Many Western countries, especially the United States, in the early days of China's founding, in order to suppress China's development and rise, they isolated, threatened, and even provoked China in many aspects.
In this difficult situation, how did Premier Zhou use his abilities and wisdom to open the door to the diplomacy of New China for China?
When getting along with foreign reporters, Premier Zhou always uses humorous words to resolve the other party's deliberate difficulties. It not only successfully resolved the embarrassment, but also defended China's dignity.
1. China does not station any soldiers in other countries
Once on a major diplomatic occasion, a British reporter intended to smear China. He told Premier Zhou that "a country expands outward because its population is too large." Premier Zhou smiled and said to him, I think this is a wrong statement.
Although the total population of the United States is only about one-third that of China, the United States has military bases in many countries around the world, and has more than one million troops stationed in other countries.
Although China has a large population, it has not stationed a single soldier in other countries, let alone established military bases. It can be seen that a country's outward expansion is not due to its large population, but because of its policies and systems.
2. Why do Chinese people always like to walk with their heads down?
When Nixon visited China , a reporter asked a question in front of everyone.
He said to Premier Zhou, I discovered an interesting thing. After coming to China, I found that people in your country do not dare to raise their heads when walking, but we Americans all raise our heads confidently. Why is this?
As soon as this question was raised, the entire venue fell silent. All foreign reporters were waiting to see the joke. Unexpectedly, Premier Zhou easily resolved the embarrassment with just one sentence and made the American reporters lower their heads on the spot.
He replied that because we Chinese are walking on a hilly road, every Chinese walking needs to lower his head to reach the top of the mountain faster. And you Americans like to walk with your head held high, so it seems that you are going downhill, so you can walk with your head held high. As soon as the words
came out, the entire venue burst into warm applause, and the American reporter who asked the question also lowered his head in embarrassment.
3. Handshake controversy
At the Geneva Conference , after seeing Premier Zhou coming, an American reporter immediately walked up and stretched out his hand to say hello.
Premier Zhou felt it was strange because the relationship between China and the United States was not very friendly at that time. He hesitated for a while before reaching out and holding the reporter's hand.
Unexpectedly, the American reporter kept wiping his hands with a tissue after shaking hands with Premier Zhou. While wiping his hands, he said, "How can you shake hands with a nation that likes to wage war? Please forgive me."
His voice was loud and attracted many people to watch. Many foreign reporters are waiting for Premier Zhou to make a fool of himself and then make headlines. Unexpectedly, Premier Zhou just smiled, calmly took out the handkerchief he carried with him, and carefully wiped the hand he shook just now.
then threw the handkerchief into the trash can nearby, explained that the handkerchief was dirty, and walked away with a high head. The reporter also walked away dejectedly with his head lowered.
There are many similar stories, and each story reflects Premier Zhou’s diplomatic wisdom that is beyond ordinary people. Faced with the embarrassment of foreign reporters, he remained calm and wittily resolved it, demonstrating the wisdom and confidence of the Chinese people. China was able to establish friendly diplomatic relations with many countries in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and Premier Zhou was indispensable.
Now that China is becoming stronger and stronger, our diplomats have also inherited the spirit of Premier Zhou. Every time they speak, they are neither humble nor arrogant, and are well-reasoned and well-founded. They show the world the demeanor of China as a great power and the friendly and kind nature of the Chinese people. If you have anything to say after reading the article, please leave a message in the comment area.
