Text: Xiao Peng's brilliant notes
Editor|Xiao Peng's brilliant notes
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[Preface]
In the current international community, there are still very big disputes between China and the United States, such as the Taiwan and Philippines issues, which have been happening for some time, and the United States is behind them.
But in 1972, the relationship between China and the United States was rarely friendly for a while, and in this context, it became necessary to move around the two countries, and in 1986, the U.S. Navy fleet came to visit our country.
But what everyone didn't expect was that their visit was not "sincere", on the contrary, when they came, they directly gave us a dismissal, perhaps in their opinion, they are the world hegemon, and it is the "honor" of other countries to be willing to visit, so they don't need to care too much about the details.
However, the exchanges between the two countries can only last long because of mutual respect, and the behavior of the United States is provoking us, so we certainly cannot tolerate it, so we have also made a certain response to the provocation of the United States.
So, what does our response look like? And how does the United States provoke our country?
[China's response]
From a historical point of view, it was a very grand event for warships from various countries to visit, so when the United States sent warships to visit our country, we also vigorously welcomed them.
At the same time, Commander Liu Huaqing was also sent to take charge of this matter, because Commander Liu Huaqing is the commander of the Navy, so he knows very well how important it is for the United States to visit our country.
In order to make the US military feel the enthusiasm of our country, Commander Liu Huaqing spent a lot of effort, but the United States was a little "ignorant" and provoked our country in details.
So we directly removed the guard of honor that welcomed their arrival, and even the red carpet did not fall, and the dock that was originally warmly welcomed became deserted again.
As we said earlier, it was the honeymoon period between China and the United States, so no one was willing to take the initiative to provoke incidents, but the actions of the United States were provoking the dignity of our country, and this point could not be compromised.
Moreover, our guard of honor of the three services had been training for several months before the visit of the US warship, fearing that any mistake would arise in the process of welcoming the service, which would cause problems in the relations between the two countries.
As a result, our enthusiasm became a joke in front of the United States, because we paid attention to this visit, but the United States itself did not pay attention to it, so we just treated others in their own way.
After seeing our attitude, the United States realized its problems and corrected them, which made the docks lively and the visit continued.
At this time, some friends may be curious, what is the mistake made by the United States? Why is it so serious that the honor guard and the red carpet need to be removed directly?
[Provocative actions of the U.S. military]
In 1972, Nixon came to visit our country, and then the two countries began to establish diplomatic relations, during which there were many breakthroughs, and during this period, the two countries established cooperative relations in many areas.
Warships are very important to a country, and visits by warships between countries are obviously of a diplomatic nature, and in 1986, the United States wanted to visit our country, which in itself is a happy thing.
It shows that the United States attaches great importance to the relationship between the two countries, but when they came, we found that something was wrong, because the American warship, except for the national flag, only a few flags were hung, and it did not look festive at all.
In particular, when the fleet comes, it is still a mighty appearance, and it seems that the meaning of provocation is very obvious, you must know that when the warships of the two countries visit, it is generally necessary to hang flags on the warships to show respect.
This is a kind of etiquette, and it is also a process of visit that is recognized by everyone, and the United States, as a big country, must be clear about such a thing, and under the premise of being clear, they still choose to hang a few scattered flags, which is obviously inappropriate.
If one ship is like this, it is fine, but the three warships that came to visit our country are all like this, then this is a naked provocation, after all, everyone knows in their hearts that warships need to hang flags when they visit.
In addition, in the face of this matter, the United States said that it is a waste of time to hang the flag full of warships, and they hope that our country will not care about these details and hold a welcoming ceremony first, and it is obvious that they mean that the flag will be hung after the ceremony has passed.
But our country is an independent country, and if we swallow our anger for the sake of the so-called détente, then it means that we still have more places to swallow our anger in the future, so this precedent cannot be opened.
This is the situation we mentioned earlier, Commander Liu Huaqing directly ordered the removal of the red carpet and the guard of honor, and the United States also knows that it cannot afford to make any waves on our country's turf, and in addition, they themselves have a mission, so they can only obediently hang the flag, so that the visit can go smoothly.
In the follow-up visit, it was relatively smooth, and as for the fact that the United States did not hang a full flag, it also became an episode in the course of the visit.
[Mutual respect and cooperation can last for a long time]
Perhaps in the eyes of the United States, we were relatively weak in development in many fields at that time, and we could not compare with our own strength, so they were unwilling to give us enough respect.
However, the exchanges between the two countries are themselves based on mutual respect, and our country will not choose to back down in the face of unfair treatment, after all, this is the treatment we deserve.
Up to now, our country has become strong in the development of all walks of life, and has become an opponent that the United States cannot ignore, especially in the area of maritime strength, there are already many technologies ahead of the United States, and behind this is the joint efforts of countless scientific researchers.
In fact, whether we were weak in the past or strong now, we will not back down in the face of provocations, because the dignity of the country cannot be trampled on, and it is also the object that we need to protect together.
【Conclusion】
For a long time, our country has always maintained the principle of fairness and justice in the face of diplomacy, and when we visit other countries or when other countries come to visit us, we have the greatest enthusiasm and the most sincere heart, and the United States needs to learn more about this.
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Resources:
On July 28, 2017, Qingbao.com reported on "[Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Army] The Story of the People's Navy's First Reception of Foreign Warships".