The Memoirs of Wellington Koo (Volume 8)

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Publish Date: 1989-03-01
Features: Gu Weijun held key positions in both the political and diplomatic spheres from the Yuan Shikai era to the 1950s. He represented China at the Paris Peace Conference and later served as a long-term envoy to France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and other countries. His memoir is an authoritative record of many significant events in Chinese history, particularly in the field of international relations, over the turbulent half-century. The content is highly detailed. Moreover, because Gu maintained the identity of a non-partisan professional diplomat for most of his political career, his descriptions carry a special significance. Reading this book carefully will greatly help us gain a genuine and comprehensive understanding of that era, avoiding one-sided and narrow historical perspectives.