Ungrateful! The Chinese martyrs' tombs were razed!
It is truly ungrateful that this small country, which once buried the souls of 100,000 Chinese heroes, has now razed the tombs of martyrs to the ground. ”
In modern times, we have encountered many ungrateful countries, and even more so than countless neighbors. Among them, during the Vietnam War, Vietnam received great assistance from us and even sent elite troops, but after the war, it pointed its guns at us, and we were forced to carry out a self-defense counterattack against Vietnam.
In addition to Vietnam, there is another neighbor who has chosen to take revenge, and that is Myanmar. During World War II, Japan launched a major attack on Southeast Asian countries, including Burma. Although we were in the middle of a difficult situation in the Asian theater, we did not choose to stand idly by and send an expeditionary force to help them.
These acts of ingratitude deeply grieve us.
Our fighters paid a huge price to defend their territory, trading their blood for the hold of Burma. In order to assist them in their resistance against Japan, nearly 100,000 of our soldiers gave their lives on this land.
However, it is shocking that half a century later, they took revenge and razed the tombs of our martyrs to the ground. So, why did we help Myanmar in the first place?
And why did they treat our martyrs like this? What is the relationship between China and Myanmar? Let's dive in. Back in 1942, the War of Resistance had entered a white-hot stage.
Since the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese army has become more fanatical and eager to expand the battlefield.
They turned their attention to Southeast Asia, and then launched an attack on the Philippines, Indochina and other places, and successfully captured them. As they pushed south, Myanmar was also in crisis.
As an important geographical location in our southwest, the situation in Myanmar is very tense. At that time, there were four main routes for international assistance to us: the East Coast, the Northwest Passage from Xinjiang to the Soviet Union, the Passage from Kunming to the Indochina Peninsula, and the Yunnan-Burma Passage from Kunming to Burma.
However, seeing that the war was getting more and more difficult, Japan planned to cut off our international aid routes in order to cut off our contact with the outside world. They have blockaded the eastern seaboard, and their next target is Myanmar.
Britain, the United States, and other countries were very worried when they saw that Japan's aggression was constantly expanding. However, due to the containment of the European theater, they could not be separated, and could only hope for our army.
We understood Japan's thinking, so in 1942, we sent Du Yuming to lead an expeditionary force of more than 100,000 to Burma to resist the enemy, which began the expeditionary force's arduous fighting process in Burma.
At that time, Burma's military strength was too weak to withstand the Japanese attack, so our expeditionary force became the main force of the war of resistance. During the three-year war of resistance, we helped them recover more than 50 cities and more than 80,000 square kilometers of land, but we also paid a heavy price.
According to statistics, more than 100,000 people of our expeditionary force have sacrificed their precious lives here, including 14 high-ranking generals. Some of the bodies of these martyrs who died bravely on the battlefield were transported back to China for burial, but due to the chaotic situation on the battlefield at that time and the inconvenience of transportation, some people had to choose to be buried locally.
After the end of the Sino-Japanese War, the survivors of the expeditionary force were about to return to their homeland, and mausoleums and monuments were erected to commemorate the martyrs who remained in Myanmar. However, it is sad that they were ungrateful to raze these mausoleums to the ground.
We have done great favors to them, and even if we don't need to reciprocate, we shouldn't take revenge. At the very least, we should show respect for these martyrs, because they are not only a profound historical imprint of the anti-Japanese period, but also a proof of the friendship between China and Myanmar.
Any country would cherish such a history, but they are not. They were so indifferent to our gratitude that they were reluctant to build a mausoleum for the martyrs in the first place.
In 1987, we tried to pay homage to these heroic martyrs, but they stopped us. Instead of appreciating our help, they said they didn't need our help in the first place.
However, what surprised us even more was that their ** ordered the mausoleum to be razed to the ground. Why is that? It turns out that in recent years, with the implementation of their opening-up policy, the economy has continued to grow, and high-rise buildings have sprung up.
However, with the acceleration of urbanization and the improvement of infrastructure, it has also brought some problems. Due to their small land area, the land available for construction is very limited, so they set their sights on this cemetery.
They plan to bulldoze it and then build tall buildings. However, this proposal was immediately met with strong opposition from us and the local people, but they still insisted on the decision and eventually razed the mausoleum to the ground.
During World War II, countries such as Britain and the United States provided assistance to our allies and established cemeteries there, and even the Japanese side set up cemeteries there. However, our cemetery has been treated unfairly.
Why is it that you are so mean to us when you are tolerant of your enemies? The history of Sino-Burmese relations dates back to the 19th century, when the British were expanding their colonies, first occupying India and then turning their attention to Burma, waging three wars to turn Burma into their colony.
At one point, a region was annexed to India and became a province of India, and its people began to struggle to survive under the double oppression of the British and Indians. Although they rebelled several times, their strength was too weak, and the result always ended in failure.
After a long period of resistance, they gradually lost their fighting spirit and no longer sought independence by force, but instead sought peaceful means. They tried to negotiate with the British several times, but never found the right moment until the outbreak of World War II.
In 1940, the Burmese side expressed its willingness to fight alongside the British against the Japanese army, but only if independence was achieved. However, the British did not accept their request due to the lack of strength of the Burmese side.
The Burmese side was very dissatisfied with this, so they directly called on the people to give up the battle and leave the British side alone against the Japanese army.
The British strongly condemned the Burmese side for a certain act and arrested several Burmese dignitaries in an attempt to force the Burmese side to continue to participate in the fighting. The Japanese side, which learned of the incident, believed that this was a good opportunity to drive a wedge between the two sides.
If they can draw the Burmese side into their camp, they can easily win the Burmese victory. As a result, the Japanese side immediately sent people to contact the Burmese side, offering to provide them with equipment and **, and inviting them to fight against the British army.
At that time, the Burmese side was bent on independence, so it did not hesitate to accept the Japanese proposal. However, they did not dare to directly confront the British, so they only secretly helped the Japanese side to collect important intelligence and wait for a suitable opportunity to jointly confront the British army.
With the help of the Burmese side, the Japanese side had a lot of information and understood the importance of the Yunnan-Burma Highway. Therefore, in 1942, Japan launched an attack on Burma.
When the Burmese side waited for this moment, it immediately responded to the Japanese side and joined the Japanese camp.
Unexpectedly, we suddenly broke out of the way, and the British could not resist the attack of the Japanese army, and sent us a distress signal. Thus, our expeditionary force officially entered Burma and began our war of resistance.
In the eyes of the Burmese, we are not their friends and benefactors, but enemies who stand in the way of their independence. Therefore, their attitude towards us is very cold. However, even after the surrender of Japan, we helped them regain their land, they were still controlled by the British, who regarded us as the ** of the British, and were not grateful for our help, but were full of resentment.
It wasn't until after they became independent that the relationship eased somewhat. Therefore, Sino-Burmese relations are not friendly, and have always remained uneventful, and there were even territorial disputes in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
However, one morning in 1955, fog rose on the border between China and Burma, and the surrounding situation became blurred.
Our border guards were on patrol in the vicinity when they suddenly heard hurried footsteps and gunfire from the opposite side. Their first reaction was the remnants of the country, and in order to avoid an unexpected situation, they immediately fired back.
However, what they didn't expect was that such a seemingly ordinary little thing would trigger a serious consequence. It turned out that there was no ** on the other side at all, just a misunderstanding.
Originally, it was only necessary to explain the misunderstanding clearly and the matter would be over. However, the United States seized the opportunity to intervene and make a big fuss. They are spreading the false news that we have shot at the Burmese side in the international community, with the intention of provoking a war and damaging our international image.
As a result, our neighbors have also sent heavy troops to the border to guard against our possible attacks. Although the Burmese side knew that this was a misunderstanding, it still chose to side with the United States and took the opportunity to propose to redraw the border and assign Jiangxinpo and other places to them.
In order to resolve the diplomatic dispute and restore our international image, we went through several negotiations and finally allocated 80% of the disputed territory to the other side, and the relationship between the two countries became very tense.
However, with the passage of time, with the continuous progress of our economy and the improvement of our comprehensive national strength, our international influence has increased day by day, and their attitude has begun to gradually change.
Today, we have more and more economic exchanges, and they realize that only by working with us can they really help them get out of their situation. However, the remains of the martyrs who died for peace never had a chance to return to their homeland.