Search | Wilson Center Digital Archive

Switch to Visualization

China-Eastern Europe Relations Clear All

Related Resources

Trade agreement between European Economic Community and China

China-Europe Relations

Zhao Ziyang on a tour of East Germany in June 1987.

China-Eastern Europe Relations

Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.

East Asia

China

Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

Sino-Soviet Relations

Sino-Soviet Split, 1960-1984

Placeholder image for when a places image is not available

Eastern Europe

Poland

The Palace of the Republic (Palast der Republik) in Berlin

Eastern Europe

East Germany

Placeholder image for when a places image is not available

Eastern Europe

Albania

Portrait of Mao Zedong from propaganda poster

Mao, Zedong

1893- 1976

Interkit, 1966-1987

Placeholder image for when a places image is not available

Eastern Europe

Hungary

Chinese revolutionary ballet

China's Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976

Photograph of Zhou Enlai in 1972.

Zhou, Enlai

1898- 1976

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

China. State Council

-

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Gomułka, Władysław

1905- 1982

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

China. Embassy (Hungary)

-

Placeholder image for when a portrait image is not available

Hoxha, Enver

1908- 1985

Results:

1 - 10 of 180

Display:

Sort By:

Documents

May 13, 1959	From the Meeting of the Delegation of the Party of Labor of Albania with Comrade Mao Zedong on 13 May 1959 Mao and Kapo discuss Albania's history and its present day struggle with Yugoslavia. Mao reviews the CCP's own history as well as developments in Tibet.
July 23, 1973	Comment for Comrade Minister Oskar Fischer Documents related to East Germany's protest against the intended establishment of a Chinese trade representation in West Berlin. The East German Ministry of Foreign Affairs stresses that West Berlin cannot be regarded as part of West Germany. Therefore, by initiating diplomatic relations with West Berlin without considering the existence of the internationally acknowledged Four Power Agreement on Berlin between the US, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union, China is deliberately acting against the interests of East Germany.
July 18, 1973	Notice for Comrade Fischer, 'Document for a Conversation with the Ambassador of the PR China' Documents related to East Germany's protest against the intended establishment of a Chinese trade representation in West Berlin. The East German Ministry of Foreign Affairs stresses that West Berlin cannot be regarded as part of West Germany. Therefore, by initiating diplomatic relations with West Berlin without considering the existence of the internationally acknowledged Four Power Agreement on Berlin between the US, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union, China is deliberately acting against the interests of East Germany.
May 15, 1964	Record of the Conversation from Chairman Mao’s Audience with the Albanian Women’s Delegation and Albanian Film Workers Mao and Vito Kapo discuss Sino-Albanian relations in the context of the anti-revisionist struggle against the Soviet Union.
December 18, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 45 (Overall Issue No. 71) This issue features a transcript of questions and answers from Zhou Enlai's meeting with journalists in Madras, India (now Chennai). Several sections cover Sino-Yugoslavian trade and relations, while other reports discuss finances and agricultural preparations for the end of the year.
November 10, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 40 (Overall Issue No. 66) This issue begins by denouncing British and French aggression against Egypt during the Suez Canal Crisis. It also includes a Chinese statement about the Soviet Declaration "to Strengthen Friendship and Cooperation [with] Other Socialist States," which acknowledges tensions between socialist countries and the need to address people's demands in Hungary and Poland. The next sections feature a message from Zhou Enlai to János Kádár, who would lead Hungary after the failed Revolution of 1956, and Sino-Nepali correspondence.
August 16, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 30 (Overall Issue No. 56) This issue covers a Sino-Lebanese trade agreement. It also features a letter that Zhou Enlai wrote to thank the government of Czechoslovakia for agricultural machinery. Other sections address Chinese support for the recently nationalized Suez Canal, transforming private industries into socialist ones, and assigning jobs to university graduates.
February 16, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 06 (Overall Issue No. 32) This issue highlights the Standing Committee's resolution to approve the Sino-East German Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation. It also addresses road maintenance and the conservation of gasoline. Other sections discuss the promulgation of simplified Chinese characters, the promotion of standard Mandarin (putonghua), and the distribution of books in rural areas.
January 9, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 01 (Overall Issue No. 27) This issue begins with a joint declaration from China and the German Democratic Republic about their Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation. It also discusses an encounter in which South Korean naval ships shot at and attempted to seize Chinese fishing boats. Other sections cover an agreement to import rice from Myanmar in exchange for Chinese goods, agriculture, and tax exemptions for medical organizations.
December 21, 1955	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1955, No. 22 (Overall Issue No. 25) This issue includes a report about trade between China and Syria as well as an announcement from the Sino-Czechoslovakian Cooperative Science and Technology Committee. Other sections discuss the management of religious work, industry, and the organization of different bureaus, including the Central Archives, within the State Council.