Reminiscences of Hu Weijun. Eleventh Volume

Author: Institute of Modern History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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Features: From the Yuan Shikai era to the 1950s, Gu Weijun held key positions in both politics and diplomacy. 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.