Enlai

The year began with the death of Zhou Enlai, China's prime minister and the benign public face of the Communist Party and government.

A Shock to the System Michael Fathers 2012

My favorite passage describes the delicate position of Zhou Enlai, who as adviser to Mao Zedong tried to soften his mentor's more extreme policies but never abandoned him.

Gift Guide: Best of Business Alan Murray 2011

If, as Zhou Enlai said, it is too soon to have a view of the French Revolution, then it is probably too soon to say if the coalition is a failed government.

George Osborne's autumn statement speaks to the public mood | Martin Kettle 2011

They laid wreathes and waved banners praising Zhou Enlai, indirectly—and sometimes directly—criticizing the Gang of Four and even Mao Zedong.

A Shock to the System Michael Fathers 2012

For many, Zhou Enlai had been a symbol of moderation and stability in an unpredictable and violent revolutionary society.

A Shock to the System Michael Fathers 2012

While most historians would not go so far as the Chinese Communist leader Zhou Enlai who said it was too soon to tell whether the French Revolution of 1789 was significant, I think we would agree that we won't be able to write reliable and accurate histories of the first part of the twenty-first century until the 2030s at the earliest.

Margaret MacMillan - An interview with author 2010

When Premier Zhou Enlai and I agreed on the communiqué that announced the secret visit, he said: "This will shake the world."

The China Challenge Henry Kissinger 2011

When Premier Zhou Enlai arrived later that day, our handshake was a symbolic gesture—at least until Nixon could arrive in China for a public repetition—since Secretary of State John Foster Dulles had refused to shake hands with Zhou at the Geneva Conference in 1954, a slight that rankled, despite the frequent Chinese protestations that it made no difference.

The China Challenge Henry Kissinger 2011

Kissinger's account of his intricate diplomatic minuets with Mao and his deputy Zhou Enlai will be familiar to readers of his earlier memoirs, but it loses little of its force here.

A Diplomat Looks East Bret Stephens 2011

The April antigovernment protests over the death of Zhou Enlai had helped prepare the ground.

A Shock to the System Michael Fathers 2012