Zhou Enlai quotes

Zhou Enlai was a prominent Chinese statesman and the first Premier of the People's Republic of China. As a close ally of Mao Zedong, he played a crucial role in both foreign policy and domestic administration. He is remembered for his diplomatic skills and efforts to modernize China. Here are 9 of his quotes:

All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means. (Zhou Enlai)
We shall use only peaceful means and we shall not permit any other kind of method. View quote
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China is an attractive piece of meat coveted by all ... but very tough, and for years no one has been able to bite into it. View quote
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The more troops they send to Vietnam, the happier we will be, for we feel that we shall have them in our power, we can have their blood. So if you want to help the Vietnamese you should encourage the Americans to throw more and more soldiers into Vietnam. We want them there. They will be close to China. And they will be in our grasp. They will be so close to us, they will be our hostages. ... We are planting the best kind of opium especially for the American soldiers in Vietnam. View quote
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For us, it is all right if the talks succeed, and it is all right if they fail. View quote
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It is too soon to say. View quote
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Today the first unification of the Chinese people has emerged. The people themselves have become the masters of Chinese soil, and the rule of the reactionaries in China has been irrevocably overthrown. View quote
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Now first of all I would like to talk about the question of different ideologies and social systems. We have to admit that among our Asian and African countries, we do have different ideologies and different social systems. But this does not prevent us from seeking common ground and being united. View quote
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Along with the people of other countries, we have won tremendous victories in the struggle against colonialism and imperialism, and in particular against the hegemonism of the superpowers. We have smashed imperialist and social-imperialist encirclement, blockade, aggression and subversion, and have strengthened our unity with the people of all countries, and especially the third world countries. China's seat in the United Nations, of which she had long been illegally deprived, has been restored to her. View quote
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