The Memoirs of Hu Weijun. Volume Ten

Author: Institute of Modern History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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Features: Gu Weijun held key positions in both the political and diplomatic fields 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, especially in the field of international relations, during the turbulent half-century. The content is highly detailed. Moreover, because Gu maintained his identity as 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 true and comprehensive understanding of that era, avoiding one-sided and narrow historical perspectives.