Pete Sweeney 6 minute read Chinese President Xi Jinping stands above a giant portrait of late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong as he arrives for the event marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China, on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins HONG KONG, July 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - In a 1973 meeting with an American delegation, Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai caught his interlocutors off guard by asking: âDo you think China will ever become an aggressive or expansionist power?â When his U.S. counterpart politely replied in the negative, Zhou disagreed. âIt is possible. But if China were to embark on such a path, you must oppose it. And you must tell those Chinese that Zhou Enlai told you to do so!â