Chiang Kai-shek was urged to return to the mainland, hoping to achieve cross-strait reunification. Surprisingly, Chiang Kai-shek put forward a series of six conditions, and *** finally agreed to these conditions. However, despite the agreement reached by the two sides, this historic goal of reunification was ultimately not achieved.
This period of history took place during the War of Liberation, when he led the People's Liberation Army to successfully defeat Lao Chiang and forced him to retreat to Taiwan. In the face of changes in the situation, ** tried to achieve cross-strait reunification through consultations and negotiations, and did not hesitate to accept Chiang Kai-shek's conditions for this purpose. The specific content of these six conditions has been lost, but for the sake of peace and stability of the country, he finally agreed to Chiang Kai-shek's request.
However, despite the agreement, the desire for cross-strait reunification has not been realized. This may be due to complex historical, political and social factors, as well as the differences and difficulties that have arisen between the two sides in the process of implementation. This period of history has left behind an unfulfilled dream of reunification, and the cross-strait issue is still a topic of great concern and controversy.
Lao Chiang was unwilling to fail, relied on the support of the United States, and repeatedly roared to counterattack the mainland. However, at that time, due to the lack of naval strength and the involvement of participating in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, New China had no choice but to temporarily shelve the plan to liberate Taiwan.
Although the liberation of Taiwan was forced to be put on hold, Chiang Kai-shek's ambitions were like fools in the face of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's victory over the United States.
Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek had not improved for a long time, the United States even began to advocate the idea of "one Taiwan, one China" in an attempt to create a rift in China.
Although Chiang Kai-shek had been intriguing with the United States for many years, he relied on its support to maintain his dominance in Taiwan. However, in handling the issue of territorial sovereignty, Lao Chiang adhered to the general interests of the nation, firmly defended the principle of "one China," and made no compromise with the United States' attempts to take China.
For example, during the first battle of the shelling of Kinmen in the Taiwan Strait, the United States, seeing that Chiang Kai-shek could not overcome the attack for a long time, went so far as to use its army to force Chiang Kai-shek to abandon the two outer islands of Kinmen and Matsu in an attempt to separate the two sides of the strait. Chiang Kai-shek knew very well that if he really abandoned these two islands, it would mean that Taiwan would sever ties with the mainland, and it would make cross-strait reunification even more difficult. Therefore, he categorically disagreed.
In the face of fruitless persuasion, the United States even proposed that Chiang Kai-shek hand over the command and let the United States command the war. Chiang Kai-shek decisively refused, insisting that he would not let the United States take command under any circumstances. He even openly declared that even the mainland is the Chinese's own affairs, and there is no need for the United States to interfere.
Of course, while opposing the plot of external forces to ** China, Chiang Kai-shek did not neglect to adopt tough means to severely crack down on "** elements."
** It also sent a signal to Taiwan that as long as the Chiang family and father and son can resist the United States, the two sides can cooperate. He also expressed support for Chiang Kai-shek's policy of keeping Kinmen and Matsu, and as long as Chiang Kai-shek did not collude with the United States, the four islands of Taiwan, Peng, Jin, and Matsu could all be under Chiang's jurisdiction.
Chiang Kai-shek's support for the shelling of Kinmen was very active, because in this way he had enough reason to stop the United States from interfering and not giving it a chance to **China.
Subsequently, the two sides of the strait began to "stage" a drama on the surface, often firing shells at each other. However, instead of targeting the opposing military bases and residential areas, the shells were fired at deserted open spaces to ensure that no one was killed**.
In order to ensure the sufficiency of artillery shells, the PLA will even take the initiative to send artillery shells to those stationed in Matsu, Kinmen.
The Kuomintang and the Communist Party have formed a tacit understanding under the common goal of stopping US imperialism and China, which has opened a new door for the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to cooperate again. Therefore, it was decided to take the initiative to invite Chiang Kai-shek back to the mainland.
When Chiang Kai-shek returned to the mainland, he had to admit that our party's skills in manipulating psychology and tactics were indeed superb. Chiang Kai-shek has been nostalgic for his homeland since he retired to Taiwan, especially longing to return to his homeland in his old age.
The CCP had insight into Chiang Kai-shek's feelings of missing his homeland, so they found a mysterious figure to build a bridge between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. This figure is Cao Juren, who was born in Hong Kong. He was selected because he had good relations with the top leaders of both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, was a good friend of Ye Ting and **, and also had close contacts with Chiang Ching-kuo, and was an ideal candidate to transmit information between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
** Invited Cao Juren to come to Beijing and made it clear: "We are definitely not surrendering to Taiwan, but negotiating with each other." As long as the regime is unified, other issues can be negotiated well. ”
** When talking to Cao Juren about Chiang Kai-shek, he affirmed some of the roles played by Chiang Kai-shek in ruling the mainland in the past, and expressed his willingness to shake hands with Chiang Kai-shek for the reunification of the motherland. Cao Juren quickly conveyed the wishes of our party to the Kuomintang, and then the Kuomintang responded by asking Cao Juren to inspect the current situation of Chiang Kai-shek's ancestral grave.
This strange request originated from the fact that during the War of Liberation, Chiang Kai-shek, in order to achieve victory, actually sent people to dig up the ancestral grave of the *** family, trying to cut off the "dragon vein" on the *** ancestor. Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek feared that *** might destroy his ancestral tomb out of revenge.
However, what is surprising is that the ancestral tomb and old mansion of the Jiang family have not been damaged in any way, but have been properly protected and renovated by the local ** of New China, and they have a new look.
Cao Juren intimately carried a camera to take pictures of the Jiang family's ancestral tomb and the old mansion as ** and sent it to the Jiang family father and son. After Chiang Kai-shek's father and son saw these **, they were moved by homesickness again, and at the same time admired the magnanimity of the ***.
However, the praise of Cao Juren and other democrats for the development of the mainland displeased Chiang Kai-shek, who had always been proud. At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek was worried that the CCP might be painting a pie for himself, so he decided to continue to put on a score, waiting for a more suitable time, and it was difficult to let go of his wariness of the mainland.
It wasn't until 1965 that the time was finally ripe. In the historical process of the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, this year became a critical node, and Li Zongren, as a secondary leader of the Kuomintang, took the initiative to return to the mainland because he felt deeply homesick. However, unlike in the past, he did not suffer a cold reception or **, but was warmly welcomed by *** and *** personally set up a banquet, and finally happily returned to his hometown to retire, like a leaf returning to his roots.
This scene made Chiang Kai-shek's eyes red. Seeing that the former second-in-command of the Kuomintang was treated so favorably on the mainland, he began to think about what kind of treatment he would have if he returned to the mainland as the number one.
Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek made the decision to relax his position on the CCP and start peace negotiations with six conditions:
The first condition is that he hopes to be able to return to the mainland as chairman of the Kuomintang.
For this condition, after careful consideration, ** not only agreed, but also took the initiative to make Lushan as Chiang Kai-shek's retirement place, and included it in the conditions of the peace talks. Lushan had a special emotional significance for Chiang Kai-shek, who chose to live in Lushan for thirteen years during his rule on the mainland, so Chiang Kai-shek was deeply moved by the arrangement. However, ** also made a request that Chiang Kai-shek and his old ministry could only settle in provinces and regions other than Zhejiang. Since Zhejiang is Chiang Kai-shek's lair, if he lives here for a long time, it could cause unrest, so *** wants to avoid this.
Although Chiang Kai-shek was somewhat dissatisfied with this request put forward by our party, he finally chose to compromise in view of Lushan's pension status.
As for the second condition put forward by Chiang Kai-shek, that is, he hoped that his son Chiang Ching-kuo would be able to assume the post of governor of Taiwan Province.
This request is not excessive, because the Chiang father and son have lived in Taiwan for many years, and they know the situation in Taiwan well, and they have more experience in governance. Therefore, ** also agreed to this condition.
The third condition is a commitment not to accept assistance from the United States in order to completely eliminate the attempts of the United States to ** China. **Agreed.
However, in order to cope with the financial difficulties that Taiwan Province might face, Chiang Kai-shek proposed that Beijing should provide a corresponding subsidy to compensate him in accordance with the amount of American aid originally provided.
The fourth condition is to declare that Taiwan's territorial waters and airspace are all under the command of Beijing, and to divide the ** Army into four divisions, one of which will be stationed in Xiamen and Kinmen, and the other three will be stationed in Taiwan.
Although there were some objections within the party, in the face of the reality that the peaceful reunification of the two sides of the strait was about to be realized, we finally chose to agree. After all, both ** and the PLA are Chinese, and as long as they are under the unified command of **, it is a viable option.
The fifth proposal is to merge Xiamen and Kinmen into a free market that would serve as a buffer between the mainland and Taiwan. In view of the fact that Taiwan and the mainland have long practiced different systems and economic models, a direct merger may lead to difficulties for compatriots on both sides to adapt. Therefore, the establishment of buffer zones is necessary.
However, this requires a precondition that the mayor of the free market must be held by the mayor of Kinmen, Taiwan, with the consent of the mainland. In this way, both sides are able to accept and support.
Originally, according to the six-point consensus reached by the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Taiwan's return to cross-strait reunification seemed imminent, but the situation was unpredictable, and as soon as the agreement was reached, the political situation on the mainland suddenly changed and entered a special period, which made Chiang Kai-shek feel suspicious again, and the reunification plan had to be forced to shelve.
Ten years passed during this time, and in 1975, Chiang Kai-shek seemed to feel that his life was coming to an end, and eagerly issued a final order, inviting *** to visit Taiwan, hoping to reopen the new situation of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and the realization of peaceful reunification.
** After learning that Chiang Kai-shek had the intention of peace talks again, he was ecstatic and couldn't wait to go to Taiwan. Unfortunately, at that time, he was already seriously ill and could not leave the sickbed, let alone bear the long-distance bumps, so he could only lie on the bed and explain in detail to the people around him, especially important matters related to Taiwan affairs.
On the one hand, I hope that Deng Gong can visit Taiwan instead of himself and promote the early realization of the "three links" between the two sides of the strait. On the other hand, in order to express our sincerity, we granted amnesty to Kuomintang war criminals who were imprisoned on the mainland, and after their release, they were not only given the opportunity to arrange work on the mainland, but also provided with travel expenses to Taiwan.
However, not long after the flame of hope for peaceful reunification between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was ignited, it was extinguished again.
Soon after, Chiang Kai-shek died suddenly, bidding farewell to the world ahead of schedule.
When *** learned of the death of Chiang Kai-shek, who had been fighting him for a long time, he did not rejoice, but fell into silence. After thinking about a whole cigarette, he said three words with a complicated and heavy expression on his face: "Got it." ”
** Deeply understand that the death of Chiang Kai-shek means that China has lost an opportunity to achieve peaceful reunification. This historical regret has become the deepest regret since the founding of New China.
With the successive deaths of the father and son of the Jiang family, the issue of cross-strait reunification was completely shelved. Chiang Ching-kuo personally ended the Chiang dynasty and passed power to the ** elements, making the Taiwan Strait issue even more confusing. The desire for the complete reunification of the motherland at an early date still exists.