Diplomats Look at the World -- Poland through Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, and Seas

Author: Liu Yanshun
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The author has served as a diplomat in Poland for nearly 40 years, residing there four times. He has witnessed the dramatic and world-shaking events that took place in Poland in the 1950s, 1970s, and 1980s, including the "October Events," the "December Events," the Solidarity Movement, and the subsequent political upheaval in Poland. He is a witness to half a century of Poland's political changes and transformations. He has experienced the twists and turns of China-Poland relations during the Sino-Soviet debate in the mid-20th century and actively participated in and promoted friendly exchanges and cooperative relations between the two countries and their peoples. He is an insider to the development and changes in China-Poland relations over the past half century. He has participated in discussing and drafting important reports and diplomatic documents, organized and hosted mutual visits between leaders of China and Poland, and had the honor of serving as a Polish interpreter for leaders such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Zhu De. This book tells the story of the author's diplomatic career.