On January 26, 1936, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made a decision to establish the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Northwest Office of the Soviet Central Government. The establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was very necessary because at that time, as the party's political influence continued to expand, our party needed a specialized foreign affairs agency to be responsible for external liaison and publicity work.
About half a year after the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China established a Liaison Bureau, which was specifically responsible for united front work and external reception. Since then, many interesting diplomatic things have happened in Yan'an.
Old photos of the Chinese Soviet Central Government
Diplomacy during the Yan'an period
Since the establishment of the Liaison Bureau, the number of celebrities going to Yan'an has gradually increased. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China carefully analyzed the new characteristics of the domestic and international situation after the outbreak of the all-out war of resistance. It believed that the function of the original Ministry of Foreign Affairs was slightly single.
then asked the Secretariat under the Executive Committee of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government to take over the work of the former Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the same time, established a department called "Hospitality Section" under the Secretariat, and they were specifically responsible for the reception of foreign guests. As time went by, the hospitality department also continued to grow and undergo corresponding changes.
Old photos of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government
At first, Chairman Mao asked the Hospitality Department to "seek truth from facts" in its work, because Chairman Mao felt that this could gain the "trust and understanding" of people outside the party, but at that time there were too many people interested in our party.
For example, in 1938, when Edward led the Indian medical team to aid China, he saw a very shocking scene. On the rugged mountain road in Yan'an, there were groups of people rushing to Yan'an. This made Edward couldn't help but admire:
"A miracle, a miracle. This is simply a miracle! This is the of China in the 20th century. Jerusalem ! "
Patriotic youths rushed to Yan'an
It is true that this situation is very beneficial to our party's external propaganda and liaison work, but at the same time, because the personnel composition of is becoming more and more complex, can no longer simply "seek truth from facts" during the conversation and reception.
Chairman Mao then proposed that he hope that the Hospitality Department would be bold and willing to work in the future work, and be careful and careful in his words and deeds. According to Chairman Mao's instructions, Premier Zhou further formulated "Welcome when you come, welcome when you go, and welcome again" liberal policies. These policies allow relevant personnel of our party to deal with negotiation work more easily.
Old photos of Premier Zhou
Through conversations with many international friends and even celebrities at the time, our party successfully let the outside world understand the party's basic policies and the operating principles and rules of the people's representative offices in the border areas. This played an important role in our party exposing the slander and slanderous remarks made by the Kuomintang reactionaries for many years.
Of course, in addition to curiosity about our Party, Chairman Mao’s unique personality charm is also the reason why everyone flocks to him.
Chairman Mao has a unique personality charm
Chairman Mao, old friends and cigarettes
For every famous person and social figure who comes to Yan'an to visit, Chairman Mao must take time to meet with the visitors. If an old friend comes to visit, Chairman Mao attaches great importance to the exchange of views between the two parties.
This kind of ideological collision made Chairman Mao extremely enjoyable, and it also brought him a lot of inspiration. Mr. Chai Yuqiu once pointed out in the "Mao Zedong Wisdom" series of works that Chairman Mao's unique sense of humor and sincerity in his conversations made many people admire Chairman Mao from the bottom of their hearts.
When Chairman Mao was young
One time an old professor came to Yan'an to meet Chairman Mao.This old professor was Chairman Mao's old friend(There is no introduction to the old professor in public information).
However, what was embarrassing was that Chairman Mao opened the cigarette box and found that there was only one cigarette left in it. If you directly hand the cigarette to the old professor, then the old professor will be embarrassed to smoke it himself, but it is really rude to smoke it yourself without sharing it with the old professor.
Chairman Mao likes smoking
Chairman Mao was slightly startled, then took out the remaining cigarette from the cigarette case, neatly folded it in half, handed half to the old professor, and kept the other half for himself.
Obviously, the old professor did not expect that Chairman Mao would do this. He thought that Chairman Mao was addicted to cigarettes, but he never thought that Chairman Mao wanted to share it with himself, and he did not expect that Chairman Mao would naturally split the cigarette into two and share it with himself.
Because of this action, the old professor was extremely moved, which shows that Chairman Mao did not regard himself as an outsider. Since then, the old professor has always believed: The Communist Party of China is the hope for victory in the Anti-Japanese War.
The story of Chairman Mao and cigarettes has many details.
See the real chapter for details.
In fact, this natural action also reflects Chairman Mao’s high emotional intelligence. There are many similar small details in Chairman Mao’s interactions with others, such as meeting Chen in . When Jiageng, Tan Kah Kee was surprised for a long time by a little thing -
He was talking to Chairman Mao at that time. An overseas Chinese student from Nanyang happened to come to Yan'an to study. He sat on the chair without saluting and began to express his opinions. "Unrestrained", This was a scene that would never happen in the Kuomintang central government.
Mr. Tan Kah Kee's old photo
Tan Kah Kee has been organizing overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia to donate to the country for a long time. After returning to China, he was invited by Chiang Kai-shek to visit the Kuomintang central government. During this period, Tan Kah Kee was placed in a high-end hotel and was invited to attend various luxurious banquets every day.
Such extravagant and wasteful behavior made Tan Kah Kee very disgusted. In addition, the Kuomintang always echoed Chiang Kai-shek's views many times. Chiang Kai-shek himself often looked superior to others, which made Tan Kah Kee feel uncomfortable.
Chiang Kai-shek at the banquet
He couldn't help but think of the conversation he had with everyone from the headquarters in Yan'an. In an instant, the seats in the cave were filled with people. At this time, a late orderly came in. After he apologized for being late, he saw that there was still space on the bench where Chairman Mao was sitting, so he squeezed over and sat down.
Chairman Mao moved to the side with a smile on his face. used to allow the orderly to sit more comfortably. Not only that, Tan Kah Kee also noticed that Chairman Mao was very frugal, which was in sharp contrast to the arrogance and indulgence within the Kuomintang central government.
Chairman Mao and Mr. Tan Kah Kee
After Tan Kah Kee got along with Chairman Mao for a period of time, he learned that Chairman Mao was a heavy smoker, and he had to meet many people every day. Sometimes visitors would arrive halfway through smoking. In order to better entertain the guests, Chairman Mao would put out the cigarette and put it aside. After the guests left, Chairman Mao would pick up the half of the cigarette and continue to smoke it out.
Another time, Tan Kah Kee raised a sum of money for our party. Chairman Mao specially invited him to dinner to thank him. When Tan Kah Kee arrived, he saw that there were only white rice, coriander and a cup of chicken soup on the dinner table, and this cup of chicken soup was specially reserved for Tan Kah Kee.
Tan Kah Kee was old.
Chairman Mao was a little embarrassed and said to Tan Kah Kee:
"My salary is limited and I have no money to buy a chicken. This chicken belongs to my neighbor. The old lady knows that I have visitors from far away." , given to me. Sorry for the poor reception."
Although compared to the series of banquets held specially for himself by Chiang Kai-shek, this meal can be said to be "simple", but it was the most comfortable meal Tan Kah Kee has had since returning to China.
When Tan Kah Kee first came to China, he was very worried about China's future, but Chairman Mao was like a "dwelling needle" that convinced Tan Kah Kee that China's future would be bright.
Chairman Mao brought light to China
As he said on many occasions in Chongqing and Nanyang:
"When I went to Yan'an, I was very pessimistic about China's future. I thought that China's savior had not yet been born, or was still studying in school. In fact, this man is already forty or fifty years old, and has done many great things. This man is now in Yan'an, and he is Chairman Mao."
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