I have admired people who effectively carry out the goal by communicating to others. In 1950s, after the People's Republic of china established in 1949. many country in the world did not recognize the new country. many foreign countries started isolating the country. the event was known as the embargo. "Countries instituted economic sanctions against the People's Republic of China in the 1950s."(Zhang, 2001). Enlai Zhou who was the premier of the new China in office from the beginning of the new china on Oct 1st,1949 to his death on Jan. 8th, 1976. He had a reputation of the most skilled diplomat in Chinese history. he helped open the door that made new China known to other country. People would describe Enlai as: "Advocating peaceful coexistence with the West after the stalemated Korean War, he participated in the 1954 Geneva Conference and helped orchestrate Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China. He helped devise policies regarding the bitter disputes with the U.S., Taiwan, the Soviet Union (after 1960), India and Vietnam. Zhou is best known as the long-time top aide to Mao Zedong, specializing in foreign policy." (Wikipedia)
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Enlai Zhou, in my opinion, was a gift communicator. China can go to such stage in the world, his skill of communication contributed a lot. I always wonder how he made things happen. From him, I know success communication not only lead a personal life success but also lead a country success. I do not know how to get this skill but always thought it must be gifted. I wish I can learn the communication skills in this course.
Reference
wikipedia, Zhou Enlai, Retrieved from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_EnlaiZhang, S. (2001). Economic Cold War: America's Embargo against China and the Sino-Soviet Alliance, 1949-1963. Retrieved from
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/book/economic-cold-war-americas-embargo-against-china-and-the-sino-soviet-alliance-1949-1963
Colleague Sara:
ReplyDeleteI am intrigued with all the accomplishments of Enlai Zhou as a skilled communicator. I am positive that his personality traits in combination with his gift of speaking helped him to establish all these diplomatic relationships and opened all these doors for him.
Thank you for your post! I will be reading about Enlai Zhou.
Sharon Munroe.
Thank you for the post. It takes a lot to effectively communicate to others. I was not aware of Enlai Zhou however, he sounds like a very effective communicator. I do believe that learning how to communicate takes more than just being able to talk. But the communicator has to hold the attention of those he is speaking to.
ReplyDeleteSara, Is a good Post, I feel the same being a good communicator is important ,and helps to foster good relationships . I would like to be one of those who has the skills to be heard, respect, and the ability to communicate in a better manner.
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