On April 9, 1974, the United Nations convened its sixth special session, which was undoubtedly a crucial meeting for China, which had just resumed its lawful seat in the United Nations.
Due to the serious illness of the premier, in mid-March 1974, the Chinese leaders began to consider the choice of the head of the Chinese delegation to attend the meeting.
Its preliminary idea is that one of the three people will be selected from Li Qiang and Qiao Guanhua.
On 19 March 1974,** at the special session,** it was clearly stated:"It's still Comrade *** as the head of the regiment. ”
Although it was opposed by **, with the joint support of ***, ** stepped onto the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on the afternoon of April 10, 1974, and made a deafening speech.
This wonderful speech won bursts of applause, but during the adjournment of the meeting, Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko, who was at odds with China at the time, sneered at ***"Your speech is really good, but you're too short. ”
It is hard to imagine that on such an important public occasion of the United Nations General Assembly, Gromyko would attack the chief representative of the Chinese delegation with such rude words.
In the face of this ridicule, ** smiled slightly. Just said seven words, not only resolved their own embarrassment, but also made the Soviets embarrassed.
So what words did the *** in the face of ridicule say?
Since the mid-60s of the 20th century, China at that time was facing an unprecedented catastrophe.
For a long time, the catastrophe led to chaos in China and the "ultra-left" forces became extremely rampant, making China increasingly isolated in the international community.
In August 1967, the British Chargé d'Affaires in China was burned down by criminals, plunging Chinese diplomacy into chaos.
With the development of the international situation, the leaders have changed from distress to a sense of crisis.
In 1968, the Soviet Union intervened militarily in the Czech Republic and put forward the theory of limited sovereignty under the "Brezhnev Doctrine".
At the beginning of March 1969, an armed conflict broke out between the Chinese and Soviet armies on the border, and we began to prepare for a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union and mobilized for war throughout the country.
In April 1969, at the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China listed the Soviet Union and the United States as "enemies of the world" and officially resumed the daily work of the Politburo.
After the end of the "Ninth National Congress" of the Communist Party of China, the first began to rebuild China's diplomacy.
On the occasion of International Labor Day in 1969, ** received envoys from various countries at the Tiananmen Gate Tower, expressing China's desire to improve relations with other countries.
He also privately commissioned four old marshals, including the then minister, to study the international situation at that time.
The final conclusion wasA.S. compared to the United States, the Soviet Union would pose a very big threat to China's security.
In May 1970, ** issued a statement that the main trend in the world at present is revolution.
And consciously or unintentionally, he revealed the idea of wanting to normalize diplomacy with the United States.
In July 1971, Kissinger, then assistant to U.S. affairs, made a secret visit to China, and Sino-US relations improved rapidly.
In January 1972, **Marshal died, ** suddenly attended a memorial service, expressed condolences, made statements in public:"There is a difference between ** and ***, he is an internal contradiction among the people. ”
This indicates that *** has a great possibility of making a comeback.
Throughout 1971-1972, China not only regained its rightful seat in the United Nations, but also began to change its international strategic thinking and re-examine its relations with the international community.
In February 1972, Nixon of the United States made a successful visit to China, and the two countries issued the "Shanghai Joint Communique".
During this period, the leaders of China and the United States relaxed their guards after exchanges, and instead emphasized the threat posed by the Soviet Union.
During this period, the leaders regarded the Soviet Union as China's main enemy, and then united the United States, including countries that played an important strategic role in the Soviet Union, into a line, that is, the "one line" strategy.
The "one line" strategy comes from the theory of "three worlds".
In the words of the chairman: The United States and the Soviet Union are the first world; Japan and Europe, Australia, Canada are the second world; China and other developing countries are the Third World, and China advocates solidarity within the Third World.
During this period, on the recommendation and consent of ***, ** resumed the life of the party organization and the post of *** deputy prime minister in 1973.
**Give high praise to *** for his talent and courage.
At this time, while accurately interpreting the ideas of ***, he actively participated in the ideological debate between China and the Soviet Union.
Since China's main enemy at that time was the Soviet Union, and there was also the strategic theory of "one line" and "three worlds", in order for the international community to understand China, it was necessary to introduce this theory to other countries on a wider scale.
That's why *** chose *** to be the head of the Chinese delegation to the sixth UN special session, with him as the chief spokesperson.
In his specific speech, he first believed that at that time, "the world was in turmoil", and the development of various political forces in the world was sharply divided and reorganized.
Then, the theory of the "three worlds" was elaborated in detail, and the third world, to which China belonged, was taken as the driving force for the revolution to move the world forward.
In addition, while emphasizing the importance of political independence in the Third World, it also affirms the path of economic development on the basis of independence, autonomy and opening to the outside world.
**This powerful speech has won the favor and recognition of most member states of the United Nations, but a very small number of countries are not interested in ***'s remarks, and even sneer at them and deliberately find fault.
Who is this country? As you must have guessed, it was the Soviet Union, which was not dealing with us at that time.
On April 6, 1974, Comrade ** led the Chinese delegation to New York, USA, to attend the Sixth Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
On the afternoon of April 10, 1974, under the watchful eyes of the public, ** walked onto the podium of the United Nations General Assembly.
In the face of delegations from more than 100 countries and numerous journalists, he calmly began to comprehensively and systematically expound the "three worlds" theory put forward by *** and discuss China's foreign policy in detail.
The main thrust of the speech is that China is firmly on the side of the third world countries and will never seek hegemony.
** Special emphasis is also placedThe affairs of States should be governed by the peoples themselves, and the people of developing countries have the right to decide for themselves their social and economic systems.
This speech has won the praise of the delegations of the participating countries, especially the delegations of the majority of third world countries and the world.
During the recess of the meeting, Gromyko, then head of the Soviet delegation and Soviet Foreign Minister, suddenly attacked ***.
Because Gromyko relied on his tall stature and walked to ***'s side with a proud expression, he stretched out his right hand first, hoping to shake hands with ***.
Out of basic etiquette, ** naturally will not refuse.
After the two shook hands, Gromyko didn't let go, and sneered at *** with a condescending expression"Your speech is wonderful, but you're too short. ”
Gromyko's words to *** should have two meanings.
First of all, he wants to provoke *** through words, hoping that the other party can argue with him in public, and even fight at any cost.
In any case, the Soviets have always had a bad reputation in the international community, and delegates and journalists from various countries subconsciously believed that the Soviets admired violence and did not know how to be flexible, but they had a very good impression of the members of the Chinese delegation.
So Gromyko wanted to pull the Chinese delegation into the water.
As long as there is any radical move, Gromyko will roll around like a scoundrel, and use all kinds of tricks to scandalize China's image in the world.
In addition, the implication of Gromyko's remarks is that China claims to be the best in the third world, and has also openly proposed to unite with other third world countries to oppose the bullying of hegemonic countries.
The so-called "hegemonic powers", which certainly contained the USSR.
However, the Chinese slowly developed in the early days by relying on the support of the Soviet Union.
In the mid-70s of the 20th century, when all walks of life in China were in ruins, and the domestic political situation was uncertain, it was tantamount to shaking an elephant by saying that China would lead the third world countries and confront the power of the first world countries at the special session of the United Nations.
Therefore, Gromyko ridiculed *** for giving a wonderful speech, but being too short in height".It is ridiculing China that it can only fight a war of words, and that it is powerless to really do things, and it still has to rely on the help of other countries.
Who are they? He saw through the tricks of the Soviets in an instant.
Since the two of them held their right hands together, ** used their movable left hand to wrap their arms around Gromyko's shoulder, and then patted him on the buttocks again, and said in his mouth"What about this?" ”
The meaning of these seven words, combined with his slightly comical behavior, is equally obvious:My handshake with you is a sign of respect for you, and does not mean that I accept your ridicule. What you say doesn't do anything to me, it's like an empty fart.
The representatives and reporters of the surrounding countries are well-informed, and after listening to the seven words that *** said, as well as the action of patting Gromyko's buttocks with his left hand, they immediately understood that he had something to say, and they laughed out loud.
Hearing everyone laugh like this, Gromyko could only immediately withdraw his right hand and walk away from the lounge with a flushed face.
In fact, if Logromyko didn't have any malicious intentions, he just used his height to tease *** the latter would not behave like this.
Because *** often jokes about his height.
In 1984, he met with Chancellor Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany and his party in the Great Hall of the People, and Kohl took the initiative to mention his meeting with *** in 1974"I visited China for the first time 10 years ago, and a lot has happened in China since then, there have been huge changes, but you don't look like anything has changed. ”
Answer Cole with a smile"How could I not have changed? I'm ten years older, I'm 80. The secret of my longevity is optimism, when the sky falls, you big men are on top of me, and I am just a small man. ”
Heroes don't ask where they come from, and their abilities don't matter how tall or short they are.
There is an essential difference between good-natured ridicule and malicious ridicule.
Due to the geography and position, most people in Western countries will tell some bad jokes and humor.
China is a large developing country, and it will certainly have to deal with members of other delegations and journalists. Since you have to deal with it, in the face of some innocuous jokes, you can't refute it seriously, which is very well grasped.
If the other party pretends to ridicule himself by joking and telling bad jokes, or achieves the goal of ridiculing China, he will definitely fight on the basis of reason and will not let it go at all.
Diplomacy is a war without gunpowder, and whether a country's diplomatic capability is strong and its international status depends to a large extent on its comprehensive strength. On the other hand, it also depends on whether the country's diplomats have good quality and the ability to adapt to changes.
From this point of view, ** should be better than Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko.
On April 19, 1974, he led a delegation to the United Nations Special Session to return to China.
He led a delegation to participate in the special session of the United Nations, which not only enhanced the understanding of China by all countries, but also indirectly enhanced China's international prestige, and established an important position as an international political activist.
Since then, the name has been widely noticed around the world.