Gratitude is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation. As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the CPC’s founding, we should never forget that for 100 years, many international friends have enthusiastically and selflessly helped the CPC and the Chinese people in a great spirit of internationalism. Since modern times, the longsuffering Chinese nation, from independence to prosperity, has come to this day to embrace the bright prospect of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In this process, international friends have played a signif icant role and made an indelible contribution. For this reason, this book selects representative international friends of the CPC from different periods and tells their life stories in a concise style, especially their moving deeds of sharing weal and woe with the Chinese people, to convey the Chinese people’s gratitude, encourage more international friends to join China’s socialist modernization drive, and make new and greater contributions to promoting exchanges and cooperation with the rest of the world, maintaining world peace, and building a community of shared future for humanity.
Norman Bethune
Symbol of China-Canada Friendship
Edgar Snow
Telling the CPC’s Stories to the World
George Hatem
Pioneer of New China’s Health Service
Agnes Smedley
An American Writer Dedicated to the Liberation of the Chinese People
Anna Louise Strong
Reporter of China’s Revolution and Development
Dwarkanath Kotnis
An Indian Doctor in the Taihang Mountains
Rewi Alley
Sixty Years of Devotion to China
Hans Shippe
An Internationalist Fighter in the Yimeng Mountains
Jakob Rosenfeld
An Austrian Doctor Who Made Outstanding Contributions to China
Jean-Augustin Bussiere
A French Doctor and the “Hump Route by Bike”
Israel Epstein
Committed to China’s International Communication
Ivan Vasilevich Arkhipov
Head of the Soviet Experts Team to China
Konosuke Matsushita
A Pioneer in Participating in China’s Reform and Opening Up
Ohira Masayoshi
Japanese Prime Minister and Major Contributor to China-Japan Relations
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Bringing Chinese Sports to the World
Morihiko Hiramatsu
Helping Chinese Farmers Get Better Off
Kenneth David Kaunda
Trailblazer of China-Africa All-Weather Friendship
Vicente Rovetta
Promoting China-Themed Books in Latin America