For Friendship and Peace - An Insider's Account of People-to-People Diplomacy

Author: Liu Gengyin
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: People-to-people diplomacy is a page worthy of being highlighted in the history of China's foreign relations. Author Liu Gengyin has been actively involved in the frontline of people-to-people diplomacy for nearly half a century. He has compiled his decades of diplomatic career into this book, describing and documenting the great wisdom and grand strategies of China's people-to-people diplomacy over the past 50 years since the founding of the New China. How did Zhou Enlai and Chen Yi pave the way for people-to-people diplomacy? Why did the Cooperative Movement rise in China? How did international friends like Louis M. E. A. S. Allen, Chester L. Long, and Betrand help China in its foreign exchanges? Unknown details, exclusive revelations, straightforward descriptions, and rich illustrations make readers feel as if they are witnessing the historical scene firsthand. The author's broad perspective and unique experiences make this book a valuable historical document, serving as a must-read for understanding and researching the history of China's people-to-people diplomacy.