As Mr. Li Dazhao said: One day, the red red flag will surely fill the whole world. In 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew the pro-American Batista rule in the Cuban Revolution, established a socialist system, and led the Cuban people to stubbornly confront the long-standing economic blockade and suppression of the United States.
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Chairman Mao spoke highly of the Cuban revolution. In the People's Daily, he said: "The cuban people's revolution began with seven rifles, and since then, there has been no word 'yield' in their dictionary." Thus, on the basis of socialist fraternity, China established friendly exchanges with Cuba.
For Chairman Mao, Castro has great admiration. His favorite book to read is Chairman Mao's "On Protracted War," and what he appreciates most is Mao Zedong Thought. Even every time he visited China, he stood in front of the statue of the president for a long time. Until his death, Castro's greatest regret was that he did not personally get to know Mao Zedong.
Chairman Mao's "On Protracted War"
The Sun of Cuba
If Chairman Mao is the sun of the new China, then Castro is the sun of Cuba. At the beginning of the last century, Cuba was forced to accept the Pratt Amendment, which established the Republic of Cuba while allowing the United States to intervene in the Cuban regime. However, the pro-American government has not brought Cuba a happy and stable life, and in just a few years, tens of thousands of people have been imprisoned and killed, and more than 100,000 people have been forced into unemployment and exile.
Pro-American Battista
It was not until 1959, when fidel Castro's rebel army won the victory in the struggle against the pro-American Batista regime, that the turmoil of the Cuban people was officially put to an end. Castro, on the other hand, began his political career of more than fifty years.
As early as the revolutionary years, when Fidel Castro led the rebel army in guerrilla warfare, he and his comrades admired Mao Zedong very much. Castro's favorite reading was Mao Zedong's "On Protracted War", and on this basis, he made full use of Mao Zedong Thought to arm the revolution and learned a lot of strategic and tactical experience.
Fidel Castro spoke at the rally
Not only that, he also asked the command to print Mao Zedong's works on guerrilla warfare and people's war into pamphlets and distribute them to all units, so that the vast number of commanders and fighters could seriously study them, and called them "spiritual food from China." After the victory of the revolution, Fidel Castro believed that Mao Zedong's military ideas were very great and played a crucial role in the victory of the Cuban revolution.
In order to further improve the living conditions of the Cuban people, the Fidel Castro administration also issued a series of policies for the benefit of the people: land reform, literacy education, the annexation of American capital enterprises, and so on. This series of anti-American operations naturally caused dissatisfaction in the United States, and out of jealousy of the red camp, the United States also began to blockade and suppress Cuba.
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In the face of U.S. repression, the Fidel Castro administration did not retreat at all, and they not only successfully resisted the "Bay of Pigs Operation" of the US arch, but also caused the US government to be beaten in the face internationally, and the US-Pakistani contest began. At the same time, Cuba, which is struggling to survive in the cracks, has gradually made its position clear and resolutely thrown itself into the socialist camp. And China, in the spirit of good brotherhood of socialism, has thrown an olive branch of friendship to Cuba.
Castro waving to the crowd
On September 2, 1960, the First National People's Congress was held on The Square de la Revolution in Havana, Cuba. At this time, Castro suddenly asked the crowd: "Do the Cuban people want Cuba to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China?" This inquiry was immediately and positively responded to by nearly one million Cubans.
Therefore, 26 days later, China and Cuba officially issued a communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations, confirming the establishment of diplomatic relations. Cuba has officially become the first country in the Western Hemisphere to establish diplomatic relations with China.
Castro speaks at Revolution Square
China-Pakistan friendship
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, they have always maintained a harmonious relationship of friendship, mutual assistance and exchanges. At the same time, the Cuban government also took the initiative to send one of the core leaders, Che Guevara, to visit China, and was personally received by Chairman Mao. In the course of the conversation, Che Guevara asked Chairman Mao a lot of lessons about the experience of socialist revolution and firmly expressed his position against US imperialism.
At the end of the conversation, Chairman Mao once again expressed high praise for the Cuban rebels, and cordially praised Castro: "The old card is good, dare to fight against the Americans!" Since then, Chinese people have not only begun to affectionately call Castro "old card", but Cuba has also received greater generosity and assistance from China.
Chairman Mao met with Che Guevara
In 1964, when Shen Jian, the Chinese ambassador to Cuba, returned to China, Castro specifically entrusted him with a "souvenir" to Chairman Mao. This souvenir is cast as an American-made weapon captured by Castro during the anti-American "Bay of Pigs Incident", the M1911A1 pistol, and the three words "Mao Zedong" are engraved in Spanish on the body of the gun. After Chairman Mao received it, he handed over this pistol of special significance to the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution for collection.
Before leaving office, Shen Jian, the Chinese ambassador to Cuba, took a photo at the entrance of the official residence of the Chinese ambassador in Havana
Not only that, but even the bullfrogs that Chinese often seen on the table now were introduced to China by Castro in the name of national ceremonies. Castro is a typical "foodie" who often visits the Chinese Embassy in Cuba and experiences the authentic Chinese cuisine in the embassy. In a series of meals where China and Cuba talked at the same time, the cooperation between China and Cuba in many aspects of agricultural technology was also very pleasant.
Castro
In gratitude to China for sending experts to Cuba to teach locals about rice cultivation, ducks and freshwater fish, Castro decided to give bullfrogs to China. It should be known that bullfrogs are a large agricultural pillar project in Cuba, while China's previous introduction of bullfrogs and experiments have failed. So, this time, Castro was determined to let China successfully introduce bullfrogs.
Castro
In June 1962, after many twists and turns, 200 pairs of 400 bullfrogs finally crossed the hemisphere to China. Because this batch of bullfrogs was a national gift from Castro to China, it received great political attention from both countries, and even every time Castro received a Chinese delegation, he would ask about the breeding of bullfrogs. When Cuban leaders visit China, China will certainly lead them to visit the breeding base of the Cuban bullfrog.
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Castro visits China
Although Castro longed for China, for various reasons, he did not officially visit China until 1995, when he was 69 years old. When Castro's plane arrived in the capital, Beijing, he was particularly excited, and the eight-day visit was carefully arranged.
Castro in the iconic green military uniform is in Beijing
Stepping out of the cabin, still wearing his trademark green military uniform, he seemed to be constantly reminded that he was always in a state of combat. In this way, dressed in a green military uniform, he climbed the Badaling of the Great Wall that he had in mind.
In the face of such a magnificent project, Castro could not help but sigh: "From the history of China, we can see the people's industriousness and unremitting spirit of self-improvement!" After hearing the Chinese proverb that "not to the Great Wall is not a good man", Castro smiled and proudly said: "Now that I am on the Great Wall, I am also a good man." ”
Castro visits the Great Wall
In front of the Monument to the People's Heroes, Castro himself laid a wreath. During his visit to chairman Mao's memorial hall, he stood in front of chairman Mao's statue for a long time, and then walked to Chairman Mao's crystal coffin in a silent salute with great respect and piety.
Whenever he recalled Chairman Mao, Castro was always full of admiration, and he was grateful: "Chairman Mao was always able to stand on the side of the oppressed nations and the oppressed peoples, and to give sincere and selfless assistance to the national liberation and independence movements of all countries." ”
Castro laid a wreath in front of the Monument to the People's Heroes in salute
Subsequently, Castro went to Shenzhen, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other special economic development zones to deeply feel the remarkable achievements of China's reform and opening up development path. He secretly resolved to bring these favorable measures to Cuba for the benefit of the Cuban people.
Fidel Castro stood in front of the statue of Chairman Mao and saluted
In 2016, fidel Castro, the "commander of the sun" of the Cuban people, passed away. He once said before he died: "I will eventually leave, but the ideal is immortal." As he said, communism is still thriving today, and the friendship between China and Cuba will remain forever.