oir , ▁Hong ▁Jun yan ▁states ▁that ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁per sec uted ▁and ▁hum ili ated ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution , ▁Z hang ▁H anz hi ▁offered ▁no ▁sympathy ▁and ▁instead ▁des pis ed ▁him . ▁She ▁began ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁a ▁colle ague ▁at ▁the ▁Be ij ing ▁Foreign ▁L anguages ▁Institute , ▁and ▁was ▁caught ▁in ▁the ▁act ▁by ▁Hong ' s ▁sister . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Hong ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁perform ▁manual ▁labour ▁in ▁Ji ang xi ▁Province , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Be ij ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁rum ours ▁were ▁circul ating ▁that ▁Z hang ▁was ▁having ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁Q iao ▁Gu anh ua , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁China ' s ▁UN ▁deleg ation . ▁Z hang ▁requested ▁a ▁divor ce ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁which ▁was ▁final ized ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁and ▁Z hang ▁married ▁Q iao ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁Z hang ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lung - related ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁transl ators ▁Category : Ch inese ▁diplom ats ▁Category : Be ij ing ▁Foreign ▁Studies ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Be ij ing ▁Foreign ▁Studies ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : W rit