On September 29, 1965, more than 300 Chinese and foreign journalists gathered in the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People.
At the climax of the press conference, a Chinese leader said in a sonorous voice: "We have been waiting for US imperialism to come in for 16 years, and my hair is gray!" If I hadn't had the good fortune to see them enter China, and my son saw it, they would have fought resolutely! ”
It turned out that this leader was none other than **.
FigThe President and the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Since serving as the head of the republic, the marshal has always worn sunglasses to show people, and he is open-minded, and he can always be shocked every time he speaks.
In the eyes of many people, the former battlefield warriors, who had strategy and courage but may not be able to have meticulous political thinking, have added a strong stroke to China's diplomatic history with their unique personality charm.
In the past 14 years of ups and downs in diplomacy, on behalf of the 600 million Chinese people, he dared to "raise eyebrows and make cold fingers" to let China gain its due status in the world. Let's find out.
At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, China's diplomatic undertakings were fully responsible for the government, but after all, the prime minister was busy with government affairs, and he has always been known for his seriousness and dedication, so the work of the first class was too tiring for him.
Since 1953, the chairman has been thinking about how to reduce the burden on the prime minister, especially in diplomatic work, and gradually came up with the idea of "foreign exchange of marshals".
The reason why the chairman will target ** is precisely because he is extremely rare, not only has a keen political awareness, but also has an excellent strategic acumen, and has his own insight into diplomatic work.
In the autumn of 1954, the then mayor of Shanghai was transferred to Beijing as vice premier, and at this time he already had a premonition that he was about to take over the post of mayor.
In 1956, at the First Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of our Party, he was elected as a member of the Politburo, and as a result, the deputy prime minister above his head was heavier, and everyone also knew that it was a matter of time before he became the first president.
However, there was a small episode in the process of taking office.
Because of the **conduct** investigation, altitude sickness left him with sequelae, and he even suddenly fainted at a film reception held by the Indian ambassador to China.
Fig**Vice premier.
In this way, he took a leave of absence and recuperated for a year, and it was not until February 1958 that ** officially assumed the post of deputy prime minister and foreign minister.
Don't look at his appointment as the chairman's personal general, he has always been very confident** still feels uneasy, of course, his concerns are not unreasonable.
First, the first foreign minister of New China has been dominating the international arena for many years, and even the existence of latecomers is behind him, which has caused a lot of psychological pressure on the world.
Second, ** has the shortcoming of being easy to be emotional, in his opinion, this is a fatal weakness for the post of foreign minister, and he is very worried that he will spoil the major affairs of the party and the country because he can't control it for a while.
On the occasion of his appointment, he couldn't help but laugh at himself in the face of the eager eyes of the leaders.
"I'm a person, to be honest, sometimes my speech is really destructive like a bomb, and occasionally I'm very willing to be emotional, and I can't take care of anything when my emotions come up, and I don't speak lightly or seriously. Internally, the damage done to comrades can be remedied, but diplomatically doing so can really cause trouble! ”
Hearing ** say this, the leaders couldn't help laughing, they were all impressed by **'s frankness and boldness, don't foreign ministers need such qualities?
As for the situation that will be ushered in as foreign minister, ** has also thought carefully in advance, as he and his wife Zhang Qian said.
"When I go to this post, there may be four results: the first is to do a lot of work, the second is to be average, the third is to make a big mistake, and the fourth is to get a serious illness! ”
Now it seems that the first result he expected was won by the boss, who was accustomed to the elegant diplomatic style of the world, and the heartiness of the first once refreshed the world, he took over the baton of the prime minister and led the new China diplomatic team to achieve new success!
At the beginning of May 1961, the Geneva Conference was reconvened to focus on the Lao issue, and the Chinese delegation was led by **, and this was also his first appearance as the new foreign minister on behalf of China at an international conference.
Fig** Foreign Minister's demeanor.
To say that the U.S. foreign minister and *** are also old rivals, the United States originally thought that China had a new foreign minister, and they would have more initiative, but as everyone knows, ** is another difficult "hard bone" after the prime minister.
The meeting was scheduled for 12 May, and all delegations arrived on time, but the right-wing delegation of Laos, which was supported by the United States, was delayed, and the United States delegation refused to attend on the grounds that it had not received a ceasefire report verified by the International Committee.
As a matter of fact, as early as 10 days ago, an effective ceasefire had been achieved on the battlefield in Laos, but the United States made an extraneous complication, claiming that representatives of the left forces in Laos were not qualified to attend the meeting, and the rightists refused to join forces with the party delegation of the Lao Patriotic Front.
For a while, even the opening of this meeting became a big problem, but in the opinion of **, this is already an old trick of the United States, and exposing its conspiracy is the top priority.
At the critical moment, the decisive ** held a press conference at the Chinese Consulate General in Geneva to publicly declare and condemn the United States' sabotage of the meeting.
Secretary of State Rusk, the head of the US delegation, who had become invincible, became extremely annoyed, and a group of American reporters came to the venue to defend himself at his behest, but in the eyes of various countries, the Chinese delegation's move was undoubtedly a preemptive strike, and the conference was a blessing in disguise before it even opened.
On May 16, the Geneva Conference was successfully opened with the presence of leftist forces in Laos, and immediately after that, another diplomatic contest between China and the United States quietly began.
At the opening meeting, ** delivered a generous speech and an 18-minute speech, in which China's attitude, principles and position on the handling of the Lao issue were clearly expressed.
"China sincerely hopes that the U.S. delegation will sit with you calmly and together we will find a way to peacefully resolve the Lao issue. ”
On that day, the name "* began to attract the attention of countries around the world, and people were surprised to find that New China could still have such an outstanding and unique diplomat after ***, but the show is far from over.
FigRusk.
At the meeting the next day, Rusker simply threw out the excuse of "neutral definition", threatening that the neutral definition "must go beyond the classic concept of non-alignment", but this old diplomatic fritter never expected that his own wise man would be planted here.
The ** present at the scene unceremoniously pointed out that Rusk's assertion was actually a cover for US intervention and aggression, and as soon as this remark came out, Rusk's face was blue with anger and his eyes were red.
Later, the United States delegation, which had no bottom line, kept throwing out various reasons and seemingly ideal solutions, such as "the development of effective international institutions" and "the management of economic and technical assistance by neutral countries", and so on.
However, in the opinion of **, as an independent country, how to exercise sovereignty in Laos is its own problem, and as for the so-called international institutions, it is just a cover for the United States to still refuse to let go of Laos.
Seeing that the frontal rigidity was no match for the Chinese delegation, the United States came up with another "delay" countermeasure and repeatedly made unreasonable fuss on the issue of a ceasefire on the battlefield in Laos, with the result that the left, center, and right sides of Laos were always unable to reach an agreement.
Just after the meeting was completely deadlocked, the foreign ministers of the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union, France and other countries returned home one after another, leaving their deputies and members of the delegation to continue to maneuver.
Although the Laos issue has been obstructed by the United States at the Geneva Conference, it can be comprehensively promoted in conjunction with Prince Sihanouk, France, and Indian representatives.
In Zurich, the three forces represented by the three princes of Laos were able to successfully meet and reach an agreement on the internal problems of Laos, and it is surprising that the problems that could not be resolved at the official meeting were successfully resolved outside the meeting.
Seeing that the situation in Laos has reversed, the United States has once again proposed that the International Monitoring Committee should take over Laos' diplomatic, internal, military, and economic affairs.
"The purpose of the United States in saying this is to use the name of protection to carry out forcible occupation! ”The brief assessment forced the United States delegation to bow its head, and the delegates of various countries, who had long been disillusioned with the meeting, seemed to see hope again.
Fig**Attendance at the Geneva Conference.
Since then, the conference has finally moved into formality and the negotiation process of specific terms of the agreement has begun, although this phase is still long, but the United States can no longer sway the momentum of the conference in a positive direction.
At this time, ** can finally return to China, before leaving, he participated in the cocktail party held by the two princes of Laos, Harriman, the head of the American delegation who is nearly seventy years old, actually took the initiative to talk to **, and even came directly to shake hands under the recommendation of the Canadian representative.
The next day, the Parisian weekly Express commented on this: "For the first time in many years, American politicians have taken the initiative to shake hands with Chinese politicians!"
There is no doubt that the world pattern is quietly changing, and the invincible United States is destined to accept the existence of new China.
On July 21, 1962, the armistice agreement on Laos was finally reached, and the countries of the world rejoiced.
This is the courage to think, dare to do and dare to say more, under the tough style, the speech with a clear point of view is a sharp blade of New China's diplomacy for him, and "a blockbuster" is his constant killer weapon.
On the afternoon of September 29, 1965, Beijing was about to celebrate the 16th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Due to the changing international situation, China's positions and attitudes on many issues have become more and more influential, and more and more countries are curious about young China.
In the face of this situation, ** decided to seize the opportunity to hold an unprecedented scale of Chinese and foreign press conferences, that day outside the Great Hall of the People, reporters from different countries rushed to come, just to witness a unique event.
At about 15 o'clock, under the illumination of the magnesium lamp, ** wore a light-colored tunic, wearing sunglasses and slowly walked into the venue.
Fig** with ***
"Your Excellencies, journalists from all over the world, you must be vigilant this time! When you go to China, you will be in danger of being brainwashed once! ”
This is the first sentence spoken by the world's reporters, which seems to be a joke, but it is a fierce response to the false accusations of China by Western newspapers and periodicals in the past, and the so-called "** is the ideological transformation of the new Chinese."
In the subsequent question-and-answer session of reporters, in the face of every question with a clear purpose and strong pertinence, ** did not flicker at all, on the contrary, his fairness and correct attitude made reporters who are accustomed to high-sounding diplomatic rhetoric impressed.
When reporters from Hong Kong's "Noon Post" and "Hong Kong Evening News" asked questions about the United States' use of Hong Kong as a base in the war of aggression against Vietnam, the whole reception also entered a climax.
"Good is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil; It's not that you don't report it, the time has not come; When the time comes, everything will be reported! ”
Subsequently, the reporter asked again about China's attitude towards the threat of escalating the Vietnam War issued by the United States.
"All along, the Chinese people have paid a heavy price in the battle of reactionary imperialism, and even so, we are still willing to make all necessary sacrifices! ”
"If US imperialism is determined to impose a war of aggression on China, then they are welcome to come quickly, tomorrow! By the way, let the Indian reactionaries and the Japanese militarists also come along! Even so, the final victory is ours! ”
After these words, there is also the bold sentence mentioned at the beginning, this speech, the voice is like a bell, the tone is stern, but there is no usual diplomatic rhetoric, and the arrogance is shocking.
As a matter of fact, the world situation at that time was extremely unfavorable to New China, and the United States had deeply colluded with the Kuomintang bureaus of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, and China's northeast and south China borders were also facing huge security risks.
Fig** who took off his sunglasses at the press conference.
* These remarks were agreed upon in advance with the chairman and the premier, and fully represent the solemn and just attitude of New China towards the constant nuisance of imperialism, but only this fierce general who dares to speak out can express this clear attitude vividly and vividly.
At that time, when many foreign reporters thought that **'s speech was suspected of being "belligerent", Hong Kong's "Sing Pao" expressed some insightful opinions.
With these words, it is clear that he is openly declaring war on the United States! He also stressed that China is fearless in the face of the United States and other countries. This kind of talk is unprecedented, and his speech not only does not provoke a war, but profoundly shows that the CCP has great courage to face up to the enemy on all sides! ”
Indeed, at the first Chinese and foreign press conference of the People's Republic of China, when all countries in the world blindly thought that the New China was just a newly rising young country in Asia, it won the rightful status of the international nation forest for China, and also issued the strongest voice commensurate with this status!
This is the real Chinese Foreign Minister**, always maintaining the unique combat posture of the old commander, for the sake of New China can be spent all his life, what he wants is not China's hypocrisy and grievances on the international stage, but a real conversation that shocks the world.
Although many people once saw **'s generous speech, they would only think that he was just a little louder, a little more serious, and a harder speaking style, which was not a big deal.
But in fact, his contribution to New China's diplomacy in a silent place is even more impressive, even in the most difficult and turbulent period, he tried his best to escort New China's diplomacy again.
In 1969, when the whole country was in turmoil, ** was also deprived of the right to work, after the outbreak of the "Zhenbao Island Incident" between China and the Soviet Union, on the one hand, the Soviet Union issued a threat, threatening to carry out a "surgical" attack on China's nuclear facilities, on the other hand, the United States war of aggression against Vietnam is also continuing to expand, China's airspace, territorial waters crisis is unprecedented.
FigTreasure Island Incident.
In the midst of the crisis, entrusted by the chairman, the three veterans gathered to jointly discuss the international situation and constantly put forward coping strategies and suggestions to the company.
From March 1 to October 8, for more than seven months, the four veterans held 24 meetings, and in the face of the attitude of other veterans who tended to go to war, they appeared more rational, but instead made a more objective and realistic analysis of the relations between China, the United States and the Soviet Union.
In his personal report, he put forward a long-term proposal, which is to break the impasse in Sino-US relations.
"Now Nixon wants to deal with the Soviet Union, so he will rush to get close to China. What we need to do is to strategically exploit the contradictions between the United States and the Soviet Union, so that we can open the door to Sino-US relations, and we should also take corresponding countermeasures. ”
In the view, China should actively engage in talks with the U.S. between the U.S. and U.S. foreign ministers or higher, and resolve the fundamental issues between China and the U.S.
Facts have proved that the prediction of the four veteran commanders that "the contradictions between China and the Soviet Union are greater than the contradictions between China and the United States, and the contradictions between the United States and the Soviet Union are greater than the contradictions between China and the Soviet Union" were extremely correct; the war between China and the Soviet Union did not take place, and the border conflict did not continue, and the United States was even more anxious to improve Sino-US relations.
In particular, the long-term advice put forward by ** laid the key paving the way for Nixon's visit to China in 1972 and the shift in China's diplomatic strategy.
Once, **commented on ** the diplomatic style:"He will always have his own distinctive characteristics and uniqueness in external activities, quick thinking, profound knowledge, and courage, and can always create a new realm in conversation! ”
Think about it, to be so recognized by the diplomatic all-rounder***, ** is also an unprecedented red diplomat, and to talk about why he always impresses people is inseparable from the fact that he likes to wear sunglasses, in fact, this pair of sunglasses also has an important diplomatic boost for him.
During his long tenure as New China, he had many opportunities to show up, and he also left a lot of precious video materials, and in most people's impressions, he always showed people with sunglasses.
Fig**Wear sunglasses to the event.
Although there were other leaders of our party, government and army who wore sunglasses back then, like a marshal, he was really the only leader who always wore glasses like **.
If you want to talk about wearing glasses, there are a few interesting stories behind it.
According to legend, he accepted ***'s advice before wearing sunglasses, once, as a foreign minister, he accompanied *** on a trip, perhaps because he was too tired, ** fell asleep in the car.
The prime minister, who knew that the diplomatic work was heavy, was extremely distressed when he saw such a tired **, so he simply asked him to wear sunglasses and did not forget to tell him that as long as the prime minister came forward to make the main talk, ** was too sleepy to doze off on the side, wearing sunglasses, others could not see that he would not lose diplomatic etiquette, but the prime minister had one more condition, that is, he could not snore.
In addition to this incident, the chairman also suggested that ** wear sunglasses: "Your murderous spirit is too heavy, it is not suitable in the United Nations, it is better to wear sunglasses, it can be eased a lot!" ”
Because of this, ** also became the only leader wearing sunglasses in front of the chairman.
Because he was born in the military, many years of combat life have already made him iron-clad, his eyes look particularly fierce, and wearing sunglasses can avoid many unnecessary misunderstandings.
Even so, those eyes have become the most powerful, he will never indiscriminately intimidate anyone, but in the face of the righteousness of his family and country, his eyes will always be wide, so that the enemy does not dare to look directly, so that the people can see hope.
As mentioned above at the 1965 press conference, when the love was deep, when ** took off his sunglasses, people saw him and the tenacious gaze of New China.
Of course, it is very likely that wearing glasses is only because **'s eyesight needs to be protected, which was revealed in an interview with **'s son Chen Xiaolu.
Fig** son Chen Xiaolu.
In any case, sunglasses have indeed become one of the most memorable important features, and this Chinese leader, who often wears sunglasses, has made the world feel China's strength and unshakability!
Looking at the wind and rain diplomatic road of the first country, people will inevitably have the feeling that "the decisive battle is not limited to the battlefield", and this marshal who has experienced the tempering of the war has fought a beautiful turnaround battle again and again on the diplomatic battlefield.
On February 21, 1972, Nixon of the United States visited China, at this time, the foreign minister had been dead for more than a month, and in the eyes of many Americans, it was a pity for the world to not be able to wait for a handshake with Nixon.
FigFounding Marshal**.
When New China's diplomacy was struggling, he wore sunglasses and laughed loudly on the world stage, without fear, only moving forward, he made the world aware of the strength of New China, and thus became the eternal "marshal and foreign minister" in people's hearts!