A Western reporter asked Premier Zhou: "Excuse me, Mr. Prime Minister, are there any prostitutes in China now?" Many people wondered: How to raise such a question? Everyone is paying attention to how Premier Zhou will answer. Premier Zhou said affirmatively: "Yes!" The whole place was in an uproar and there was a lot of discussion. Premier Zhou saw everyone's doubts and added: "China's prostitutes are in Taiwan Province of our country." There was thunderous applause.

--------The reporter's question was very sinister. He designed a trap for Premier Zhou. After China was liberated, all brothels in the mainland were closed, and the original prostitutes were transformed into self-reliant workers. This reporter thought:

Ask the question "Are there prostitutes in China?" Zhou Enlai will definitely say "yes". Once you really answer like this, you have fallen into his trap, and he will immediately say "There are prostitutes in Taiwan." At this time, you cannot say "Taiwan is not China's territory." Herein lies the insidiousness of this question. Of course, Premier Zhou saw through his ploy at a glance. This answer not only revealed the sinister intention of dividing China's territory, but also reflected the contrast between the good social atmosphere of the mainland and Taiwan. Alas, it’s hard not to admire Premier Zhou’s thoughtfulness in considering issues and his quick response at the same time!

2. A foreign reporter asked Premier Zhou Enlai ill-intentionedly: "In China, why is the road called 'Malu' when it is obviously a road for people to walk on?" Premier Zhou replied without hesitation: "We walked on it. It is the road of Marxism, referred to as the road.”

--------The reporter’s intention was to compare the Chinese to cattle and horses, walking the same path as animals. If you really answer him based on the origin of the name "Malu", even if it is correct, it will be meaningless. Premier Zhou interpreted the "horse" in "马路" as Marxism, which may have been unexpected by this reporter.

3. When the U.S. delegation visited China, an official once said in front of Premier Zhou: "Chinese people like to walk with our heads down, but we Americans always walk with our heads up. " As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. Premier Zhou said calmly and with a smile: "This is not surprising. Because we Chinese like to go uphill, and you Americans like to go downhill."

------- The words of the American official obviously contained great insult to the Chinese people. The Chinese staff present were very angry, but they were restricted by the diplomatic environment and found it difficult to strongly reprimand the other party for their rudeness. If you swallow your anger and allow the other party to be humiliated, then where is the national prestige? Premier Zhou's answer taught Americans what it means to be soft yet firm. In the end, it was the Americans who were embarrassed and embarrassed.

4. During an interview with Premier Zhou Enlai, an American reporter accidentally saw a Parker pen made in the United States on the Prime Minister's desk. The reporter asked in a somewhat sarcastic tone: "Excuse me, Prime Minister, why do you, the great Chinese people, still use our American-made pens?" After hearing this, Premier Zhou said wittily: "Talk about this. It’s a long story. It was given to me as a gift by a North Korean friend. I didn’t receive any reward, so I refused to accept it. My North Korean friend said I should keep it as a souvenir. It means leaving behind this pen from your country.” The American reporter was speechless upon hearing this.

-------What does it mean to shoot oneself in the foot? This is a typical example. This reporter’s original intention was to ridicule Premier Zhou: Why can’t you Chinese even produce better pens and still import them from the United States? As a result, Premier Zhou said

This was a trophy from the Korean battlefield, which made the reporter lose face. Also, if you want to compete with Premier Zhou, there is no way.

5. A Western reporter said: "Excuse me, how much funds does the People's Bank of China have?" Zhou Enlai said euphemistically: "What about the monetary funds of the People's Bank of China? It's 18 yuan, 80 cents and 8 cents." When he Seeing everyone's puzzled look, he explained: "The denominations issued by the People's Bank of China are 10 yuan, 5 yuan, 2 yuan, 1 yuan, 5 jiao, 2 jiao, l jiao, 5 cents, 2 cents, and 1 cent. 10 kinds of main and auxiliary RMB, totaling 18 yuan, 80 cents and 8 cents..."

-------Premier Zhou held a press conference to introduce our country's construction achievements. There are two possibilities for this reporter to raise such a question. One is to ridicule China for being poor, weak and empty in its national treasury; the other is to spy on China's economic intelligence. Premier Zhou also showed his witty and humorous demeanor in high-level diplomatic occasions, which is convincing.

How do you prepare for such a question in advance? How can you do it without eloquence and quick thinking!