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Zhou Enlai

American  
[joh en-lahy, joh uhn-lahy] / ˈdʒoʊ ɛnˈlaɪ, ˈdʒoʊ ˈʌnˈlaɪ /
(Wade-Giles) Chou En-lai

noun

  1. 1898–1976, Chinese Communist leader: premier 1949–76.


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Muivah studied briefly in Beijing's College of Diplomacy, visited Vietnam and came back speaking reverently of Mao and Zhou Enlai - though he would later fuse their ideology with a deeply Christian nationalism.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

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 July 1971, he eluded reporters and flew secretly to Beijing, where he quickly established a rapport with Premier Zhou Enlai.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023