South China Sea: A Diplomat's Robinson Crusoe Experience -- "Diplomats Look at the World" Series

Author: Wu Zhonghua
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The author has worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for nearly 40 years and has participated in arranging ceremonial duties for leaders such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Liu Shaoqi. He has held positions in multiple embassies and consulates across Asia, the Americas, and Oceania. During his tenure at the Chinese Embassy in Fiji, he traveled eight times between Fiji, Kiribati, and Vanuatu, often venturing alone. Notably, from February 1990 to August 1992, the author established and maintained the Chinese Embassy in Kiribati alone, enduring nearly three years of hardship and unique experiences that have never been seen in the history of Sino-foreign diplomacy. This book shares the author's diplomatic career in the South Pacific, the United States, and Singapore.