▁he ▁helped ▁save ▁as ▁sou ven irs . ▁Han ' s ▁elder ▁brother , ▁Sh en ▁Ch ong hui ▁( <0xE6> <0xB2> <0x88> <0xE5> <0xB4> <0x87> <0xE8> <0xAA> <0xA8> ), ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Air ▁Force ▁as ▁a ▁pilot ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁while ▁bomb ing ▁the ▁Japanese ▁cru iser ▁Iz um o ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Shang hai . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Han ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁interpreter ▁for ▁the ▁peace ▁tal ks ▁between ▁the ▁Commun ists ▁and ▁the ▁National ists , ▁which ▁were ▁bro ker ed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁National ists ▁in ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Han ▁joined ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Pro tocol ▁Department , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁would ▁occup y ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Han ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁As ▁Director ▁of ▁Pro tocol , ▁Han ▁assist ed ▁in ▁US ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon ' s ▁historic ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁visit ▁to ▁China . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Henry ▁K iss inger , ▁Han ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁gre et ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁visited ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 9