Zhou Enlai
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Nixon met with Chairman Mao Zedong as well as premier Zhou Enlai, with whom he famously raised glasses of the fiery Chinese spirit baijiu.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Visits to the front, rousing of troops, evading rampant typhoid, enigmatic encounters with notable leaders like Republican Chiang Kai-shek and Communist Zhou Enlai.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
The menu was signed in fountain pen by six influential Chinese statesmen, including Mao and Premier Zhou Enlai.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023
He also played China against the Soviet Union with secret talks with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, which led to the ground-breaking 1972 summit between Nixon and Communist China’s “Great Helmsman,” Mao Zedong.
From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2023
In the following years he travelled extensively, meeting world leaders such as China's then-premier Zhou Enlai and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2023
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