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Ep. 161 | Zhou Enlai (Part 1)

The China History Podcast

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Zhou Enlai and the CCP

Zhou Enlai had relatives and mentors who recognized something special in him. His time spent at Nankai Middle School and university was a turning point in his life. By this time, he pretty much knew what he wanted to be when he grew up. The entire United Front has turned into this Cantonese opera. With the Jiangshan gunboat incident, Jiang Kai-shek is starting to see where the weaknesses were that he could exploit.

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