Zhou Enlai
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“Aren’t they cute?” she told Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The deaths of former premier Zhou Enlai in 1976 and Hu Yaobang, a former CCP general secretary, in 1989, prompted widespread outpourings of grief that morphed into protests.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
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