journey, he not only made indelible contributions to the liberation cause of our people and the cause of socialist construction. At the same time, he also became a world-renowned great diplomat.

Zhou Enlai at the age of nine

At the 1989 "Seminar on Zhou Enlai's Diplomatic Thoughts and Practice", Foreign Minister Qian Qichen elaborated on Zhou Enlai's diplomatic thoughts from eight aspects:

1. The main task of diplomatic work is to handle relations between countries, and the main targets are the governments of various countries and their powers;

II. Extend the fundamental experience of the Chinese revolution to the field of diplomacy, and propose that the independence of the Chinese nation is the basic position of New China's diplomacy.

3. Propose that war and peace are the main contradictions in today's world, maintaining world peace is the primary goal of New China's diplomacy, and peace policy is the basic policy of my country's diplomacy;

IV. Creatively put forward the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence as the norms for establishing a new type of state-to-state relations and a new international order.

V. Propose the correct combination of internationalism and patriotism as a guiding ideology for dealing with the interests of one's own country and those of other countries in diplomatic work.

Attaching importance to international economic relations and advocating active international cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual benefit on the basis of self-reliance, so as to benefit our country's socialist construction and human economic prosperity;

7. Advocate "seeking common ground while reserving differences" in international relations as a guideline and basic method for handling various contradictions;

8. Draw nutrition from traditional philosophy and propose a set of diplomatic strategies and diplomatic art full of Chinese national characteristics.

Qian Qichen pointed out that the core running through all aspects of Zhou Enlai's diplomatic thought and practice is seeking truth from facts and starting from reality. This can be said to be a kind of character, a kind of style, and in the final analysis, this is an ideological line. It is in this spirit that he is both far-sighted and down-to-earth, and always puts forward the goals and tasks of diplomatic work from the international situation and the actual needs and possibilities of our country. He not only adheres to Marxism, but also has the courage to put forward new ideas and new concepts according to the changes in the situation.

In the seminar, Qian Qichen also talked about Zhou Enlai's diplomatic style: clear-cut attitude, convincing people with reason; generous, not humble and not arrogant; seeking truth from facts and counting what you say; making friends with sincerity and taking care of each other; modest and cautious, open-minded and eager to learn.

Zhou Enlai, Director of the Political Department of Huangpu Military Academy

Zhou Enlai and his wife Deng Yingchao

Zhou Enlai died on January 8, 1976

In August 1946, he talked with New York Times reporter Li Boman while walking in Nanjing, Zhongshan, and Nanlu, Shandong Province

When visiting the Soviet Union in January 1950, he signed the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance on behalf of the Chinese government

In August 1951, he attended the National Day reception held by the Charge d'affaires of the Pakistan Embassy in China

In August 1956, he watched gifts given by Lao guests with Chen Yi (first from left) and Zhang Wentian (second from left)

Watch the voting results at the closing session of the Asian-African Conference held in Bandung in April 1955

Welcoming Indian Prime Minister Nehru at Beijing Airport in October 1954

In July 1973, he accompanied Chairman Mao to meet with Congolese President Nguwabi who was visiting China.

In April 1975, together with Deng Xiaoping, they met with visiting Kim Il-sung in the hospital

In June 1975, he met with Gabon President Bongo in the hospital

In June 1966, he led a Chinese delegation to visit Romania and was welcomed by Chairperson of the Council of Ministers Maurer (fourth from right)

In June 1975, he signed a joint communique with Philippine President Marcos in the hospital

In July 1975, he met with Thai Prime Minister Kri Bamo in the hospital and signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries. This was the last time he signed a diplomatic document

In September 1975, he met with Vildez, head of the Romania delegation who was visiting China, at the hospital. This was the last time he met with foreign guests

During his visit to the Soviet Union in January 1957, he met with Voroshilov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

Visiting Tanzania in September 1965 with a welcoming crowd

In April 1960, when visiting Myanmar, he celebrated the Water-Splashing Festival with friends

In February 1956, he was awarded Cambodia's highest medal, the Grand Cross, by Cambodia Prime Minister Prince Sihanouk, in Beijing

In November 1958, a state banquet was held to welcome Kim Il Sung's visit to China

In June 1963, Zhou Enlai and his wife, Chen Yi and his wife (third from left and first from right), and Park Songzhe and his wife took a group photo in Shenyang

In July 1954, he was photographed with film artist Charlie Chaplin in Geneva