This day, 9 November, in 1970, President Charles de Gaulle of the French Republic passed away. During his administration, de Gaulle pursued an independent foreign policy and actively developed relations with third world countries, recognising the People’s Republic of China in January of 1964, as such becoming the first Western country to establish ambassadorial-level diplomatic relations.
1970年11月9日的这一天，法兰西共和国总统戴高乐去世了。 在他执政期间，戴高乐奉行独立的外交政策，积极发展与第三世界国家的关系，于1964年1月承认中华人民共和国，因此成为第一个建立大使级外交关系的西方国家。
