Ji Chaozhu

Ji Chaozhu (July 30, 1929 – April 29, 2020) was a Chinese politician.[1] He was an English interpreter for Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai.[2] He was the Ambassador to the Court of St. James's (United Kingdom); and lastly as an Undersecretary General of the United Nations.[3] He retired in 1996.

Ji Chaozhu
冀朝铸
Ji Chaozhu, Tianenmen Square, 2005, by Foster Winans.jpg
Ji Chaozhu at Tiananmen Square in 2005
Personal details
Born(1929-07-30)July 30, 1929
Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
DiedApril 29, 2020(2020-04-29) (aged 90)
Beijing, China
OccupationDiplomat, author

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References

  1. "Biographical Notes of Ambassador Ji Chaozhu". Embassy PRC United Kingdom. 6 January 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  2. Ji, Chaozhu (2008). The Man on Mao's Right: From Harvard Yard to Tiananmen Square, My Life Inside China's Foreign Ministry Hardcover – July 15, 2008. ISBN 978-1400065844
  3. Barboza, David (February 17, 2012). The Man on Mao's Right, at the Center of History. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/18/world/asia/ji-chaozhu-man-on-maos-right-at-center-of-history.html.