Huang Hua
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Huang Hua was concurrently the vice-minister of foreign affairs and foreign minister of China
from 1976 to 1982.
for Mao Zedong
in the aftermath of the Communist Party's victory over the Kuomintang
. In the early 1950s, he gained prominence as an effective diplomat. He was involved in the Korean War
armistice talks (1953), initial contacts with the United States
in Warsaw
, Poland
(1958), and China's joining of the United Nations
(1971). Huang also signed the Sino-Japanese Peace and Friendship Treaty
with Japanese Foreign Minister Sonoda on August 12, 1978. He is also widely remembered as one of the officials who fell into the trap of talking loose in a freer environment. As Foreign Minister of China in 1980, he famously declared there was no need for the People's Liberation Army
to have a garrison stationed in Hong Kong
. Paramount leader Deng Xiaoping
rebuked him for "mouthing nonsense".
China
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from 1976 to 1982.
Biography
Huang first rose to the top echelons of the Chinese government as a translator. He translated EnglishEnglish language
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for Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
in the aftermath of the Communist Party's victory over the Kuomintang
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused...
. In the early 1950s, he gained prominence as an effective diplomat. He was involved in the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
armistice talks (1953), initial contacts with the United States
United States
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in Warsaw
Warsaw
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, Poland
Poland
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(1958), and China's joining of the United Nations
United Nations
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(1971). Huang also signed the Sino-Japanese Peace and Friendship Treaty
Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China
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with Japanese Foreign Minister Sonoda on August 12, 1978. He is also widely remembered as one of the officials who fell into the trap of talking loose in a freer environment. As Foreign Minister of China in 1980, he famously declared there was no need for the People's Liberation Army
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
to have a garrison stationed in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Paramount leader Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese politician, statesman, and diplomat. As leader of the Communist Party of China, Deng was a reformer who led China towards a market economy...
rebuked him for "mouthing nonsense".
Further reading
- Biography from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
- Huang Hua, pivotal in diplomacy, dies, South China Morning Post, November 25th 2010
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/25/huang-hua-obituary