Ep. 162 | Zhou Enlai (Part 2)
In this second part of what’s shaping up to be a long series on the life of Premier Zhou Enlai, Laszlo picks up at the Zhongshan Gunboat Incident and follows the life of Zhou through the challenging years of 1926-1934.
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Terms in Episode
| Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Bo Gu | 博古 | One of the 28 Bolsheviks and right hand to Wang Ming |
| Chaoshan | 潮汕 | Abbreviation for Chaozhou-Shantou |
| Chaozhou and Shantou | 潮州和汕头 | The twin cities of Chaozhou and Shantou in Guangdong |
| Chen Duxiu | 陈独秀 | CCP Co-Founder |
| Chen Jitang | 陈济棠 | A Hakka NRA general who turned on Chiang Kai-shek |
| Chen Yi | 陈毅 | Great general, Shanghai mayor, Foreign Minister |
| Dai Li | 戴笠 | Chiang Kai-shek’s secret police chief |
| Deng Yingchao | 邓颖超 | Wife and lifelong partner of Zhou Enlai |
| Du Yuesheng | 杜月笙 | Shanghai “Green Gang” crime boss |
| Duan Qirui | 段祺瑞 | China statesman and Anhui Clique warlord |
| Feng Yuxiang | 冯玉祥 | The “Christian Warlord” of the Zhili Clique |
| Futian Incident | 富田事变 | December 1930 incident where a mutinous battalian was put down |
| Fuxing lu | 复兴路 | Road in Shanghai formerly known as Rue Lafayette |
| Gu Shunzhang | 顾顺章 | Early CCP leader and later betrayer |
| Guizhou | 贵州 | Western province in China |
| He Long | 贺龙 | Great Red Army general, one of the Ten Marshals |
| Huai’an | 淮安 | Located in Jiangsu, birthplace of Zhou Enlai |
| Jinggangshan | 井冈山 | The cradle of the revolution, where Mao went after the Autumn Harvest Uprising |
| Kang Sheng | 康生 | Early CCP secret police chief and later “godfather” of the Cultural Revolution |
| Li Dazhao | 李大钊 | CCP Co-Founder |
| Li De | 李徳 | Chinese name of Comintern agent Otto Braun |
| Li Lisan | 李立三 | Xiang’s right hand who also played a leadership role |
| Lin Biao | 林彪 | Great Red Army general, one of the Ten Marshals |
| Liping | 黎平 | City in eastern Guizhou |
| Lu Xun | 鲁迅 | One of the greatest writers of his age |
| Mao Dun | 矛盾 | real name 沈德鸿, great writer and former Minister of Culture |
| Miao | 苗族 | In Vietnam they’re known as the Hmong. General term for a diverse minority people in China (as well as Laos, Vietnam). Over 200,000 in the US. |
| Nanchang | 南昌 | Capital of Jiangxi Province |
| Nie Rongzhen | 聂荣臻 | Great Red Army general, one of the Ten Marshals |
| Ningdu | 宁都 | Site of a famous pre-Zunyi Conference CCP meeting |
| Peng Dehuai | 彭德怀 | Great Red Army general |
| Qiushou Qiyi | 秋收起义 | Mao’s Autumn Harvest Uprising |
| Qu Qiubai | 瞿秋白 | CCP leader, literary figure and martyr |
| Ruijin | 瑞金 | City on Fujian-Jiangxi border |
| Shenyang | 沈阳 | City in Liaoning Province |
| Song Qingling | 宋庆龄 | Madame Sun Yat-sen |
| Sun Chuanfang | 孙传芳 | The Nanking Warlord |
| Tan Zhenlin | 谭震林 | Great Red Army general |
| The Xinhai Revolution | 辛亥革命 | The event that began with the Wuchang Uprising 10-10-1911 |
| Tianjin | 天津 | Major city east of Beijing |
| Wang Jingwei | 汪精卫 | Early leader of the Republic China |
| Wang Ming | 王明 | Comintern appointed CCP leader and head of the 28 Bolsheviks |
| Wang Shouhua | 汪寿华 | a key CCP leader in Shanghai and Labor leader |
| Wu Peifu | 吴佩孚 | Zhili Clique warlord |
| Wuhan | 武汉 | City in Hubei made up of Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang |
| Xiang River | 湘江 | Largest river in Hunan and a major tributary of the Yangzi |
| Xiang Ying | 项英 | Early CCP organizer and leader in the New Fourth Army |
| Xiang Zhongfa | 向忠发 | Early CCP leader appointed by the Comintern |
| Xu Xiangqian | 徐向前 | Great Red Army general, one of the Ten Marshals |
| Ye Ting | 叶挺 | Red Army general from the early days of the Revolution |
| Zhang Zuolin | 张作霖 | The Manchurian Warlord |
| Zhao Shu | 赵舒 | Led Chiang Kai-shek’s 26th Army. Saved Zhou’s life |
| Zhongshan Jian Shijian | 中山舰事件 | The Zhongshan Gunboat Incident |
| Zhongyang Teke | 中央特科 | The CCP secret police (中国共产党中央特别行动科) |
| Zhu De | 朱德 | Founder of the Red Army |
| Zunyi | 遵义 | City just north of Liping |
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