When Chen Yi served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he accompanied Premier Zhou on many overseas visits. The "Go diplomacy" he advocated has always been said to be a good talk, and he has made unremitting efforts to normalize diplomatic relations between China and Japan.
Since joining the CPAFFC in 1990, Chen Haosu has been committed to people-to-people diplomacy. He doesn't particularly mind being called a "son inheriting his father's legacy." He said: "A son inherits his father's legacy. It can also be said that the younger generation continues the work of the older generation. We are the descendants of the revolutionary cause started by the older generation."
Chen Haosu's poetry creation He was also influenced by his father.
When Chen Yi moved to the north and south to fight, he left behind many poems and works expressing the hard years of bloody struggle and the high-spirited fighting passion. The most famous one is "Meiling Three Chapters": "Beheading means today." How about starting a business? It’s hard work and many battles. Now I go to Quantai to recruit old troops and kill Yama with a hundred thousand banners..." Under the influence of his father, Chen Haosu also has a strong interest in poetry and has made great achievements. Common grades. Just one day before being interviewed by China Economic Weekly, that is, August 12, 2009, Chen Haosu had just held the launch ceremony of his new poetry collection "The Road to Hope". "Of course, when doing diplomatic work, you have to travel around the world and record your feelings in the form of poetry. I also use poetry to express my passion for major events that occur in the country. I don't care about the level of poetry. What's important is What is more important is to use poetry to express aspirations, use poetry to make friends, use poetry to convey feelings, and say what you want to say."
When talking about his father's greatest influence on himself, Chen Haosu said: "My father said that he is a person. He didn’t have any special strengths. He just determined the goal of the revolution and worked unremittingly. Even during the Cultural Revolution, when our whole family was affected, he always told us not to waver and not to forget our responsibilities to the people. ”
“I was 7 years old when the People’s Republic of China was founded. Now, 60 years have passed and I am 67 years old. Generally speaking, you can retire at this age. I continue to work and want to make more contributions to the cause of people-to-people diplomacy. Of course, I won’t do it forever. When the time comes, I will happily hand over the responsibility to young comrades. I am very pleased that we have very young cadres in the CPAFFC who are energetically doing China-foreign friendship work for the country. The hope for the future development of our country and the China Friendship Association rests on them,” Chen Haosu said in the end.
"China Economic Weekly": It is said that it was the master Zhao Puchu who introduced you to the poetry hall. Can you talk about your interaction with Zhao Puchu?
Chen Haosu: My poetry writing is influenced by my parents, and Mr. Zhao Pu is my guide. After the Cultural Revolution, I began to publish poems, and Mr. Zhao Pu gave me a lot of encouragement. Some of my poems were revised by him, but he encouraged me more to build up confidence. He said that you should write more and insist on recording your own experiences and thoughts in the form of poems. Don't be afraid of not writing well and work hard. Write better.