Sunday 22 September 2019

Diplomatic Situation

Drama: Diplomatic Situation
Chinese Title: 外交风云 / Wai Jiao Feng Yun
Broadcast Network: Beijing TV, Guangdong TV
Broadcast Website: Youku, iQIYI, Tencent

Broadcast Period: September 19, 2019 - October 12, 2019

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 19:30 (two episodes)
Genre: History, Politics, Republican
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 48
Director: Song Yeming
Screenwriter: Ma Jihong, Gao Jun
Production Company: Huace Film & TV
Origin: China
Watch Episodes On: Youtube

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

The story, starting from the birth of China 1949, mainly describes the contribution of the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries like Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping to China's diplomatic career.

With their ultra diplomatic strategic thought, flexible diplomatic skills, unique diplomatic style, extraordinary talent, they have won great honor and noble international status for the new-born China. This series comprehensively displays the Geneva Conference, Bandung Conference, Zhou Enlai's visit to Africa, China's restoration of the seat in the United Nations, as well as a series of magnificent diplomatic facts, showing the difficult and tortuous diplomatic process of the new-born China last century.

Fun Facts

Filming took place in Beijing, Yantai, Haikou, Wanning, Russia, France, Switzerland and the United States.
It is part of the 86 recommended dramas to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Cast

	Tang Guoqiang as Mao Zedong
	Sun Weimin as Zhou Enlai
	Guo Lianwen as Liu Shaoqi
	Lu Qi as Deng Xiaoping
	Gu Wei as Chen Yi

Supporting Cast

Wang Wufu as Zhu De
Dong Yong as Peng Dehuai
Luo Peng as Ye Jianying
Chen Shanshan as Lin Biao
Huang Wei as Deng Yingchao
Wang Zhihui as Song Qingling
Grace Yang Tongshu as Wang Guangmei
Si Xiaohong as Zhang Qian
Ma Xiaowei as Jiang Jieshi
Wang Hui as Jiang Jingguo
Wen Xin as Song Meiling
Zhang Zaixin as Zhang Zhizhong
Zhang Ye Shi as Mao Renfeng
Zhou Jianpeng as Wu Xiuquan
Yu Yang as Qiao Guanhua
Hou Xiangling as Huang Zhen
Zheng Xilong as Ji Pengfei
Wang Zhuo as Geng Biao
Wang Zhimin as Huang Hua
Wang Yingxin as Yuan Zhongxian
Fu Dayong as Wang Bingnan
Wang Yajie as Gong Peng
Huang Chong as Ling Jiatu
Yan Xiaopin as Mrs. Ling
Hawick Lau as Qian Xuesen
Xu Baihui as Jiang Ying

Episode Ratings

Beijing TV
Date	Episode	CSM59 Cities (%)
Date	Episode	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2019-09-19	1	1.225	4.678	4
2019-09-20	2-3	1.001	3.730	4
2019-09-21	4-5	1.013	3.742	4
2019-09-22	6-7	0.947	3.452	6
2019-09-23	8-9	1.048	3.989	4
2019-09-24	10-11	1.202	4.635	3
2019-09-25	12-13	1.242	4.804	3
2019-09-26	14-15	1.256	4.767	3
2019-09-27	16-17	1.231	4.582	4
2019-09-28	18-19	1.306	4.853	3
2019-09-29	20-21	1.179	4.297	5
2019-09-30	22-23	1.276	4.497	5
2019-10-02	24-26	1.115	4.682	4
2019-10-03	27-29	1.179	4.729	3
2019-10-04	30-32	1.447	5.558	1
2019-10-05	33-35	1.307	4.883	2
2019-10-06	36-37	1.450	5.199	2
2019-10-07	38-39	1.889	6.776	1
2019-10-08	40-41	1.674	6.149	1
2019-10-09	42-43	1.711	6.314	1
2019-10-10	44-45	1.581	5.782	1
2019-10-11	46-47	1.674	6.078	1
2019-10-12	48	1.620	6.004	1
Average	1 - 48	1.329	4.964

Guangdong TV
Date	Episode	CSM59 Cities (%)
Date	Episode	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2019-09-19	1	0.276	1.051	15
2019-09-20	2-3	0.291	1.085	10
2019-09-21	4-5	0.241	0.893	12
2019-09-22	6-7	0.316	1.154	12
2019-09-23	8-9	0.289	1.102	13
2019-09-24	10-11	0.287	1.109	13
2019-09-25	12-13	0.370	1.430	11
2019-09-26	14-15	0.417	1.583	10
2019-09-27	16-17	0.371	1.378	11
2019-09-28	18-19	0.422	1.575	10
2019-09-29	20-21	0.330	1.380	8
2019-09-30	22-23	0.276	0.966	13
2019-10-02	24-26	0.521	2.018	6
2019-10-03	27-29	0.371	1.449	12
2019-10-04	30-32	0.416	1.532	11
2019-10-05	33-35	0.349	1.267	11
2019-10-06	36-37	0.429	1.539	11
2019-10-07	38-39	0.336	1.206	10
2019-10-08	40-41	0.369	1.357	12
2019-10-09	42-43	0.439	1.619	11
2019-10-10	44-45	0.362	1.327	12
2019-10-11	46-47	0.315	1.144	12
2019-10-12	48	0.295	1.076	13
Average	1 - 48	0.352	1.315