HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018399.jpg
Extraction Summary
7
People
2
Organizations
3
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book manuscript / congressional oversight evidence
File Size:
Summary
This document appears to be page 167 of a book manuscript (Chapter Ten: Defense in Depth), marked as evidence in a House Oversight investigation. The text recounts the author's meeting in Beijing with retired Chinese diplomat Huang Hua, discussing the philosophical differences between Western goal-oriented thinking and Chinese assessment of the 'nature of the age.' It contrasts the eras of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, specifically regarding their foreign policy and stance on the likelihood of war.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Huang Hua | Former Foreign Minister and Vice Premier of China |
Interviewed by the author over tea; described as a calm statesman.
|
| Mao Zedong | Former Leader of China |
Described as having a 'paranoid, murderously strategic temperament'.
|
| Deng Xiaoping | Former Leader of China |
Ascended to leadership in 1976; described as having a different view of the 'nature of the age' than Mao.
|
| Su Qin | Historical Diplomat |
Warring States diplomat whom Master Nan encouraged the author to study.
|
| Master Nan | Mentor/Teacher |
Encouraged the author to study Su Qin.
|
| Walter Cronkite | Journalist |
Attempted to interview ('ambushed') Huang Hua on a flight in the mid-1970s.
|
| The Author/Narrator | Writer |
Refers to themselves as 'I'; recounts meeting Huang Hua.
|
Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Communist Party |
Refers to the generation of cadres living in the neighborhood.
|
|
| United Nations |
Destination of Huang Hua's trip in the mid-1970s.
|
Timeline (2 events)
Mid-1970s
Huang Hua traveling to the UN, interviewed by Walter Cronkite on a plane.
In-flight (Paris to US)
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
|
Location of the meeting; mentions Tiananmen Square and Mao's tomb.
|
|
|
Origin of flight taken by Huang Hua.
|
|
|
Destination of flight taken by Huang Hua.
|
Relationships (2)
whom Master Nan had encouraged me to study
afternoon tea with Huang Hua
Key Quotes (3)
"Do you know the difference between Western and Chinese thinking?"Source
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018399.jpg
Quote #1
"What is the nature of the age?"Source
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018399.jpg
Quote #2
"There is no possibility of a great war. Don't be afraid of it, there is no risk of it"Source
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018399.jpg
Quote #3
Discussion 0
No comments yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this epstein document