https://www.scmp.com/rss/500226/feed The latest stories on Zhou Enlai, Chinese statesman, diplomat and revolutionary, including China politics news. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In February 1972, US president Richard Nixon defied conventional foreign policy wisdom when he arrived in Beijing for meetings with Chinese leader Mao Zedong. In recognition of the trip’s historical significance, the South China Morning Post is running a multimedia series exploring interesting points of the past 50 years in US-China relations. In the third piece in the series, Shi Jiangtao looks at the lasting implications of a document negotiated by top diplomats Henry Kissinger and Zhou... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3168440/nixons-historic-trip-china-how-landmark-shanghai-communique?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3168440/nixons-historic-trip-china-how-landmark-shanghai-communique?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Feb 2022 10:00:14 +0000 “China’s investment in diplomacy falls, as its global ambitions rise”, the Post reported on December 12. However, a reduction in China’s diplomatic resources is not the sole or even main challenge for China’s foreign policy. An increase in diplomatic resources alone will not solve the challenges facing China, whether from increasing competition with the United States, growing suspicion from the West in general or increasing scrutiny facing the Belt and Road Initiative. The real crux of the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3161846/china-needs-new-zhou-enlai-revive-foreign-policy-era-us-competition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3161846/china-needs-new-zhou-enlai-revive-foreign-policy-era-us-competition?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jan 2022 17:30:09 +0000