From the West Lake to the Sword Lake

Author: Li Jiazhong
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The author has worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for nearly 40 years, long-term in charge of China-Vietnam relations, meeting with the older generation of leaders of China and Vietnam such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Ho Chi Minh; during the Vietnam War of Resistance against the United States, he experienced the relentless bombing of northern Vietnam by American aircraft; participated in many important negotiations between the two governments; participated in translation work when Vietnamese leaders visited China multiple times. After serving as Ambassador to Vietnam, he accompanied the two secretaries general of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Prime Minister of Vietnam on visits to China; hosted multiple visits of Chinese leaders to Vietnam; organized the 50th anniversary celebration of the founding of Vietnam while stationed there, personally experiencing the beautiful development of China-Vietnam relations in the new era.