Ep. 165 | Zhou Enlai (Part 5)

In Part 4 of our Zhou Enlai overview, the PRC is founded and Premier/Foreign Minister Zhou has his work cut out for him.  In this episode, the focus is on the Korean War and the Geneva Conference. Zhou already enjoyed some degree of international respect from those he had come to know during his Shanghai and Chongqing years.  

By 1954 he had established himself as a respected tour de force on the world stage and earned begrudging admiration from those who refused to recognize the country for which he was head of state.

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Terms in Episode

Pinyin/TermChineseEnglish/Meaning
Bandung万隆City in Indonesia, site of a famous conference
butie补贴a subsidy
Chen Jiakang陈嘉康Key foreign ministry leader
Chen Yi陈毅Immortal military leader, foreign minister and hardcore soccer fan
Chongqing重庆Wartime capital of China during WWII
cuna village
Dalian大连Port city in Liaoning province
Deng Yingchao邓颖超Wife of Zhou Enlai and CPPCC Chairwoman 1983-1988
didi弟弟younger brother
Dien Bien Phu奠边府City in Vietnam where the French were defeated in 1954
Empress Dowager Cixi慈禧太后Top decision maker in China from 1861 to 1908
Gao Gang高岗Heavyweight in northeast China and later victim of the first purge after the PRC was established.
Gong Peng龚澎Key foreign ministry leader
Guangxu Emperor光绪帝Qing emperor who began the Hundred Days of Reform and got locked up by the Empress Dowager for his troubles
Guoqing国庆National Day
Guowuyuan国务院The State Council
Huai’an淮安Birthplace of Zhou Enlai
Huan Xiang宦乡Journalist and diplomat
Huang Hua黄华Key foreign ministry leader
Jiangsu江苏Province where Huai-an was located
Juxiang Shuwu菊香书屋Zhou’s first dwelling in Zhongnanhai and later taken over by Mao as his primary office and residence
Ke Bainian柯柏年Key foreign ministry leader
Kàng Mei Yúan Cháo抗美援朝Resist America and defend Korea
Kàng Mei Yúan Cháo Zhànzhēng抗美援朝战争The resist America and defend Korea War (What China calls The Korean War)
Li Kenong李克农Vice foreign minister
Li Peng李鹏Adopted sin of Zhou and Deng Yingchao and Premier of China 1987-1998
Lin Biao林彪Marshal and military hero until he tried to overthrow Mao in 1971
Liuzhou, Guangxi广西柳州Major city in Guangxi province
Léi Yīngfū the Luòyáng Cáizǐ雷应付, 洛阳才子Assisted Kim Il Sung during the Korean War. Mao called him later the Literary Genius from Luoyang
Lüshun旅顺口Located in the tip of the Liaodong peninsula, formerly known as Port Arthur
Lǐ Chéngwǎn李承晚1st president of South Korea Syngman Rhee
Mao Anying毛岸英Son of Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui
Peng Dehuai彭德怀Great military leader and later victim of the Great Leap Forward
Pham Van Dong范文同Former prime minister of Vietnam
Prince Chun醇亲王Qing dynasty statesman and father to the Guangxu Emperor and grandfather to Puyi…
Pu Shouchang浦寿昌Served as Zhou Enlai’s secretary from 1954-1965
Puyi溥仪The Xuantong Emperor, a.k.a. The Last Emperor
Qiao Guanhua乔冠华Key foreign ministry leader
San Fan三反运动The Three Anti Campaign launched end 1951
shia city
Sun Weishi孙维世Adopted daughter of Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao
Vo Nguyên Giáp武元甲Great military hero of Vietnam
Wang Bingnan王炳南Key foreign ministry leader
Wang Jiaxiang王稼祥Vice foreign minister
Wenhui Bao文汇报The Wenhui Daily, a Shanghai newspaper
Wu Fan五反运动The Five Anti Campaign launched in early 1952
Wéi Guóqīng韦国清High ranking PLA military man and CCP official
Xihuating西花厅Zhou’s residence after Mao took over the Juxiang Shuwu
xijie细节details
Yalu River鸭绿江The river dividing North Korea and China
Yang Kaihui杨开慧Mao’s 1st wife (if you don’t include the arranged marriage he never recognized)
Yingtai瀛台Island located in the center of South Lake…later the residence of Deng Xiaoping
Zhang Hanfu章汉夫Vice foreign minister
zhena town
Zhengwuyuan政务院Former name of the State Council
Zhong Mei Guanxi中美关系China-US Relations
Zhongguo laobaixing中国老百姓The Chinese People
Zhongguo Renmin Zhìyuànjūn中国人民志愿军The China People’s Volunteer Army
Zhongnanhai中南海Compound adjacent to the Forbidden City that houses the top Party leadership
Zhou Enshou周恩寿Younger brother of Zhou Enlai
Zongli Yamen总理衙门The old Qing dynasty foreign ministry

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