In 1974, two stone tablets were discovered by archaeology in Xisha to crush the Vietnamese conspiracy.
Standing in front of the map of China, the first thing that catches your eye is a rooster with wings ready to fly, this "rooster" carries thousands of years of history and romantic stories, and every Chinese has been led by parents or teachers to know this hot land.
China's borders have always been disputed, and there is friction not only with the European and American powers, but also with smaller countries around it.
In this vast land, endless stories are constantly unfolding: the Paracel Islands, a seemingly insignificant region, carry hundreds of years of ups and downs and fascinating stories.
The question of the ownership of the Paracel Islands has been hotly debated between China and Vietnam since the fifties of the last century. However, in 1974, with the excavation of two stone monuments in the Paracel Islands, Vietnam's dream was shattered again......
China's Xisha Islands are a legacy of history and the pride of the country. As early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, our ancestors had already begun to explore and operate the South China Sea. Although in modern times, due to national difficulties, the Paracel Islands were occupied by other countries, but after years of efforts, the Paracel Islands finally returned to the embrace of the motherland and continue to this day.
As an important part of the South China Sea, the Paracel Islands are naturally highly valued by the state. With its beautiful scenery and abundant resources, it attracts a lot of tourists and investors.
However, friction and contention among neighboring countries have also put pressure on the Paracel Islands. However, we firmly believe that as long as we are united, we will be able to protect our homeland and let the Xisha Islands shine with the light of China forever.
In Vietnam, the historical record supports its claim to sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly Islands. There are relevant marks in ancient books such as "The History of the Yue Dynasty" and "The Complete Book of the History of the Great Yue".
They call the Xisha Islands "Huangsha Islands", and the Nansha Islands are called "Changsha Islands" by them. Therefore, they believe that these islands should be classified as the territory of Vietnam.
Unlike China's claims, Vietnam has provided not only a theoretical but also a historical basis for its sovereignty claims.
According to the Vietnamese, according to the principle of succession of states under international law, they have reason to believe that Annam, the French colony and Saigon** were once opposed in the name of Vietnam"Changsha Islands"Sovereignty has been administered.
Therefore, under the Geneva Agreement of 1954, Vietnam was supposed to take over the Paracel Islands from France. They claim that there are sufficient historical and legal documents to prove that Vietnam has indisputable sovereignty over the Truong Sa Islands.
However, is this the case?
In the international arena, relations between countries are always fraught with variables. The complexity of the relationship of interests makes today's allies possible tomorrow's enemies, as was the case with the Soviet Union and Germany during World War II.
The nature of China as a socialist country was determined after the founding of the People's Republic of China, which brought the friendly relations between China and the United States to an end. As the hegemon of the world, the United States will not allow the fledgling China to spread wild on its head.
Historically, there are deep ties between China and Vietnam. Although Vietnam declared independence in 968 and established a feudal dynasty, it still existed as a vassal state of China until modern times.
So, in a way, Vietnam can be considered our cousin. We have maintained a good relationship over the years. For example, in 1940, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Vietnamese people managed to drive out the Japanese invaders and French colonizers, winning the opportunity for sovereignty and independent development.
In their drive out of the French colonists, both China and the Soviet Union gave them a great deal of aid and support.
Vietnam has never forgotten China's kindness in its independent development, and has repeatedly expressed its support for China's position in the South China Sea disputes. In 1956, Deputy Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Yong Van Kham, said that according to Vietnamese information, the Xisha Islands and Nansha Islands belonged to Chinese territoryIn 1958, then Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong sent a note to Chinese Premier *** acknowledging and endorsing China's statement on territorial waters, confirming that the Paracel Islands and Nansha Islands were Chinese territory.
However, relations between countries are not based on kinship, and interests are the only bond that holds them together.
In Vietnam in the 50s of the 19th century, the situation of the division between the North and the South was intensifying. U.S. support gave the Saigon regime ambitions for the Paracel Islands, and they began to search for "historical sources" to prove their ownership of the area.
At the same time, Vietnam is also taking advantage of its weak position to gain space for itself in the international arena. Therefore, in 1956, South Vietnam declared that Vietnam had "indisputable sovereignty" over the ownership of the Paracel and Spratly Islands.
Vietnam seems to have forgotten the days when it used to follow China's big brother, and if the brothers can break off their friendship, then Vietnam obviously wants to turn around and stab people twice, which is really unkind.
However, at that time, China was in a stage of being in ruins, and due to its nature as a socialist country, relations with European and American countries had not been good. Other countries are also eager to fan the flames and watch the excitement, as if they are afraid that things will not be big enough.
Although there is no shortage of historical materials in China, in addition to the "Chronicles of Foreign Objects" of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there is a lot of evidence that proves that the South China Sea belongs to China for thousands of years. In 1909, Li Zhun, the admiral of Guangdong Province, personally inspected the Xisha Islands, and his book "Patrol of the Sea" not only recorded what he saw and heard, but also accurately recorded the latitude and longitude of the 15 islands in the Xisha Islands, which far exceeded the historical materials of Vietnam.
Since ancient times, China's rulers have attached great importance to the jurisdiction of Nanhai Zhudao. Every once in a while, the emperor would send special ministers to the South China Sea to explore and determine the extent of the country's borders.
During the course of their inspections, these ministers will erect monuments in the local area to commemorate and prove their mission. Therefore, any arguments put forward by Vietnam are untenable.
However, there may be only two simple reasons why Vietnam dares to covet Chinese land at this time. First, China does not have enough evidence to prove its claims.
Second, China is not in a good position. They had a conflict first with the United States, and then with the USSR, so it was natural for them to choose to step on their feet at this time.
In the 50s, Vietnam's face turned around so quickly, in the final analysis, it was driven by profits. Shortly after saying this, in January 1957, South Vietnam** immediately sent troops to invade and occupy a number of islands near Ganquan Island, such as Coral Island and Treasure Island.
Until 1973, Vietnam repeatedly sent troops to harass the islands in the South China Sea during the decades.
Although there have been some positive changes in Sino-American relations, Vietnam has accelerated its pace on the road of confrontation with China, and at this time Vietnam already has its own plan: one step forward today, one step further tomorrow, and after some time, this land will become theirs.
This is how the South Vietnamese, with their selfish intentions, expanded their scope in the Paracel Seas. From the 50s to the 70s, Vietnam behaved more and more arrogantly, even to the point of lawlessness.
On January 15, 1974, a member of the South Vietnamese Navy illegally invaded the Xisha Sea and demanded that the two fishing boats in our country immediately evacuate, but the fishermen on board resolutely refused.
On the 17th, the South Vietnamese army openly occupied Treasure Island and Coral Island, and took down the five-star red flag that had been flying on the island for decades. On the 18th, two South Vietnamese destroyers brutally expelled two Chinese fishing boats, one of which suffered serious damage to the cockpit.
On the 19th, South Vietnam again tried to challenge China's bottom line by sending armed men to land on the Paracel Islands and shooting and killing a number of Chinese fishermen.
The stele reappeared, and Vietnam's dream was shattered In the face of Vietnam's rebellious adolescence, China initially held the will for a peaceful settlement and tried to negotiate with Vietnam, but with the occurrence of the 19th case, China no longer has the idea of probation education.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, even in the face of a powerful world hegemon, Chinese leaders have dared to challenge.
The Vietnamese underestimated China's determination, and later facts told them that China that could not be provoked if it lost patience: in the same year, the Xisha self-defense counterattack began, and on the 19th, in the face of Vietnam's unreasonable provocation, the Chinese ** ship and the nearby fishermen and militia quickly launched a counterattack, and achieved the results of sinking 1 escort gunboat and damaging 3 destroyers - at this time, China did not even send regular troops.
At 9:35 a.m. on the 20th, the Chinese People's Liberation Army launched an attack on the South Vietnamese army, and after four hours of fierce fighting, successfully recovered several small islands occupied by South Vietnam and regained control of the Paracel Islands and surrounding areas.
At the same time, the squadron also captured a Vietnamese major and a liaison officer of the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong and brought them back as "trophies". This self-defense counterattack in Xisha that lasted only one day, although the squadron did not fully demonstrate its strength, the war still ended in the victory of the squadron.
However, the war did not attract widespread attention at the time, and many people did not know about it. In the same year, the Democratic Republic of South Vietnam was too busy with domestic political struggles to take care of the South China Sea issue, and could not do anything about the dispatch of troops by the squadron, so it could only watch its plan collapse.
Eventually, Vietnam recognized China's full sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly Islands, and the five-star red flag flew over Treasure Island and Ganquan Island, whether or not Vietnam was convinced.
Despite regaining control of the Paracels, China has not let its guard down. Years of state-to-state friction have taught China a lesson, and it has come to realize that Vietnam and other countries can only be convinced by holding on to the top and producing more physical evidence to prove the ownership of the Paracel Islands.
Therefore, in the same year, with the regain control of the Paracel Islands, China immediately sent archaeological experts to the Paracel Islands to investigate. Through the unremitting efforts of experts, in the North Island, two stone tablets have reappeared, completely breaking the dream of Vietnam: these two stone tablets were erected in the 28th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1902), the first one has the words "Inspection Commemoration" on the left, the left side has the words "the eighth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty", and the second left side has the words "28 years of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty".
The reappearance of the two stone tablets is a strong proof that China's sovereignty over the Paracel Islands is indisputable. These steles have undergone the baptism of wind and rain, and although their appearance has become vicissitudes, the vague inscriptions on them can still allow people to trace the truth of history.
Compared with the literature, the persuasiveness of the physical object is indisputable. In addition, people have also discovered the stone monument erected by China in 1921, and Li Zhun's "Patrol the Sea" has reappeared in front of the public's eyes, these iron-clad facts make Vietnam have to admit that the Xisha Islands and Nansha Islands are Chinese territory.
The South China Sea dispute, which lasted for half a century, was finally settled after the discovery of the two stone tablets. China's sophistry proved to be futile, and no amount of high-sounding excuses they put forward could overturn the fact that the two stone tablets excavated by archaeologists in the Paracels revealed that the Paracel Islands belonged to China, which also completely shattered the Vietnamese conspiracy.
1.In his Ph.D. at Shandong University, Lan Bo studied the evolution of China's understanding of sea power since the reform and opening up. 2.An article published by Li Zhao and Hao Side in the China Cultural Heritage News reviewed the 1996 survey of cultural relics in the Paracel Islands.
3.Peng Qingyuan and Han Yongyan, edited by Peng Qingyuan and Han Yongyan, provide a detailed account of China's achievements over the past 50 years. 4.Hu Hongbo's article published in the magazine "Qiaoyuan" recorded the actual situation of China's recovery of the Xisha Islands after the Anti-Japanese War.
5.Zhou Weimin and Tang Lingling edited the book "The Book of the South China Sea: The Cultural Interpretation of Hainan Fishermen's "Changing the Road" Book", which deeply interprets the traditional culture of Hainan fishermen.
6.The book "The History of Hainan by the People's Images" edited by Zhong Yechang shows the history of Hainan through images. 7.Huang Huilin, Sun Zhiqiang, Sha Rong and others edited the book "Primary School Movie Viewing Guide", which provides a guide for primary school students to watch movies.
8.Feng Xianxian's book "A Detailed Explanation of Major Events in Modern Chinese History: The Storm of Catastrophe" provides a detailed introduction to the major events in modern Chinese history. 9.The book "Chronicles of the People's Republic of China" edited by Liao Gailong and others comprehensively records the history of the People's Republic of China.
10.The book "Chronicles of the People's Republic of China" edited by Liao Gailong and others comprehensively records the history of the People's Republic of China.
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