Wu Xujun talked about the chairman's foresight in his later years
Old photos丨*** and Wu Xujun's precious memories Wu Xujun, the chief of **health care**, has worked with *** for 21 years. During the period of taking care of and defending the people, she deeply felt the chairman's belief in serving the people and her unique personality charm, and at the same time, she also received the chairman's care and education, and grew into an excellent Communist Party member.
Even when she left the chairman's side, she always adhered to the belief of serving the people and kept in mind the chairman's teachings. In these 21 years of relationship, Wu Xujun is full of admiration and gratitude to the chairman.
When the chairman passed away due to illness, she burst into tears and recalled the moments she had worked with the chairman. Talking about the chairman, Wu Xujun is full of admiration, and she admires the chairman's foresight in his later years, especially when China and the United States established diplomatic relations.
On October 1, 1970, **received an old friend, an American writer**, and his wife. On the way to Tiananmen Square, ** was excited, and said to Wu Xujun and others: "Today I want to receive my old friend American writer ** and his wife." ”
After arriving at the destination, ** sat upright and did not say a word. When I climbed the Tiananmen Tower, the time was just 10 o'clock in the morning, and the cheers of the people were heard around the square.
The chairman looked at the crowd in the square, and then walked slowly towards the rostrum. Wu Xujun followed closely, nervous in his heart, and his eyes kept scanning the road ahead to avoid the chairman from falling.
After the ceremony, Wu Xujun was very happy to see ***, so he asked him a question: "Chairman, ** is our old friend, but he is just a foreign reporter, why do you value him so much?" ”
After listening, he explained to her with a smile: "The drunkard doesn't mean to drink, I'll put a test balloon first, and touch the sensory nerves that touch the United States." "You must know that after the founding of New China, the United States carried out military defense and economic blockade against our country, trying to strangle this new regime in the cradle.
Since then, relations between the United States and China have fallen to a freezing point. In the context of friendly relations between China and the Soviet Union, the friendship between China and the United States has undoubtedly laid the foundation for the improvement of Sino-US relations.
However, with the passage of time, in the mid-to-late 60s, China and the Soviet Union gradually embarked on a "confrontation" due to various reasons, especially after the outbreak of the Zhenbao Island incident in March 1969.
At that time, China was relatively backward compared to the Soviet Union. However, in the face of the complex international situation, with its insight beyond ordinary people, it skillfully used the contradictions between the United States and the Soviet Union, so that New China won the initiative in an unfavorable international environment and thus achieved its own development.
It is in this context that on October 2, the front page of major newspapers published the meeting between ** and the couple at the Tiananmen Gate Tower**. This ** has not only attracted widespread attention in China, but also attracted the attention of various countries in the international community, and they have speculated about what kind of deep meaning is behind the reception of ** couple in this new country.
Two months after the interview with the **couple** was published, on December 18, ** had an in-depth exchange with ** again. It was the last conversation between them.
In the afternoon of the next day, according to the usual practice, Wu Xujun went to *** to discuss"Reference:"things. This habit can be traced back to 1957, when *** once said to Wu Xujun: "You can't just be limited to medical work, you also need to expand your knowledge, care about major events at home and abroad, read "Reference News" carefully, and be good at expressing your own opinions, so that you can make greater progress." ”
Therefore, the meeting with the couple is not only a statement to the international community, but also a foreshadowing of China's future development direction. This is not only a demonstration of its own strength, but also a consideration of future development strategies.
This move demonstrates China's foresight and superb diplomatic strategy, and also wins more international attention and support for China.
Since Wu Xujun listened to ***'s advice, he began to pay attention to some events in "Reference News", and when he met with ***, he would also discuss related topics with him.
With the conversation with ***, Wu Xujun found that he was very familiar with the situation in every country and region in the world and could clearly explain the ins and outs of these problems.
This made Wu Xujun confused, and asked ***: "Chairman, foreign affairs have been entrusted to special personnel, why are you so familiar with these issues?"
Why are you bothering so much? * replied with a smile: "As *** I can't just focus on the domestic and not think about the foreign. Under the guidance of ***, Wu Xujun was able to find many problems from the "References" and communicate with the chairman.
That afternoon, Wu Xujun walked into the lobby of the swimming pool and saw that *** was reading intently, so he said softly: "Chairman, you can rest for a while." However, ** did not respond, for this situation, Wu Xujun has become accustomed to it.
According to Wu Xujun's recollections, **When reading a book, if you want to talk to someone, you will raise your head to look at you, listen to what you say, and feel not interested. Wu Xujun shared his thoughts after reading "Reference News" with ***, and asked: "Chairman, you must be very tired after chatting with ** for so long yesterday, right?" ”
After listening, he put down the book in his hand and said: "I'm not tired of chatting with him, don't look at him as a foreigner, in fact, we have known each other for a long time." When I was in northern Shaanxi, this foreign correspondent wandered freely there for a few months and wrote a book.
Having foreigners spread propaganda to foreigners is sometimes more convincing than boasting about it ourselves. After listening to ***'s narration, Wu Xujun then asked: "It seems that *** has an in-depth understanding of my country's revolution. ”
After hearing this, he nodded and said affirmatively: "That's right, ** not only have an understanding of the revolution in our country, but also have a deep understanding. ”
* The deep friendship between the Communist Party of China and Wu Xujun was very surprised, and she smiled and said to ***: "Chairman, I have discovered a secret of yours, why do you value it so much?"
Can you guess? * Smiling and nodding, Wu Xujun began to tell her guesses. Sometimes she received a nod in response from the chairman, and sometimes she was corrected by him. After Wu Xujun finished speaking, he asked the chairman with a smile: "How did I crack your secret?" ”
The chairman smiled and replied, "Very good." Then, ** told Wu Xujun about his conversation with **. He told Nixon that he was willing to talk to him whether he came or not, whether they negotiated successfully or unsuccessfully, or even quarreled.
Then, ** explained: "I'm looking for a matchmaker to build a bridge and restore Sino-US relations." And ** is undoubtedly a suitable person, he is not only familiar with China, but also with the United States. ”
Wu Xujun found in his communication with *** that he is good at expressing his opinions in a tactful way. During a trip to Wuhan in March 1959, ** met with foreign friends, and after the conversation, he was full of interest, and it happened that the weather was fine that day, so Wu Xujun proposed to take a walk.
During the walk, ** suddenly asked him, "Do you dare to swim in the Mississippi River?" Wu Xujun was a little surprised, and asked rhetorically: "That river is in the United States, how do you want to go?" ”
Explains: "When I was talking to a foreign friend just now, I told them that I wanted to go swimming in the Mississippi River. After hearing this, Wu Xujun replied without hesitation: "Okay, I'll follow you too." ”
On March 21, 1971, it was decided to send our table tennis delegation to Japan to participate in the 31st World Table Tennis Championships. After the delegation left Beijing, ** told Wu Xujun: "You have to tell me every day about the evaluation of my country's table tennis delegation by newspapers and periodicals of various countries." ”
The significance behind the news of such a focus on the table tennis team is a profound political signal that we should improve our relationship with each other so that it is good for all of us.
And this signal, due to the carelessness of Westerners at that time, was not taken seriously. It wasn't until later that people realized the purpose of ***. The visit of the table tennis delegation is also a symbol of China's personal control of relations with the United States.
**During the World Table Tennis Championships, he was very concerned about the situation on the "Reference" and insisted that Wu Xujun report to him. Once, Wu Xujun found a particularly interesting content when reading "Reference", so he reported it to ***.
After listening, he praised with a smile and said: "This Zhuang Zedong is very politically minded. "What's going on? It turned out that during the World Table Tennis Championships, an American athlete couldn't find a car after practicing at the venue, and finally got into the car of the Chinese team.
When the other party found out that he got into the wrong car, he looked a little embarrassed, but Zhuang Zedong dealt with the problem calmly.
1.At that time, Sino-US relations were tense, but Zhuang Zedong stepped forward and boldly invited the American table tennis team to visit. 2.At the end of the World Table Tennis Championships, ** handed Wu Xujun a document on whether to invite the American team to visit.
However, the document has already been circled by the leaders of **, and it was decided not to invite the American team. 3.But Wu Xujun, under the instructions of ***, decided to return the documents to *** for processing.
This decision shows the friendly attitude of the Chinese people toward the American people and our determination to make efforts to improve relations between the two countries.
** In the middle of the night after the document was approved, in order to ensure the completion of important tasks, he took sleeping pills in advance. Although he had fallen asleep, *** woke up suddenly, and he asked Wu Xujun to invite the American table tennis team to visit China.
This request is very different from the documents approved during the day, and the time is pressing, the World Table Tennis Championships is over, and the U.S. team may have left Japan. In this case, Wu Xujun did not panic, she calmly confirmed the accuracy of this request to ***, and after receiving the affirmation, she immediately rushed to the duty room to ensure the smooth completion of the task.
The Democratic Party has been in power for more than 30 years, and the Republican Party may impose some kind of balance in the country in order to win the first place, and even temporarily adopt a pro-communist stance, which can be exploited.
The establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States is a key, and once this issue is resolved, other problems will be solved. "Regrettably, ** was unable to witness the day when diplomatic relations between China and the United States were formally established.