Shi Yanhua was the interpreter of China's first UN delegation in 1971 and later Deng Xiaoping. She told global people that she had experienced many ups and downs in China's diplomacy, but the restoration of the legitimate seat of the United Nations was still one of her most unforgettable and irreplaceable memories. This article is the first in a series of reports on the cover of the upcoming 456th issue of global people magazine, the Chinese moment of the United Nations from 1971 to 2021. Until the last moment before New China resumed its legitimate seat in the United Nations, George Bush, the permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations (elected the 51st president of the United States in 1988), was still fighting tenaciously. On the evening of October 25, 1971 local time, the United Nations building in New York was brightly lit and noisy. It was about to vote on whether to restore the legitimate seat of the people's Republic of China in the United Nations and whether to expel the representative of Taiwan from the United Nations. Perhaps he had a premonition that he would be "defeated like a mountain". Bush asked to speak on the stage in an attempt to retain the Taiwan representative in the United Nations while restoring China's legitimate seat. This senseless struggle brought ridicule from representatives of many countries. "No" voices came from all over the venue, and the Iraqi representative even took the stage to speak: "if the United States still wants to reserve a seat for the Chiang Kai Shek group, it's better to let the Taiwan representative sit in the American seat." everyone burst into laughter, and only Bush was embarrassed to say nothing. On the evening of October 25, 1971, the United Nations adopted the famous Resolution 2758 to restore the legitimate rights of the people's Republic of China in the United Nations. For many years thereafter, there was no such jubilant scene at the United Nations Congress. There was a great deal of noise that night. Some national representatives patted the table, some shouted loudly, and even sang and danced. Shi Yanhua, the translator of Deng Xiaoping, the wife of ambassador Wu Jianmin and the accompanying interpreter of China's first UN delegation in 1971, told the reporter of global people that she has experienced many ups and downs in China's diplomacy, but restoring the legitimate seat of the United Nations is still one of her most unforgettable and irreplaceable memories. "Premier Zhou is very happy, I shaved twice before I arrived. " On October 26, 1971 Beijing time, Shi Yanhua, who worked in the Translation Office of the Ministry of foreign affairs, received a telegram from the United Nations. When she picked up the telegram, she didn't think it would be a historic telegram. "Even if China fails to restore its legitimate seat in the United Nations, the United Nations will send a resolution on China to the Ministry of foreign affairs by telegram. In particular, the telegram discussing whether to restore China's legitimate seat in the United Nations will come once a year. In the past, the result was' no '. However, the result on that day was' yes', and the telegram invited us to the United Nations to attend the general assembly." Shi Yanhua recalled to the reporter of global people that at that moment, she felt the "victory of justice". Zhou Rong, an international expert at Renmin University of China, was only 16 that year. He still remembers that when he heard the news, Beijing was full of lively scenes of "beating tables and drums"; He took a bus. A middle-aged man on the bus was excitedly reciting "the list of 22 sponsors of the two Arab proposals". Although the 16-year-old boy knows little about the far-reaching significance behind the news, he is as excited as all Beijing citizens. Equally excited are the staff of the United Nations Chinese language service. Although Chinese has long been one of the official languages of the United Nations, before that, representatives of the Taiwan authorities spoke in English and documents were also expressed in English. The translators of the Chinese department were like idle personnel and were discriminated against by staff in other languages. Shi Yanhua said: "when new China regains its legal seat, we require all documents on China to be translated into Chinese and our speeches to be in Chinese. The staff of the Chinese department finally have something to do!" The good news was also reported to the Chinese leaders as soon as possible. Are you going to the United Nations General Assembly? All parties have different opinions. Zhou Enlai and others asked Mao Zedong for instructions and got the answer: go. Why don't you go? Go in a group right away. Subsequently, Vice Foreign Minister Qiao Guanhua was designated head of the delegation. Qiao Guanhua immediately entered a state of intense combat readiness. In early November, he presided over the inaugural meeting of the delegation in the large conference room on the east side of the sixth floor of the Ministry of foreign affairs. Premier Zhou received most members of the delegation. "It was evening when Premier Zhou met the delegation. At that time, the driver, cook and other staff of the delegation came. Premier Zhou was very happy and shaved twice before he arrived. He asked the kitchen to prepare some noodles and chat with us while eating. He told us to 'rest assured that the situation has stabilized'. He also talked about 'one country's affairs are in the charge of its own people, the affairs of the world, and the affairs of the United Nations It is a historical trend for all Member States to manage together. The historical trend is irresistible. "At that moment, we felt the responsibility and honor on our shoulders," Shi Yanhua said. Before departure, Qiao Guanhua specially told the logistics personnel to bring a bottle of Maotai. At first, Shi Yanhua didn't understand why she did this. Later, she knew the reason. She thought it was "very interesting": "Before the Norwegian ambassador to China was transferred to the United Nations in 1971, he firmly believed that China would certainly be able to resume its seat this year, but Qiao Guanhua firmly believed that it could not. The two bet that if China resumed its seat that year, Qiao Guanhua would bring a bottle of Maotai to the former Norwegian Ambassador when he went to the United Nations." On November 9, Qiao Guanhua led the delegation to officially set out, first from Shanghai to Paris, and then transferred to New York. On the way to Paris, some foreign journalists came up on the plane somehow. Facing questions, Qiao Guanhua said: "It's useless to be hostile to China and even ignore its existence. Is it possible that China will disappear from the map? We adhere to the one China policy. There is only one China in the world, that is, the people's Republic of China!" During the whole question and answer process, Qiao Guanhua was always neither humble nor arrogant, with witty remarks and lively conversation. From time to time, he also inserted an English sentence to make a humorous explanation of Chinese idioms. The aggressive Western journalists laughed from time to time and even applauded. On November 12, 1971, Qiao Guanhua, head of the Chinese delegation and vice foreign minister, delivered a speech in New York, United States. "Joe's smile broke "Glass in the United Nations assembly hall" On November 11, 1971, the Chinese delegation arrived in New York and stayed at the Roosevelt Hotel. Shi Yanhua recalled to the reporter of global people that the delegation held two reception meetings. At the meeting, the overseas Chinese who came to the meeting were excited, and some tears filled their eyes. An American friendly personage excitedly told them that "they should have come to the United Nations long ago", and then used the popular Western veneer gift "pa pa" She kissed Shi Yanhua twice. She didn't have time to take care of it at all. I'm sorry. What she thought was: Although the U.S. government acted perversely, there are still people in the United States who can distinguish right from wrong! Shi Yanhua remembered that most ordinary Americans were very friendly to the Chinese delegation. "Once I was stopped by an old lady on the street. She said, 'Hey! Are you from Red China?'" I said, 'I'm not from Red China, but people's China.' the old lady said, 'anyway, you're finally here.' " On the balcony of the Roosevelt Hotel, Wu Jianmin, a member of the delegation, also had a "New York Style conversation" with the American on the opposite balcony. "Once after he came out of the swimming pool, he chatted with the American on the opposite balcony. The American said he would invite him to dinner. With the consent of the delegation, Wu Jianmin asked me to have dinner with the American." At 10:15 a.m. on November 15, 1971, the Chinese delegation came to the scene of the United Nations General Assembly in high spirits. Outside the venue, Shi Yanhua saw many reporters, while the American police tried their best to stop them outside. After entering the venue, Qiao Guanhua calmly sat in the chair behind the Chinese famous brand. At this time, a reporter suddenly asked him: "Mr. Qiao, how do you feel sitting in this chair now?" Qiao Guanhua, who had been calm, couldn't restrain his excitement and began to laugh up. On November 15, 1971, the Chinese delegation attended the 26th United Nations General Assembly. In the face of a reporter's question, Qiao Guanhua, head of the Chinese delegation and vice foreign minister (first from the left in the front row), laughed up, and Huang Hua, the first permanent representative of China to the United Nations, was second from the left in the front row. "It was a triumphant smile, a proud smile. Facing the question, his only answer was, 'haven't I answered your question now?'" Zhang Hanzhi, a peer translator and later Mrs. Qiao Guanhua, wrote in his memoirs. This photo of Qiao Guanhua laughing not only became the Pulitzer Prize winning work, but also appeared in the Chinese history textbook. The American media described it as "Qiao's laughter shattered the glass of the United Nations Conference Hall." At that moment, Qiao Guanhua was not laughing on behalf of a person. It was the confidence and excitement of a great country to stand back on the world stage. Zhang Hanzhi wrote in his memoirs: "Like a huge whirlwind, Red China swept through the largest international organization that has experienced wind and frost for more than 20 years. China finally swaggered into this hall, broke the blockade of the United States and participated in major decisions on world events!" Malik, President of the United Nations General Assembly, delivered a speech welcoming the Chinese delegation to the conference. Unexpectedly, after Malik spoke, people who asked for a speech to welcome the Chinese delegation lined up in a long line. Shi Yanhua recalled: "I was full of pride after watching this scene, because I personally felt the improvement of China's international status." The meeting was held from 10 a.m. to evening. One after another, the representatives of countries who delivered welcoming speeches to China. Shi Yanhua counted. During the day-long "welcoming ceremony", more than 50 representatives of countries delivered welcoming speeches to China. "The Hungarian representative had been in China before, and he delivered a speech in Chinese." Finally, Qiao Guanhua, head of the Chinese delegation, was invited to speak on the stage. He walked calmly onto the podium and began his speech for nearly 40 minutes. After the speech, there was silence and deafening applause. "At that time, I only had a strong feeling: it was glorious to be a Chinese!" Shi Yanhua said. The world has received contradictory signals from the United States Turning to the people's daily on October 27, 1971, we will find a historical detail - the front page of the newspaper reported on China's restoration of its legitimate seat in the United Nations from many pages and angles, and the message in the lower right corner was "Dr. Kissinger left Beijing for home". In other words, when the United Nations voted to restore China's legitimate seat, Kissinger was in Beijing. When Kissinger was ready to leave on October 26, he was unaware of the historic moment at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Seeing him off, Qiao Guanhua asked him a meaningful question: "do you think we can restore our seat at the United Nations General Assembly this year?" Kissinger said without thinking, "I don't think you can get in this year." "when do you think we can get in?" Qiao Guanhua asked knowingly. Kissinger said: "it's estimated that next year is about the same. You can go in after President Nixon's visit to China." Qiao Guanhua laughed. Kissinger was rather bitter about this memory: "just after my plane took off, the teletypewriter passed