Recently, on the Xiangshan Forum, a person with the rank of colonel made a "cautious war" remark, which caused a wave of unease among netizens. This article does not talk about the appropriateness of the colonel's remarks, but only discusses from the official role, which role should say what.
The attitude of the head of state represents the attitude of a country, and this is the general direction of the general policy, and around this "general policy" and "general direction," the words and deeds of diplomatic, economic, scientific and technological, including cultural and military affairs, should conform to the "character" of their respective fields.
For example, diplomatic humor, the Russian Foreign Minister, an old man who looks "serious", is very "classic". Lavrov arrived in New York on September 20 this year for the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Before the talks, Lavrov met with the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (LAS) Gheit, and interestingly, when the two met, Lavrov was asked by Gheit "how are you doing", to which Lavrov jokingly replied, "Everything is fine, we are just suffering from isolation". After hearing this, Getter said that there was a queue of people who wanted to talk with the Russian side.
This is the charm of "humorous diplomacy". In the case of adhering to the "general policy" of the country, whether it is humorous or spicy, it is a "sharp work weapon" that diplomats can switch at any time.
A similar "verbal" battle of wits can hint to certain countries, "I don't pee on your little actions", and the effect is excellent. On December 14, at Putin's 2023 annual press conference, press secretary Peskov had originally named a reporter from the New York Times to ask questions, but was interrupted by Putin, who said: "Let the Xinhua News Agency reporter ask questions first, and then the New York Times." ”
But you see, the reporters of the "New York Times" did not feel embarrassed, and everyone understands the relationship between China and the United States and China and Russia, and the American reporters "smiled" because of Putin's "favoritism."
However, a country's military, regardless of its rank, especially when it comes to foreign-related remarks, cannot be as "ambiguous" or have a subtle attitude as other departments"Fight with caution", that's the rhetoric of diplomatsThe military is always an attitude - always ready!If this attitude is extended further, it is "come when called, come when you come, and win the battle!"”
The United States has "cooperated" well in this regard, and in its attitude during the period of "friendship" with the big countries in the East, despite all kinds of "low-key" and "soft" attitudes, its military still holds a "big stick" in its hands, and the "threat" is still "threatened", and the "provocation" is still "provocative".
The attitude of the military often conveys the will and determination of a country to the outside world, and the military does not need to be "exquisite", that is the professional function of diplomats, and the military does not have so many "language arts" for external useFirm, resolute, never soft-hearted, not afraid of death, just a few phrases, otherwise, the country will spare no effort to develop national defense construction, why?
Some of our "quasi-high-level" ** also need to improve the grasp of the "degree" of foreign-related terms in the industry, which is also a "science", and it is also necessary to popularize the necessary "speech" for relevant personnelOrdinary people can "speak freely", but key people, key topics, and key occasions must be familiar with the "speech" language, and it is not allowed to use inaccurate words, let alone "soften" the language.