Selected Political Writings of Zhou Enlai (Volumes 1 and 2)

Author: Zhou Enlai
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Publish Date: 1998-01-01
Features: After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhou Enlai, as the main leader of the Party and the state, handled both domestic and foreign affairs, managing countless tasks daily for the country. His opportunities to write by hand decreased, but the numerous speeches, reports, and important statements he made during state affairs, including at international conferences, were all outstanding political essays that reflected Zhou Enlai's political demeanor and diplomatic artistry, earning widespread praise both domestically and internationally. Zhou Enlai's political essays were clear-cut, rigorous in argumentation, thorough in reasoning, insightful, elegant yet unadorned, and sharp yet grounded, combining wit with a keen edge while maintaining a balanced and approachable tone. They bore his unique style—Zhou Enlai's style. His essays reflected the broad-mindedness of a communist revolutionary, his broad vision, scientific attitude, and the strategic insight of a strategist. They served as a model of presenting facts and reasoning with scientific analysis, exemplifying the combination of unwavering principles and flexible tactics, as well as the adherence to applying Marxist standpoints, perspectives, and methods to observe and study political issues. In this sense, these essays were not only a sharp weapon for the Party's ideological and political struggles at the time but also a textbook for us today to study proletarian political science, especially strategy and tactics. The contents included in this book are: The European Crisis After World War II, The Process of the Reopening of the London Conference, The Arrival of the Crown Prince in Britain Under the Watchful Eyes of All, and Recent Disagreements Between Britain and France.