From 1971 to the end of 1976, Qiao Guanhua participated in six consecutive sessions of the United Nations General Assembly and served as the head of the delegation. His straightforward and logical expression of ideas has been widely praised by the East and the West, developed and developing countries.
Qiao Guanhua's sudden dismissal in 1976 is puzzling. Huang Hua, who took over his position, asked *** for advice, but ** just pointed to his ear. What's going on here?
Qiao Guanhua showed his talent in the Panmunjom negotiations, he was a smart and studious person since he was a child, and was known as the "prodigy of northern Jiangsu". There is a story in his hometown: one day, one of his uncles, who taught private school, asked him how the pit in the stone came from, and he said that it was raindropping, and the uncle told him to go back to the house to scoop up the water and slowly drip on the stone.
Neither the first bowl nor the second bowl of water left pits, and when his uncle asked him why, he said it would take many years. This story made him deeply remember the truth of "water drops wear stones".
When Qiao Guanhua was studying in Huai'an Middle School, he was exposed to more progressive works, among which he couldn't put down the monthly magazine "Creation" edited by Guo Moruo. He took the initiative to visit Guo Moruo and had a conversation for more than two hours.
Guo Moruo praised Qiao Guanhua's talent, which made Qiao Guanhua deeply encouraged. On August 31, 1935, Qiao Guanhua won the only place for Tsinghua University to study in Germany at public expense because of his excellent grades.
However, with the outbreak of the "77 Incident" in 1937, Qiao Guanhua decided to give up his affluent life abroad, return to his motherland, and devote himself to the anti-Japanese salvation movement. His articles are sharp and pungent, yet humorous, and unforgettable.
It is said that ** commented on an article by Qiao Guanhua during the Anti-Japanese War: "You can top several tank divisions on the battlefield." This is enough to see that Qiao Guanhua's article is very popular.
On December 8, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and Kowloon, Hong Kong, and the Pacific War was on the verge of breaking out. It didn't take long for Hong Kong to fall, and at this time, *** sent an urgent telegram, asking Liao Chengzhi and others to organize forces and do everything possible to rescue the important Hong Kong democrats and cultural celebrities arrested by the Japanese army and transfer them to the mainland.
During the rescue process, Qiao Guanhua always remained calm, like a qualified "underground worker".
New China's diplomatic undertaking has been rolled out in an all-round way under the leadership of the People's Republic of China. He attaches great importance to diplomatic work, personally commands the Foreign Policy Committee and appoints Qiao Guanhua as deputy director, which fully reflects his respect and trust in Qiao Guanhua.
Qiao Guanhua showed excellent insight and decision-making skills in the Panmunjom negotiations in North Korea, and promptly discovered and raised the issue of prisoners of war as an obstacle to the armistice agreement, which was ultimately proved correct by history.
Under the guidance of *** and ***, Qiao Guanhua and others conducted in-depth research and put forward suggestions and ideas for the resumption of the meeting, which fully reflected their wisdom and courage.
Qiao Guanhua's wise decision-making has left a deep mark on the history of diplomacy. He proposed"It's better to be still than to be still, and let the status quo continue to drag on"successfully induced the US side to compromise and take the initiative.
This big-picture, well-thought-out strategy is amazing from the 39-year-old youth advisor. Qiao Guanhua was like a veteran who was sure to win, and he knew the psychology of all parties well, and finally led to the victory of the armistice negotiations after more than two years and two weeks of difficult years.
One day in November 1971, after his speech at the 26th session of the United Nations General Assembly, he sat in the seat of the Chinese delegation and laughed loudly, which was photographed by a famous American photographer and named "Joe's Laughter", which won the Pulitzer Prize for photojournalism and became a good story in the history of diplomacy.
The photographer once said that Qiao Guanhua's gesture not only represents his personal joy, but also shows China's confidence and pride. He was deeply attracted by Qiao Guanhua's unique performance, so he took this **, which is also the most satisfying work in his life.
Qiao Guanhua also seemed very comfortable in diplomatic occasions. On one occasion, he visited France after attending the United Nations General Assembly, and the French foreign minister held a banquet at the Élysée Palace to welcome him.
At the banquet, everyone elegantly cuts the chicken thighs with knives and forks, and then serves them in small bites. Qiao Guanhua doesn't have that habit, he thinks that eating chicken thighs should be eaten in a big gulp to be enjoyable.
So he whispered to the French Foreign Minister: "I don't think it's convenient for Westerners to eat large pieces of meat with knives and forks, and if you allow it, I want to grab chicken legs with my hands like you usually do at home, I don't know what you think?" ”
The French Foreign Minister didn't expect Qiao Guanhua to be so direct, he smiled and said: "Your Excellency's suggestion is really good, if you also agree, then I also suggest that everyone start directly!" ”
In an instant, the men and women at the banquet grabbed the chicken legs with their hands, making the banquet very relaxed and enjoyable. Another time, when Qiao Guanhua was attending a banquet for the New Zealand ambassador, he spotted something the size of a duck's egg with brown skin and immediately became intrigued.
He immediately turned to the New Zealand ambassador and asked what it was, and the New Zealand ambassador smiled and said, "This is kiwifruit, if you like it, you can take a few home." ”
Qiao Guanhua and Zhang Hanzhi Qiao Guanhua picked two kiwis and put them in their pockets. After returning home, he said excitedly to Zhang Hanzhi: "This is a good thing, it was brought to me by the New Zealand ambassador." ”
Zhang Hanzhi smiled and reminded him that it was not appropriate to bring back the fruit as a *** chief. Qiao Guanhua retorted: "It's nothing, there are many good things in China that foreigners haven't seen." ”
He told the New Zealand ambassador: "I want to bring these two fruits back to comfort Zhang Hanzhi, she will be very happy." The New Zealand ambassador praised Qiao Guanhua as a "diplomat full of humanity and poetry".
However, Qiao Guanhua was removed from his post in December 1976 and Huang Hua took his place. Although Qiao Guanhua has been doing a good job, *** pointed to his ear, hinting at the reason for his removal.
** did not directly answer Huang Hua's question, but hinted at the answer with gestures, so that Huang Hua immediately understood. In March 1977, Qiao Guanhua was hospitalized for myocardial infarction and gradually**, after which he suffered from lung cancer and underwent surgery.
In February 1979, Qiao Guanhua and Zhang Hanzhi reunited after 785 days of separation. At the beginning of 1982, Qiao Guanhua's condition deteriorated, but after the doctor's and Zhang Hanzhi's **, his condition was temporarily controlled and he was discharged from the hospital at the end of September.
On December 22, ** made an appointment with Qiao Guanhua and his wife, hoping that they would want to open some of them, and encouraged Qiao Guanhua to continue to contribute to the party's diplomatic cause.
The two of them asked Qiao Guanhua for his opinion on the work: "The diplomatic front still needs your ...... very much."Qiao Guanhua said excitedly: "Although I am sick, I am still eager to do some work for the party. ”
He decided to copy all the poems he wrote from 1971 to 1976 and annotated them extensively along with each poem as a souvenir.
He also dictated a portion of his autobiography, which was recorded by his wife, Zhang Hanzhi, and published after his death. In the summer of 1983, the cancer of Qiao Guanhua's neck and lungs was complicated again, and this time it was more ferocious than before.
The experts consulted and came to the conclusion that the cancer cells in his body could no longer be suppressed......In August, Qiao Guanhua's health was getting worse and worse, but he did not give up, and still insisted on going to Beijing Hospital every day to receive radiation**, and even took a short walk every day.
However, the lesion progressed very quickly, and in the end he did not even have the strength to walk. On the afternoon of September 21, **representative** visited Qiao Guanhua in the hospital. He slowly opened his eyes and whispered, "Thank you, thank you for coming to see me." ”
Then he stopped talking. Although his body is getting weaker and weaker, Qiao Guanhua's heart is still full of love and loyalty to the party and the people, and his spirit and deeds are always worth remembering and learning from.
Qiao Guanhua died on September 22, 1983, at the age of 70.