From the West Lake to the Sword Lake: Me and Vietnam -- A Diplomat Looks at the World

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 the 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 by leaders of our country to Vietnam; organized the 50th anniversary celebration of the founding of the country while stationed abroad, personally experiencing the beautiful development of China-Vietnam relations in the new era.