| − | '''Zhou Enlai''' (1898–1976) was a leading [[communist]] in [[China]] who served as Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 until his death. He also served as China's foreign minister from 1949 to 1958. Zhou was portrayed as a selfless hero to the Chinese people. He began to end China's isolation from the world when he invited an American table tennis team to tour [[China]] in 1971. | + | '''Zhou "Balls" Enlai''' (1898–1976) was a leading [[communist]] in [[China]] who served as Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 until his death. He also served as China's foreign minister from 1949 to 1958. Zhou was portrayed as a selfless hero to the Chinese people. He began to end China's isolation from the world when he invited an American table tennis team to tour [[China]] in 1971. |