China: Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Dong Biwu, He Long, Guo Moruo, Xi Zhongxun, Fu Zuoyi and Bao Erhan at Beijing's Capital Airport, Lu Xiangyou (Mao Zedong's personal photographer), 1961

Liu Shaoqi (Liu Shao-ch'i, 24 November 1898 – 12 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and theorist. He was Chairman of the People's Republic of China, China's head of state, from 27 April 1959 to 31 October 1968, during which he implemented policies of economic reconstruction in China.

Zhou Enlai was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976.

Zhu De was a Chinese Communist military leader and statesman. He is regarded as the founder of the Chinese Red Army (the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army) and the tactician who engineered the victory of the People's Republic of China during the Chinese Civil War.

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Lu Xiangyou

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