The play begins with the birth of New China and ends with Deng Xiaoping's visit to the United States and the return negotiations between China, Britain and Hong Kong. It mainly describes the outstanding contributions of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping and Chen Yi, the older generations of proletarian revolutionaries, to the diplomatic cause of New China. They are unique in their super-high diplomatic strategic thinking, flexible diplomatic skills. Diplomatic style and superhuman talent have won great honor and lofty international status for New China. The play fully shows a series of magnificent diplomatic facts such as the Geneva Conference, the Asia-Africa Conference, Zhou En's visit to Africa and the resumption of UN seats. It also shows the difficult and tortuous course of New China's diplomacy. 漏洞百出，缺乏历史感，这是要向全国人民谢罪的。看完《外交风云》，我成了毛主席的“文案粉”。关于二战后国际局势的一些看法。为剧组编剧人员的无知感到悲哀。不一样的风云人物。人物和历史事实良心出品。狗血玛丽苏剧情加上各种穿帮漏洞，让我哭笑不得。外交战线就是没有硝烟的战场。一部被演活了的外交剧。怎么活着老百姓自己说的算。 重大革命历史题材电视剧《外交风云》是一部宏伟壮观的史诗巨片，以宏大的历史视野，真实地再现新中国成立以来中国外交进程和在中国大地上发生的翻天覆地的巨变。主要记述毛泽东、周恩来、邓小平、陈毅等老一辈无产阶级革命家在新中国外交事业上的杰出贡献，全方位展现了日内瓦会议、亚非会议、周恩来访非、恢复联合国席位等一系列波澜壮阔的外交史实，塑造了睿智沉着、敬业奉献的新中国外交家形象，展现了新中国外交的艰难曲折。
