The Memoirs of China's First Female Ambassador, Ding Xuesong

Author: Yang Dehua
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Publish Date: 2000-10-01
Features: Ding Xuesong was the first female ambassador of New China, serving in the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Denmark. Under the reform and opening-up policy, she made valuable explorations to adapt foreign affairs work to the needs of the country's four modernizations. She had long been engaged in people-to-people diplomacy, hosting many important foreign guests over the years, many of whom were old friends of the Chinese people. Premier Zhou once reminded her to show both the good and the bad sides of China to foreign guests, so that they could have a comprehensive understanding of the country. She organized the repatriation ceremony for the remains of Edgar Snow, an American friend, and accompanieds Deng Yingchao and Kang Kqing in meeting with American associate professor Witke. She led and accompanied delegations on visits, traveling across Asia, Europe, and the Americas, earning flowers, applause, and honor for the motherland. The book also deeply recalls her revolutionary partner, the renowned composer Zheng Licheng, providing invaluable firsthand materials for people to understand the extraordinary life and growth trajectory of the musician, as well as the legendary experiences and special contributions of their couple in living and working in China and North Korea.