Preface
Zhou Enlai
On September 2, 1969, the translation of the Chinese medical team ordered to treat Vietnamese people's leader Ho Chi Minh to call Chinese Ambassador Wang Youping: "No... the medical team should not come." After
hung up the phone, Wang Youping quickly reported the bad news to the central government.
Not long after, Wang Youping received an instruction from Premier Zhou Enlai: "Don't contact the medical team, don't go to mourn first!"
At first, Wang Youping was a little puzzled by Premier Zhou Enlai's instructions, and later he realized how clever Zhou Enlai was in dealing with this matter.
Zhou En said: Diplomacy is no small matter, ask for instructions when encountering more
In 1955, Zhou Enlai once said earnestly to Ke Hua, the newly appointed Concierge Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"There is no small matter in foreign affairs, ask for instructions when encountering more ignorance. This is a discipline in diplomatic work. Every small matter in diplomacy cannot be ignored, and it may affect the relationship between countries!"
The cause of this dialogue between Zhou Enlai and Ke Hua was because one day this year, Indian Ambassador to China, Xiao Nehru, called the staff and asked Zhou Enlai's phone number, saying that he had something to say to Zhou En.
Ke Hua
Since this is the first time I have encountered such a problem, Ke Hua has no experience to learn from and does not know how to deal with it for the time being.
So, Ke Hua immediately convened the department leaders to hold a meeting to discuss. In the end, everyone unanimously decided that a specialist would politely decline and told Nehru that if there was anything, it could be conveyed by concierge .
After hearing this answer, Nehru insisted on his own opinion and was unwilling to accept the conveyed opinions.
So, Ke Hua convened everyone to hold a meeting and discuss. In the end, everyone decided to report the matter to the Prime Minister's Office. A secretary said he agreed with the Concierge Division's handling.
At the same time, Zhou Enlai learned about this and asked Ke Hua for inquiries. During the reporting period, Ke Hua did not tell Zhou Enlai that the matter had been reported to the Prime Minister's Office.
Zhou Enlai was a little angry, and Ke Hua took the initiative to take responsibility and asked the Prime Minister to criticize.
Zhou Enlai did not criticize Ke Hua. After a moment of silence, he told Ke Hua about the reason.
It turns out that Indian Prime Minister Nehru insisted on being friendly with China and opposed the United States' isolation of China. In 1950, India established diplomatic relations with China, and Chairman Mao attached great importance to this.
Nehru
When Prime Minister Nehru visited China in 1954, Zhou Enlai said to the accompanying Indian ambassador to China: "If you have something to do, you can call me directly..."
Speaking of this, Zhou Enlai emphasized his tone and said to Ke Hua: "Don't think that this is just a phone call, a small matter, diplomacy is nothing. ..."
When the fourth envoy meeting was held in the 1960s, Zhou Enlai officially changed this term to "diplomatic work, limited authorization."
On September 1, 1969, Ho Chi Minh's condition further deteriorated and his life was in danger. Since Chinese medical staff are working hard to rescue the patient and cannot leave the patient for a moment, the contact between the medical team and the Embassy in Vietnam was interrupted.
Ambassador Wang Youping was unable to learn about Ho Chi Minh's condition and was very anxious. It was not until that night that he learned about Ho Chi Minh's critical illness at the 24th anniversary reception of Vietnam's National Day.
After returning from the reception, Wang Youping still reported Ho Chi Minh's condition to Prime Minister Zhou Enlai without waiting for news from the Chinese medical team.
Since the red light of Ho Chi Minh's health was on, Zhou Enlai has been very concerned. He has selected the highest-level doctor in China many times and sent him to Vietnam to treat Ho Chi Minh.
Ho Chi Minh
In May 1969, Ho Chi Minh's condition gradually stabilized, and experts from the Chinese medical team returned to China for rest and returned to Vietnam one month later to continue observation.
Before leaving, in order to thank Ho Chi Minh for his concern for them during this period, the comrades in the medical team asked if Ho Chi Minh needed them to bring back anything from Beijing.
Ho Chi Minh casually said: "Nothing is needed, it would be great if I could bring back a roast duck!" The medical team of
mentioned this when returning to China to report to Zhou Enlai. Zhou Enlai immediately said: "One roast duck is not enough, you have to bring two! And you also have to mix all sweet noodles sauce, green onions and pancakes ."
However, it was the hot summer, and the preservation and transportation of roast duck became a big problem. Ho Chi Minh was very weak at that time, and it would not be a trivial matter if he could eat spoiled food.
In order to solve this problem, Zhou Enlai specially invited the Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade to discuss. However, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade was not an expert in preservation, so he came to discuss with the freezing experts. After research, they finally decided to pack the roast duck and other matching foods together, put them in an enamel water tank, and then put a chemical powder around which can maintain the temperature at minus 30 degrees Celsius.
Zhou Enlai
When Chinese personnel brought fresh roast duck to Vietnam in the hot summer, comrades from the Chairman's Office were moved by Zhou Enlai's concern for Ho Chi Minh's health.
Later, Ho Chi Minh's condition worsened. Zhou Enlai, who was far away in Beijing, always paid close attention and personally directed the treatment of Ho Chi Minh in Beijing.
At the request of the Vietnamese side, Zhou Enlai sent two medical teams and sent famous experts Wu Jieping to Hanoi to Hanoi to report to him in person after understanding the situation on the scene.
Before Ho Chi Minh's death, Zhou Enlai sent another medical team and brought the urgently needed medicines and equipment. Unfortunately, Ho Chi Minh passed away on September 2.
In the early morning of September 2, 1969, Ho Chi Minh stopped breathing. However, the Chinese doctor did not give up the last glimmer of hope and gave him artificial respiration that lasted for nearly 3 hours.
The medical staff were sweating profusely and exhausted. They stopped until Le Duan ordered the suspension of rescue.
Then, Chinese medical staff lined up to bow to Ho Chi Minh's body to express gratitude, and all members of the Politburo of the Vietnam Workers' Party shook hands with them one by one to thank them.
Before Chinese medical staff left, the Vietnamese side made a request: is temporarily confidential and do not contact the outside world. After the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam makes a decision, you will leave the Chairman's Office.
Ho Chi Minh
This requirement in Vietnam is exactly in line with Zhou Enlai's previous instructions.
The reason why Vietnam asked not to announce the news for the time being is because the date of Ho Chi Minh's death happened to be the same as the date of birth of the Republic he founded.
Ho Chi Minh enjoys a high prestige in the hearts of the Vietnamese people. After the news of his death came out, the Vietnamese people must be very sad.
Vietnam is unwilling to place the Vietnamese people's "Grief Day" and "National Day" on the same day , otherwise, their future festival celebrations and commemorations of Ho Chi Minh's death day will not be easy to arrange. It will be very contradictory whether the Vietnamese people should celebrate happily this day or mourn and miss their great leaders.
Premier Zhou Enlai's instructions reflect his carefulness . If Ho Chi Minh's Spring is known, he may be moved by his old friend's thoughtfulness again.
During decades of interactions, Ho Chi Minh has long deeply realized Zhou Enlai's meticulousness and thoughtfulness.
1950, Ho Chi Minh visited China many times, either publicly or secretly. Whenever he set foot on this familiar land in China, he would feel intimately back home.
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh can rest safely anywhere in China. Because, when he woke up, someone had already put new leather shoes and fitted clothes beside him. He knew that these were all explained by Zhou Enlai.
Zhou Enlai's wife Deng Yingchao also knitted a sweater for Ho Chi Minh himself. Ho Chi Minh has been wearing that dress for many years and is reluctant to throw it away.
found that Ho Chi Minh likes to eat Chinese apples, and Zhou Enlai and his wife always try every means to deliver them as soon as possible. For the sake of Ho Chi Minh's health, Zhou Enlai often gave Ho Chi Minh a low-nicotine "China" and "Panda" brand cigarettes specially made by the Tobacco Research Institute of the Ministry of Light Industry of my country to Ho Chi Minh.
Once, Ho Chi Minh visited China secretly and discussed China's aid to Vietnam with Zhou Enlai. During the
period, after dinner, Ho Chi Minh looked around habitually, as if he was looking for something, but he couldn't find it.
Ho Chi Minh's small action was seen by Zhou En. He gently raised his hand and took out a paper-wrapped toothpick from his top pocket and handed it to Ho Chi Minh.
Ho Chi Minh was surprised and happy: "You have such a good memory! I still remember that I have the habit of using toothpicks. You are such an amazing person!"
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai smiled and said: "I am just a service staff member in China."
Ho Chi Minh visited China in 1955. According to the schedule, Chairman Mao was preparing to meet with Ho Chi Minh at Huairen Hall .
Before this, Zhou Enlai personally convened a meeting of comrades in charge of the reception work. He told everyone:
"This time, through your reception work, we will show the respect that Chairman Ho Chi Minh has received in front of the world!"
In this way, countries around the world will clearly see how thoughtful the concierge arrangements of such a ritual country are. This is undoubtedly a great opportunity to improve the image of the country and the nation, and must not be missed.
In order not to allow Chairman Mao to stand at the door and wait for guests for a long time, and to avoid Ho Chi Minh arrived early and waited for Chairman Mao, Zhou Enlai asked to arrange two leaders to arrive at the scene at the same time.
However, communication was not convenient at that time, so we could only contact us by phone, and we didn’t even have a walkie-talkie, let alone a mobile phone.
Under Zhou Enlai's instructions, the comrades in the Concierge racked their brains to accurately calculate the distance, driving speed, etc.
Chairman Mao
Finally, they achieved their wish. Chairman Mao appeared at the door of Huairen Hall. When he was preparing to welcome the guests, Ho Chi Minh also happened to walk towards Huairen Hall.
Zhou Enlai personally led the representatives of the Communist Party of China to pay their respects to Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh's death at 4:45 pm on the day of Ho Chi Minh's death. Vietnam's Foreign Minister Minister told Ambassador Wang Youping:
"In order to avoid the Vietnamese people being overly stimulated, the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam decided to announce the death time of Chairman Ho Chi Minh as 9:47 am on September 3."
Wang Youping immediately reported the news to the central government.
On September 3, the Vietnamese government issued a formal announcement, announcing the news of Ho Chi Minh's death to the outside world.
Out of special friendship with Ho Chi Minh, China decided that Zhou Enlai would immediately lead the delegation of the Communist Party of China to go to Vietnam to say goodbye to the body.
On the morning of September 4, Zhou Enlai arrived in Vietnam. After seeing Zhou Enlai, he burst into tears. Zhou Enlai comforted her tears and said repeatedly: "I'm late, I'm late..."
When talking to the head of the Vietnamese party, government and military affairs, Zhou En said:
"Chairman Hu has a particularly close relationship with the Chinese revolution and the Chinese party, which is not as ordinary. He went to China several times to participate in the Chinese revolution, share hardships with the Chinese people, fight side by side, establish a deep relationship with the Chinese people and the Chinese party, and closely linked the two parties and the people of China and Vietnam. Therefore, we feel that this time we are late, and we are unable to meet him before Chairman Hu's death..."
Zhou Enlai's heartfelt words deeply infected the emotions of the people present, and everyone shed tears in sadness.
At 5 pm that day, Vietnam specially set up a mourning hall for the Chinese delegation to pay condolences at the Chairman's Office.
Zhou Enlai walked into the mourning hall and forwarded a condolence message from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam. The Chinese delegation laid a wreath in front of the portrait of Ho Chi Minh. After silence from
, Zhou Enlai left a message on the condolence book, and the members of the delegation signed in turn.
At 7 pm, the Vietnamese side secretly invited Zhou Enlai and Ye Jianying to the hospital to pay tribute to Ho Chi Minh's remains. They stood in front of the portrait of Ho Chi Minh and observed a moment of silence, mourning the Vietnamese friend deeply. The Chinese delegation is also the only foreign delegation to see Ho Chi Minh's body.
At 8 pm that day, Zhou Enlai led a Chinese delegation to leave Hanoi and return home.
Zhang Ruiai After receiving the instructions to return to China, he immediately reported to the country and asked about the weather conditions of the route.
Reply from China said: "There are large areas of thunder and rain clouds on the route from China to Nanning, and they do not agree to take off."
When Zhang Ruiai reported this situation to Zhou Enlai, Zhou Enlai looked solemn and insisted on leaving.
Because before arriving in Vietnam, Zhou Enlai asked Wang Youping to notify the Vietnamese side that he arrived in Vietnam on the 4th, and after completing the farewell of the body, he returned to China on the same day.
Therefore, even though he knew the weather was not good, Zhou Enlai still insisted on leaving.
He knew that This was a diplomatic incident. If the previous promises were not fulfilled, it would deeply affect the relationship between China and Vietnam.
Although Zhang Ruiai knew that there was some danger in the plane entering the thunderstorm area at night, after considering their situation at that time, he decided to follow Zhou Enlai's instructions and take off and return home.
Zhou Enlai's special plane entered the thunderstorm area shortly after taking off. As lightning streaks slashed towards the plane like a sharp sword, and then fell into endless darkness, Zhang Rui'ai and others were extremely nervous. The strong lightning outside the cabin was shining through the gaps in the window panels into the cabin. Coupled with the violent bumps, the things on the table left their original positions, and everyone was very nervous. Only Zhou Enlai was extremely calm, so he simply opened the window panel and stared out the window.
After more than half an hour of difficult flight, they finally left the thunderstorm area. However, the danger did not disappear.
had just flew smoothly for more than ten minutes, and they received a report from Nanning Airport: heavy rain is falling on , with less than one kilometer of visibility, and it is difficult for the plane to land!
Due to insufficient fuel, they wanted to temporarily change their course, and it was impossible to fly to other airports or fly directly to Beijing. After careful consideration, Zhang Ruiai decided to land in Nanning according to the original plan.
When the plane approached Nanning Airport, they entered thick clouds again.
Under the thunder and heavy rain, Zhang Ruiai lowered the altitude of the plane bit by bit according to the guidance of the ground radar and landed accurately. Everyone's heart was finally put back in their stomachs.
Under the leadership of Zhou Enlai, the concept of "diplomatic affairs are no small matter, ask for instructions when encountering problems" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the diplomats of the New China.
As a prime minister, Zhou Enlai won the trust and love of the people of the whole country. To this day, although most of us have never seen Premier Zhou Enlai with our own eyes, nor have we lived in the same period and in the same social environment as him, when we mention his name, we still feel inexplicably moved and we still have tears in our eyes...
Zhou Enlai shook hands with Nixon
As a diplomat, Zhou Enlai not only won the trust of the Chinese people, but also won the respect and admiration of politicians from all over the world. Many people always talk about him and they always have endless praises.
Our country was not strong enough back then, and many people looked down on us.However, the American, who has always been proud, was also impressed by the diplomat Zhou Enlai.
The famous American diplomat and international expert Kissinger once said this:
"Zhou Enlai is the most attractive person I have ever met in my 60 years of public service! He can overwhelm the negotiating opponent with his superhuman wisdom and ability, and he can guess the other party's psychological activities with his intuition... Among the foreign leaders I have met, Zhou Enlai is the one in a hundred!"
Kissinger even joked to Zhou En: "If you go to Washington I will feel embarrassed when I come to because the senior officials there can't do this. "
US President Nixon said: "Zhou Enlai has strong energy, careful preparation, clever negotiation skills and calm attitude when encountering problems. He is the most prepared among the leaders I have ever met. As Kissinger said, his negotiation skills surprised me. "
In addition to admiring Zhou Enlai's abilities, Nixon was also deeply attracted by Zhou Enlai's personal charm.
He said that Zhou Enlai was a tenacious and determined person, but he was flexible when resolving differences. During the conversation, he never lost his composure. He never raised his voice, never knocked on the table, and never threatened to interrupt the negotiations in order to force the other party to make concessions...
Until today, Zhou Enlai's charm has never faded, and people still talk about his legend...
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