Zhou Enlai and the Geneva Conference

Author: Qian Jiang
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book vividly and comprehensively reflects the complex process of the 1954 Geneva Conference on the Korean and Indochinese issues, objectively evaluates its significant impact on the subsequent international strategic situation, and distinctly portrays the extraordinary charm of the new China diplomats, represented by Zhou Enlai. The Geneva Conference on the Korean and Indochinese issues was held from April 26 to July 21, 1954. Over 20 foreign ministers from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union, and other countries gathered in Geneva to discuss how to cease wars and achieve peace in the aforementioned two regions. After late June, the conference shifted its full focus to the Indochinese issue and ultimately reached a peace agreement. Premier and Foreign Minister Zhou Enlai of China led the delegation to participate in this post-war major international conference for the first time. Despite the intricate twists and turns of the diplomatic mediation process and the turbulent fluctuations in the conference atmosphere, Zhou Enlai, with his great wisdom and courage, navigated among the world's great diplomats, step by step resolving difficulties and guiding the conference out of the arduous swamp. Through this, Zhou Enlai also established his historical status on the world diplomatic stage. This book is a companion piece to The Secret Campaign—A Chronicle of China's Aid to Vietnam in Its War Against France (Volumes I and II). The author spent 10 years visiting numerous participants and collecting firsthand materials, researching and gradually uncovering important archives across the Pacific. By weaving together precious fragments of memories stirred by the collision of time in the long river of history, he has compiled a grand historical narrative, bringing to life numerous prominent figures and leaving behind a series of captivating stories that resonate endlessly.