Zhou Enlai
Americannoun
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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
For example, before his first secret meeting with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, Kissinger scribbled in the margins of his briefing book, “We want a decent interval. You have our assurance.”
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 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
"We drove across the empty Beijing streets to the Great Hall of the People, went up the stairs, through dimly lit corridors into a room, and Zhou Enlai was standing there," Dr FitzGerald says.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2022
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