"The fact that he rose to become both vice premier and a Political Bureau member is a mark of the high esteem in which he was held by Chinese leaders."
— Qian Qichen

January 1, 1970

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Diplomats of ChinaCommunist Party of China politiciansForeign ministers of ChinaAmbassadors of China
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Robert Suettinger, "Qian Qichen, Pragmatic Chinese Envoy, Dies at 89" in The New York Times (11 May 2017)