On 8 May 1999, the Chinese Embassy was accidentally bombed by the United States, involving the loss of the lives of three war correspondents and more than 20 embassy staff. Under the pretext of "accidental bombing", the US side did not admit to the attack on the Chinese embassy and did not apologize or compensate. The incident provoked strong and angry emotions among the Chinese people, and demonstrations continued to rise across the country. Student representatives at Peking University took the lead in raising the slogan "Down with America," and the demonstrators threw combustibles, rocks, and garbage at the U.S. Embassy, and even began to attack the Internet. However, in the face of the strong ** of the Chinese people, the United States ignored this. China** has repeatedly asked the United States for an explanation, but the United States has only remained silent. The reason why China did not take further retaliatory action was that it was a period of rapid economic development in China, and conflicts with foreign countries were detrimental to the country's development, so it chose to settle the matter.
To understand why the United States launched an attack on the Chinese embassy, it is necessary to start with the changes in the international situation after the collapse of the Soviet Union. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States became the world's largest power, and in order to maintain its hegemonic status, the United States actively sought ways to strengthen its own power. At that time, Russia, as a powerful power, also became a thorn in the side of the United States. The United States quickly united with NATO to expand in the direction of Russia, trying to recover the surrounding small countries and limit Russia's power to a certain extent. Although the United States is powerful and many countries have made overtures to it, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has chosen to go against it and has become a traitor in the eyes of the United States. The United States has set the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as its target and has been waiting for an opportunity to act, and in the end, when a conflict breaks out in the Kosovo region, the United States cannot sit still. In Kosovo, society is in turmoil, and the two factions are engaged in a fierce civil war. The United States took the opportunity to intervene and described the civil war as an act of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia using armed forces to ** civilians, which successfully damaged the reputation of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and was supported by other countries. In March 1999, the United States sent bombers to launch an attack on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, thereby earning itself a reputation for justice. However, the move also touched the Chinese stationed in Yugoslavia in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, so the United States targeted the Chinese embassy.
At that time, China was in a critical period of economic take-off, and being tough with foreign countries was not conducive to the country's development. Although China has sent people to the US station to report the problem in response to the unreasonable attack by the United States, it has not taken further retaliatory actions. This may have seemed a bit cowardly in the eyes of the Chinese people at the time, but in the eyes of the Americans, it was seen as a kind of surrender. However, China's decision-making is deliberate, not only to protect the country's economic development, but also to maintain its international image and stabilize the domestic situation. China's blind conflict with the United States may damage the country's image and be detrimental to international exchanges and cooperation. Therefore, China chose to forbearance and restraint at that time, but this does not mean that China is depressed by the incident, but a strategic choice.
Today, China has secured the first place in the international community. The rise of China's international status has made it no longer necessary to tolerate traitors as it was in the past, and its awareness of safeguarding its national interests and image has become stronger. If similar provocations occur again, China will resolutely fight to the end and will never tolerate it. This shows that China will be more resolute and forceful in handling international affairs. The United States eventually apologized and compensated for the incident, but China has established itself in the international community and will no longer tolerate any infringement of its own interests.
In summary, this article tells the story of the 1999 incident of the Chinese embassy being accidentally bombed by the United States and the ** and anger of the Chinese people. The article reveals that the real reasons behind this are the jealousy and conspiracy of the United States against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to defect to Russia, as well as China's choice of forbearance and restraint and the turning point of its final decision. The article stresses that China has secured its position in the international community, will no longer tolerate treachery, and will resolutely safeguard its national interests and image.