Qiao Guanhua

Qiao Guanhua
乔冠华
Qiao in 1949
4th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
18 November 1973 – 2 December 1976
PremierZhou Enlai
Preceded byJi Pengfei
Succeeded byHuang Hua
Personal details
Born(1913-03-28)March 28, 1913
Yancheng, Jiangsu, Republic of China
DiedSeptember 22, 1983(1983-09-22) (aged 70)
Beijing, People's Republic of China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1942-1983)
Spouse(s)Gong Peng
(1943–1970, her death)
Zhang Hanzhi
(1973–1983, his death)
Alma materTsinghua University
Qiao Guanhua
Traditional Chinese喬冠華
Simplified Chinese乔冠华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQiáo Guānhuá
Wade–GilesCh'iao Kuan-hua

Qiao Guanhua (Chinese: 乔冠华; Wade–Giles: Ch'iao Kuan-hua; March 28, 1913 – September 22, 1983[1]) was a politician and diplomat in the People's Republic of China and played an important role in the talks with United States on the opening of China and the drafting of the Shanghai Communiqué.

  1. ^ "Chairman Mao's tutor dies at 73 Archived October 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Shanghai Daily. January 28, 2008. Retrieved on October 22, 2010.