At present, China occupies a place in the world in terms of both economic strength and military strength, and the fact that China has been able to make such changes has an important relationship with the fact that China has remained calm after the "bombing incident" and thus won an environment for peaceful development.
Now, seeing China's development, the United States may not be able to sleep well, but no matter what the United States thinks, our country will only face its own path, step by step towards a higher and farther future!
Twenty-four years ago, the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia was bombed by the United States, and this incident made the Chinese people very angry and dissatisfied. However, at that time, the state did not retaliate, but chose to swallow its anger.
It is not until today, 24 years later, that the United States has slowly understood the main reason why China did not fight back in the first place.
Then why didn't China fight back at that time?What did the United States understand after 24 years?
Beginning on 24 March 1999, NATO, represented by the United States, relied on its absolute air superiority and adopted a large number of high and new technologies to launch frequent brazen air raids against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. On May 7, a B2 stealth bomber flew from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, USA.
This stealth bomber carried six special penetrating joint direct attack missilesGBU-31, the missile is a relatively light model of all the precision guidance ** in the US military that year, but the attack accuracy is very high.
When it is launched, it will rely on the digital signals provided by GPS, ignore the smoke and dust of the battlefield and the external influence of the weather, and fly steadily towards the set target. B2 flew to the range above the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia as instructed and dropped the missile.
At this time, the staff in the embassy basically finished their work, and at the suggestion of Ambassador Pan Zhanlin, they dispersed to rest and relax, but in the next second, a continuous roar came out, and the entire embassy shook, and broken glass and concrete blocks fell down in seven miles.
Some of the surviving comrades escaped from the wreckage of the building wrapped in ashes, and they did not care about the wounds all over their bodies, so they divided into two routes, some to rescue materials, and some to search for and assist the comrades in the trapped building......In this disaster, Xinhua News Agency reporter Shao Yunhuan, "Guangming **" reporters Xu Xinghu and Zhu Ying died on the spot.
After the news of the embassy being attacked by air strikes and some personnel reached China, ** immediately issued a solemn statement accusing NATO of this egregious act of grossly infringing on China's sovereignty, and at the same time demanding that NATO, represented by the United States, bear full responsibility for this matter.
After learning that the embassy had been bombed and that China had issued a statement, Qin Huasun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, immediately discussed with the members of the delegation and demanded that an emergency meeting of the Security Council be held immediately.
At the meeting, the US representative shirked in every possible way, saying that the United States "deeply regrets it," and then pointed out that Milosevic of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has an unshirkable responsibility in this crisis, and that the United States will continue to force Yugoslavia. The implication is that as long as Milosevic always insists on maintaining the unity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, this matter will be difficult to solve.
Beginning with the representative of the United States, the representatives of NATO member states gave the same answer, among which France and Britain even spent a lot of time explaining the rationality of NATO's bombing of the Federal Republic of YugoslaviaThey "deeply regretted", and the disapproval between the words was infuriating.
Next, Qin Huasun asked for NATO to bomb the Chinese embassy by name, but the US representative said it"If you don't find out, you can't draw conclusions." After several disputes, Qin Huasun considered that the United States and Britain are permanent members of the Security Council and can exercise the right of veto, and if they continue to entangle, they are afraid that they will not even be able to win the "investigation".
"It is now clear whether NATO did it or not, in one of our country's words: it was lice on the bald man's head – obviously, so there was no need to argue any further. ”
In this way, it can be regarded as a promise to let the United States "investigate". But things certainly don't stop there.
After the news of the bombing of the embassy spread in our country, the Chinese people were outraged, and the National People's Congress, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, various democratic parties, mass organizations, media units, and their college students and the masses spontaneously organized themselves to hold forums, rallies, and demonstrations.
Taking advantage of China's **, the Chinese delegation asked the Security Council to consider the NATO bombing of the Chinese embassy again on the 10th.
When Qin Huasun was arguing on the basis of reason on behalf of China at the review meeting, Tang Jiaxuan, who was China's first minister at the time, made solemn representations to US Ambassador to China Shang Mujie, demanding that the US side publicly and solemnly apologize, strictly investigate what happened, and punish the perpetrators immediately after the investigation report came out.
At the same time, Tang Jiaxuan emphasized"NATO, represented by the United States, should immediately stop its military operations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" and let the Kosovo issue "return to the track of political handling as soon as possible." Spokesman Zhu Bangzao also postponed exchanges and conversations with the United States in many quarters.
At this point, NATO, represented by the United States, finally realized that it could not be as perfunctory as before, and their attitude was a little more sincere, but only that. After that, for five days, Qin Sunhua negotiated with difficulty, striving to nail the NATO bloc represented by the United States to the dock.
After the investigation report came out, both the number and layout of the B2 bombs confirmed that the bombing of the Chinese embassy was carefully arranged, and the ferocity of this bombing has not been seen since NATO bombed Yugoslavia.
Subsequently, China and the United States held several negotiations, and at the end of July, the two sides reached an agreementThe U.S. paid $4.5 million in compensation to China**, which was distributed to the families of the three martyrs and the wounded.
Over the years, there have been many speculations about NATO's intention to "mistakenly bomb" the embassy
1. Milosevic hid in the Chinese embassy
Petrokovich, director of an intelligence bureau of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, once saidThe reason why the United States bombed the Chinese Embassy was to kill Milosevic, who was hiding in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
The United States received information that on May 7, 1999, Milosevic would host a reception or take refuge in the Chinese Embassy, and then send bombers to bomb it.
A Japanese journalist said that after the bombing, several Balkan people escaped from the Chinese embassy, confirming that a reception may have been held here.
For this reason, Ambassador Pan Zhanlin immediately retorted that within 45 days of the NATO bombing, not a single embassy held a reception, not to mention that the embassy had been cut off from water and electricity at that time
2. China stole technology from U.S. F117 fighters
A Danish reporter reported that the Chinese embassy is equipped with radio listening equipment, which can monitor NATO's latest movements at any time and provide intelligence to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in a timely manner.
In exchange, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia handed over the fragments of the US F117 fighter to China, and the Chinese side cracked the technology from it. When the Americans found out, they were furious and took the risk of launching a bombing of the Chinese embassy.
This is obviously counterintuitive, since any embassy has a radio communication system, and this system is obviously not the same thing as radar equipment for military use.
What's more, listening to intelligence information requires both radar stations and a certain amount of military talent, and ordinary diplomats simply can't decipher intelligence information.
If China does eavesdrop on US military intelligence information, which is obviously a violation of international norms, then Clinton does not need to apologize, let alone compensate, but the facts are directly slapped in the face.
For China's stealing of the F117 fighter's best technology, that is even more nonsense.
3 NATO official: Bombed by mistake
NATO, for its part, threw out an unconvincing fallacy at the beginning:Bombing by mistake, because of the use of the wrong old map, and the fact that there is only a "short" 350 meters between the embassy and the NATO target, the two buildings are too easy to confuse.
So this is also a misfortune caused by the misjudgment of intelligence information.
This explanation is completely unconvincing.
The distance of 350 meters is not short at all, and at that time, the distance between the air force headquarters of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the diplomatic embassies of many countries was even closer than this
In addition, the Chinese embassy has been inaugurated for three years, and dignitaries and celebrities often visit here, so it is impossible to be treated as if they were nothing, and the so-called old map is completely nonsense.
Not only do the Chinese people not believe it, but even the people in the United States think that such a statement is too naïve.
4. The touchstone of NATO's new strategy knocks on our country's deterrence
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO lost its main strategic rival in an instant, and the military alliance that had been gathered together to resist the Soviet Union's steel torrent suddenly lost its purpose, which made the United States feel very troubled.
In particular, with the disappearance of the enemy, the contradictions between Europe and the United States have become apparent.
In the early 90s, the process of European integration accelerated dramatically, and Europe changed from the European Community to a closer European Union, which led to a marked decline in the presence of NATO and the United States in Europe.
The United States desperately needs a big target that can replace the Soviet Union to unite and hold vulnerable NATO members together.
The new strategy was soon officially launched in 1997, the so-called"New NATO concept".
The strategy proposes that NATO has changed from a single collective defense organization to a "dual-core" system that combines defense and initiative, and can not only carry out necessary collective defense when its members are attacked, but also carry out so-called "peacekeeping operations" in areas outside NATO member states.
In order to be able to defend"Shared democratic values"., NATO can ignore traditional rules and conduct necessary military operations.
This means that NATO will be able to completely abandon the traditional scope of Western Europe and expand its war operations to every corner of the globe.
Returning to the issue of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Balkan Peninsula, where Yugoslavia is located, has been known as a powder keg since ancient times, and ethnic and religious differences have lasted for hundreds of years.
NATO has plenty of room to intervene on whichever side it chooses"Moral justification".
However, Milosevic refused to join NATO early on and has always been hostile to the camp represented by the United States.
This has led to the fact that NATO naturally makes it a potential target, a litmus test for its new strategy, which has just been unveiled.
In fact, at that time, my country handled this matter in a low-key manner, not because I was afraid of the United States, but because I had my own considerations. There is a common interest in the country and its risks in the world.
At that time, the Soviet Union had long since collapsed, and the United States was the dominant one and had great influence in the world. What's more, there is a group of "little followers" behind the United States, who are obedient to the United States.
Looking back at that time, China's comprehensive national strength was relatively poor, and it did not stand firm in the world. Although Japan is not afraid of the United States, in terms of the situation at that time, confronting the United States was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.
What's more, at that time, it happened to be a critical period of reform and opening up, and if it tore its face with the United States, the United States would definitely frantically pressure our country and strangle China's development momentum in the cradle.
Therefore, whether it was a civilian or military fight, China at that time was no match for the United States. If Wenda is a politician, with the status and influence of the United States in the world, it will certainly bite China back, and China's diplomatic work will also be affected at that time.
If it were to fight with martial arts, the United States would lead the world in terms of industry and science and technology, and its military level would also be very strong. At that time, the air strength of our army was at least 50 years behind that of the United States, and it was impossible to go head-to-head with the United States.
At the same time,At that time, China was suffering from "internal and external troubles". Internally, China has to deal with a large number of poor people;Increasing jobs and providing jobs for people will contribute to economic growth.
In addition, the ability of scientific and technological innovation also needs to be improved. Without advanced technology, there would be no voice in the world. At that time, China's infrastructure construction was also very weak, and the level of medical care and social security needed to be improved urgently.
Externally, China should actively carry out exchanges and diplomatic work. At the same time, it is necessary to face the difficulties of the United States and try to stand firm under the oppression of Western capitalism.
Impulsiveness is the devil, and the puppet will try to be quick for a while. Our country also chose to give up retaliation through many considerations. After all, "it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge." ”
With the forbearance of our country, this matter can be regarded as a temporary turning page, and the next 20 years are also officially the 20 years of China's economic rise, even in 1998, when Asia experienced a serious economic crisisIn 1999, China's GDP continued to grow at 71%, at that time, my country also became the seventh in the world at that time with an economic strength of 1 trillion US dollars.
It is precisely in the days to come that China will continue to develop, accelerate the pace of progress, and reach the position of the world's second largest economic system, and the difference between China and the United States will also become smaller, and it will also have the strength to make the United States fearful.
At that time, China did not settle the matter with the United States by force, not because China was afraid of it, but because China knew how to seize the opportunity, and today's China obviously seized this opportunity and has become the second largest country in the world in terms of overall strength. Perhaps it is only now that the United States has figured out why our country endured humiliation and chose to deal with the problem peacefully.
This is all because our country needs to develop and grow, and only when it becomes strong can we not repeat the historical tragedy, and only in this way can our country not endure a peaceful solution when others have already found it. But not saying it is not the same as forgetting, and we still remember the shame of the United States blowing up our embassy.
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