Zhao Haosheng

Zhao Haosheng

Zhao Haosheng, a native of Chengguan, Xixian County, was born in 1920 and became an American in 1962. Professor of Yale University, Honorary Professor of Zhengzhou University and Jinan University, honorary president of Xinyang Normal University and chairman of Zhao company.

Life of the characters

Zhao Haosheng is the son of China, a citizen of the United States, and the son-in-law of Japan. He is proficient in Chinese, English, and Japanese. He left home to study in Kaifeng at the age of nine.

In 1938, he returned to Xi county to teach, and later chose the profession of journalist. He was a journalist and columnist who specialized in covering the peace talks between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.

I went to Japan in 1948.

In 1952, he went to the United States to study for a doctorate and was employed by Yale University.

He was a professor of East Asian language and literature in 1960.

In May 1973, he went back to China for the first time and gave lectures and lectures for Peking University, Fudan University, Shandong University, Beijing Institute of international relations, Zhengzhou University, Henan University, Xinyang Normal University, etc.

In 1984, he returned to China for the second time and participated in the activities commemorating the 35th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China.

After 1986, he abandoned education and went into business, actively publicized and introduced China, and made positive contributions to expanding China's international influence, cultural, artistic, academic and economic exchanges between China and the United States, and promoting the great cause of the reunification of the motherland. He was cordially received by Wang Zhen, Wu Lanfu, Bo Yibo and Yao Yilin.

In May 2000, Zhao Haosheng returned to his hometown of Xinyang.

Personal life

Life probably has to go through such a process: young want to go out, old want to come back. This phenomenon is particularly prominent in Mr. Zhao Haosheng, who is over 80 years old. He lived in an enviable and beautiful big house in the United States, with big open windows in the back, a lawn in the middle of his neighbor's house and woods around him. Mr. Zhao said: "the lawn belongs to two families, but we don't erect a fence in the middle. He thinks it's all his and I think it's all mine. Groups of wild deer and pheasants often come here. They stand in front of my back window and poke their heads inside. The wild animals here are not afraid of me to see them, but want to see what I look like and harass me... "

However, with such a good house and living environment, he can't live many days a year, because he returns to China at least three times a year. In the past 22 years, he has returned 76 times. He has stayed in Beijing hotel for 12 years and Wangfu hotel for 9 years.

His return from China to the United States is called "going abroad", and his return from the United States to China is called "returning home". He described his monthly living conditions as follows: "jet lag in the first week; reimbursement to his wife in the second week and payment of bad taxi tickets in China; fidgeting in the third week; buying tickets to return home in the fourth week."

With such a strong "Chinese emotion", it is naturally related to his colorful life and multiple identities. Some people call him "the son of China, the son-in-law of Japan, and a citizen of the United States." His family is also like a small United Nations: he is Chinese American; his wife is Japanese; his son Zhao Huicheng graduated from Yale University and went to work in Thailand. He married a Filipino girl and gave birth to a son of Chinese, Japanese and Filipino origin in Thailand; his daughter Zhao Huichun teaches in New York University and writes in English. A few years ago, she published the novel Monkey King, which has been widely accepted Pay attention to I don't know which country my future husband will choose?

Zhao Haosheng has been rich and fruitful for most of his life. In his early years, he went to Huangpu Military Academy, worked as a reporter for Chongqing's central daily and Shanghai's southeast daily, and was stationed in Japan in 1948. After liberation, China wrote a letter to Hu Qiaomu, the then director of the information bureau, asking to return to China, but there was no reply. During this, the Korean War broke out, and he wanted to go back to the United States to study and teach after graduation

Zhao Haosheng claimed to have "three music": singing, teaching and interviewing. The old man is a professor of Yale University. After his retirement, he served as the senior consultant of Miller Company. Miller, chairman of Miller Company, is respected as the leader of American business. Carter served as the Treasury Secretary during his presidency. After a long time, Zhao Haosheng thinks that it's a tactful way to always be a consultant to others. He just talks but doesn't practice. In 1992, he contacted a friend to invest in a township enterprise in Beijing and set up an industrial company. Zhao Haosheng was the chairman of the board. He can't just stand by and sing, he has to go on stage and practice.

He said that my connection with China is not just a blood relationship, but a whole life interwoven with life, mountains and rivers, and years. I am a foreigner, but not an outsider. My biggest wish is to do something for China But he also teased himself that he was a layman in industry and an ignorant chairman. If the enterprise is successful, it will write a book called "how steel is refined". If you fail, you should also write a book called "how steel can not be tempered". So far, the old man claims that the steel is still being refined, but it's very difficult. Finally, he knows that the pot is made of iron!

Every time he returns to China, an indispensable enjoyment is to get up early every morning to find the sound of huqin from Beijing's old opera fans. At the intersection opposite the Wangfu Hotel, under the corridor of the temple of heaven and on the roadside of tongzihe, a group of old men are often addicted to playing. Because there is only one huqin, the old fans have to wait in line and take turns to sing a piece by piece.

Zhao Haosheng is no exception. He thinks that he has to line up for the sake of drama addiction. Only when he lines up for a long time can he sing two songs in turn, can he feel more interesting. Old fans can't remember his name and don't know that he is from America. They just call him "Uncle Zhao". This "Uncle Zhao" is not tall and looks good. He has a small gray flat head and a Beijing accent. He likes to amuse himself and enjoys good popularity

That year, there was a financial crisis in Asia. As "Japan's uncle", Zhao Haosheng graciously agreed to the invitation of the Japan Association of banks to give lectures. Japan hoped that he could talk about the Asian financial crisis and China's economic situation, and teach Japanese financiers. Japanese must be very good. However, he joked: "my Japanese level is that I can cheat a Japanese girl to be my wife." When the lecture was approaching, he suddenly felt that he had no bottom in his heart. He wrote to Premier Zhu Rongji at that time, asking to answer some questions and urgently supplement his financial knowledge. Premier Zhu asked Dai Xianglong, the president of the National Bank of China, to meet with the old man and answer all the questions he asked, so as to help him analyze the financial situation in today's world Naturally, his speech in Japan was a great success.

This is a bit of the "king without a crown" momentum, dare to put forward their own requirements to the big people, but the big people did not refuse his request. In a prominent place in his study, there are two big photos. One is a picture of him talking with Premier Zhou Enlai, and the other is a picture of him interviewing Chiang Kai Shek. Some people joked that in his room, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party once again cooperated and the motherland was reunified. In 1966, Zhao Haosheng went to Taiwan as a columnist for an interview. At 12 o'clock in the night, Shen Jianhong, then director general of information, informed him that Chiang Kai Shek wanted to see him the next morning. It was only a matter of a few minutes for him to meet in general etiquette. As he walked into the living room of the president's meeting the next day, Zhao Haosheng said to Shen Jianhong, "I'm afraid I have to ask President Jiang a few questions." Shen Jianhong flatly refused: "no, if you want to ask questions, you must report them in writing in advance." Zhao Haosheng said, "I'll try. If the president answers, I'll mention it. If he doesn't answer, it's OK." Shen Jianhong changed color: "that's no good!"

At this time, the adjutant sang: "Professor Zhao Haosheng is here." Chiang Kai Shek came out and shook hands with Zhao Haosheng. Then he sat down in the armchair and began to ask politely, such as: when did you come? What did you see? Zhao Haosheng answered one by one. Chiang Kai Shek asked, "what's your opinion?" Zhao said, "yes." Shen Jianhong is very nervous. However, Zhao Haosheng said, "I'm a teacher. It's very good to see the nine-year compulsory education in Taiwan this time. I'm very interested. I'd like to interview the situation in this regard. Please let the president speak to me for convenience." It turned out that Chiang Kai Shek attached great importance to education. Nine year compulsory education was initiated by him. He talked about it for more than half an hour. After returning to the United States, Zhao Haosheng published a series of articles on Asian politics, economy, various figures and landscape in the column of "overseas observation", which were reprinted by overseas newspapers and periodicals, but not by Taiwan newspapers and periodicals. The reason is that Zhao Haosheng said something in his article, such as "Chiang Kai Shek's hair is whiter than in the past", which was regarded as disrespectful. At that time, there were special terms for describing both Chiang Kai Shek and Mao Zedong, describing Mao Zedong as "red and radiant", and describing Chiang Kai Shek as "armed with sword and bright eyes".

Therefore, he believes that there are two politicians in the world who know the value of news best, are the best at giving full play to the function of news and have the best relationship with journalists. One is Roosevelt and the other is Zhou Enlai. His first interview with Premier Zhou was in 1946. It was also the first time that he saw a Chinese journalist speak in Chinese at a Chinese and foreign press conference. Gong Peng, a translator, translated his words into English. He is free and easy to talk and laugh, and has an irresistible personality charm. This is the first time that he feels proud of being a Chinese in front of foreigners.

——As a professor, all over the world;

——As a reporter, I have friends all over the world;

——As a writer, writing is equal to writing.

Zhao Haosheng's unrestrained and unrestrained life is close to the realm of life, which can be regarded as natural and unrestrained.

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