102 years ago today, on August 15, 1923 (July 4, 1923, the Chinese philosopher and sociologist Li Shenzhi was born. Li Shenzhi (1923-2003) was born on August 15, 1923 in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. He went to Yan 'an in his early years and served as deputy director of the International Department of Xinhua Agency. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as diplomatic secretary to Zhou Enlai, the first premier of the People's Republic of China. In 1957, he was named by Mao Zedong for advocating "great democracy" and designated as a far-right, and expelled from the party. He was later screened and rehabilitated. He once served as diplomatic adviser to China veteran Deng Xiaoping, diplomatic assistant to the Premier of the State Council, and vice president of China Academy of Social Sciences. He is the former director of the American Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. At 10:05 a.m. on April 22, 2003, he died of senile pneumonia at Peking Union Medical College Hospital. "Shen Gong" is the common name for Mr. Li Shenzhi in the intellectual and ideological circles in China. This knowledgeable, knowledgeable and hard-core scholar served as the vice president of China Academy of Social Sciences during his lifetime, but no monograph was published, nor did he have professional titles such as researcher or professor. Li Shenzhi is a highly respected expert on international issues. He is proficient in international issues and has served as foreign secretaries or assistants to many central leaders. In the words of a commentator, his life can be said to have experienced the ups and downs of China's political culture in the 20th century. At the same time, he made forward-looking thinking about China under the wave of globalization.