# Zhou Enlai **Domain:** Chinese diplomatic history **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Zhou Enlai** (1898–1976) was premier of the People's Republic of China and a central architect of its foreign policy. ## Significance His authorization and reception of the U.S. table-tennis delegation connected a sporting opening to the wider normalization process. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/rapprochement-china) ## Routes [[wiki/Ping-Pong Diplomacy|Ping-Pong Diplomacy]] · [[wiki/Henry Kissinger|Henry Kissinger]] · [[wiki/Zhuang Zedong|Zhuang Zedong]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]