by Covell Meyskens
September 26, 1965 The buffet dinner was held for former warlord Li Zongren, who fled to Taiwan with the KMT but returned in 1965 to China with the assistance of Zhou Enlai. Source
February 1947 It is not entirely clear who the foreigners are. They are probably American military personnnel and journalists. Source
The journalists in this picture worked for the Hanoi office of the Xinhua news service in the 1970s. The source tells the story of these photos in more detail. The first picture was taken in 1974 in front of the Hanoi office of the Xinhua News Service. Across the street was the Chinese embassy. This... Continue Reading →
Li is "baring his chest to face adversity" as the old Chinese saying goes. In this case, Li is portraying a Communist hero preparing to fight the enemy. Source
Everyday Life in Mao's China 