Chapter 21 Gu Weijun: The First Diplomat of the Republic of China (2)

This wonderful speech became the headline news on the day of the peace conference.As soon as the speech was over, US President Wilson, Secretary of State Lansing, British Prime Minister Lloyd George, and Foreign Secretary Balfour congratulated him one after another. Subsequently, Gu Weijun launched shuttle diplomacy at the peace meeting, hoping to obtain the most favorable results for China.In the end, in a hopeless situation, the Chinese delegation refused to sign the peace treaty.According to research by scholars of diplomatic history, "Gu Weijun, who supported the delegation alone at this time, played a decisive role in the final realization of the refusal to sign the peace treaty."

From the day he stepped into the diplomatic circle, Gu Weijun's outstanding performance has always proved his alma mater, Columbia University's evaluation of him --- "the most talented student in the history of this university". Xiao Gang, who wrote the "Biography of Gu Weijun", recalled: "Knowing his name began with a New Year painting that called him, Mei Lanfang and Wang Jingwei together as China's 'Three Beautiful Men'. My student days were during the War of Resistance Against Japan. At that time, the traces of Gu Weijun’s diplomatic activities were often the focus of attention of the teachers and students of the school and even the people of the whole country: "Gu Weijun accused Japan of aggression in the League of Nations", "Gu Weijun advocated the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and united against Japan"..."

Today, in the library, the "Memoirs of Gu Weijun" with a gray-blue cover is neatly placed, with a thin layer of dust accumulated, apparently few people care about it.This person has become a legend, I wonder if he can become a fortune?