# 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]]