The United States bombed the Chinese embassy by mistake and was the culpritHe died in retaliation a few years later. What's behind the incident?
In May 1999 in Beijing, the spring was bright and full of flying flakes.
At this moment, the smell of blood in Belgrade came with the wind. In the quiet of the early morning, the US B-2 bomber suddenly attacked, and five bombs fell in succession, and the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia was instantly reduced to ashes, raging fires, bricks and stones were splashed, blood was splashed, and terrible screams echoed in the air.
This sudden air raid killed three Chinese journalists, Shao Yunhuan, Xu Xinghu, and Zhu Ying, and injured dozens of others.
Embassies are of great importance in foreign affairs, as they represent the rights and interests of the entire country. The horrific nature of a bombing incident has aroused people's concern. Clinton has repeatedly apologized, claiming that it was an accident.
But is that really the case?
The deceased, Bennett, was the main culprit in the bombing of the Chinese embassy. The incident caused an uproar, not only in the United States, but also in China, thousands of miles away.
Kosovo's long-standing ambition for independence has led to an exacerbation of the conflict due to the inconsistency of political consciousness and national subjectivity. Counterattacks by the Yugoslav army and Serb police led to a civil war that caused chaos for a time.
In order to maintain peace, the United Nations intervenes in mediation. However, the active involvement of the United States and NATO has its own intentions behind it. Since the drastic changes in Eastern Europe and the collapse of the Soviet Union, most of the countries of Eastern Europe have turned to the West, and only Yugoslavia has adhered to the socialist camp and maintained close ties with Russia, which has made Yugoslavia a thorn in the side of the United States.
Kosovo's geographical location and importance are also of interest to the United States and NATO. Under the mediation of the United Nations, the parties should seek a peaceful solution and not be exploited by external forces.
The U.S. military operation against Yugoslavia is an attempt to seize the oil transportation routes from Central Asia to the Indian Ocean and Western Europe, threatening the oil ** and security of Russia and China.
Although Yugoslavia had withdrawn its troops as demanded by the United Nations, ethnic Albanian forces had seized the opportunity to launch a frenzied armed operation. Under the guise of "protecting human rights", NATO carried out a continuous bombardment of Yugoslavia for 78 days, dispatching 380,000 sorties, 2 thrown30,000 bombs and missiles, 24-hour carpet bombing of Yugoslavia.
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During the bombing campaign in Yugoslavia, the United States unscrupulously used depleted uranium bombs and other biochemical **, resulting in the highest cancer rate in Serbia in Europe.
This bombing campaign, which is comparable to "indiscriminately", ultimately caused more than 2,500 people to be killed, more than 12,500 people injured, millions of people to be lost, and direct economic losses of more than $200 billion.
All buildings and facilities were almost completely destroyed, and the operation of the country was completely paralyzed. What is even more distressing is that the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia was destroyed in the bombing.
In the face of such historical events, we should remember history and never forget the national shame. Let "no TOEFL, no GRE, wholeheartedly fight US imperialism" as our slogan, and let "blood debt and blood repayment" become our firm belief.
Let those who have lost their lives in war, as well as those who have been injured and displaced, receive the respect and compensation they deserve. Let us unite and seek justice from the United States for world peace.
When the groundless accusations made by the United States threatened the bottom line of China's sovereignty and people's security, General Zhang Wannian, vice chairman of the CPC Central Committee, resolutely issued an order that the troops should be ready to enter mobile warfare at any time.
This resolute Chinese attitude shows that no matter how provocative the United States is, China will not compromise. However, the United States itself is mired in an anti-humanitarian whirlpool, and in order to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, Clinton expressed his condolences and regret to the Chinese leaders and people as soon as the incident occurred.
In addition, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright also personally went to the Chinese Embassy in the United States to sincerely apologize to the Chinese reporters.
Chinese Minister Tang Jiaxuan put forward four solemn demands on Albright's serious atrocities, including postponing high-level exchanges between the Chinese and US militaries and temporarily suspending dialogue in the fields of human rights, arms control, non-proliferation, and international security.
Although the United States has always held itself in high esteem, they have shown reason and sobriety in this matter. On May 13, 1999, Clinton met with China's Ambassador Li Zhaoxing, who was known as a "hard-blooded hawk diplomat" for his tough attitude and sharp rhetoric.
In the end, the United States apologized to China for its actions, and Clinton personally wrote a written apology.
Although this incident made the United States feel panicked, and even Clinton ** was ridiculed by the people as a "student who did something wrong" because of this, in the face of Li Zhaoxing's powerful aura, the United States finally bowed its head and admitted its mistake and wrote a sincere apology statement: "I would like to express my deep condolences to the victims and their families who lost their lives due to the air raid, and express my most sincere apologies to the Chinese people." ”
In addition, after several rounds of negotiations, the United States paid $4.5 million in compensation to the families of the three victims, Shao Yunhuan, Xu Xinghu and Zhu Ying, and $28 million to China.
The seven ** involved in the incident claimed by the US side have all been punished accordingly. At first glance, it may seem like the matter is over, but it is not. As Li Zhaoxing said in an interview with NBC, although the compensation has been implemented and the punishment has been imposed, the US has not made any progress in the investigation of the "truth".
Their explanations were consistent and rather perfunctory, and they simply blamed the incident on "accidental injuries". They claimed that NATO forces had originally targeted the Yugoslav General Military Command, which had been bombed by mistake because it was only 180 meters away from the Chinese embassy and because the two buildings were similar in size and appearance.
This explanation is clearly unconvincing, especially for the United States.
For this **, there are different reasons for the American manufacturing. Some believe that China's resolute opposition to NATO's military strikes has made the United States unhappy, so it has decided to exert deterrence and intimidationSome believe that NATO suspects Yugoslavia that Milosevic is hiding in the Chinese Embassy, so the United States carries out all-round bombing and wants to take the opportunity to behead MilosevicOthers said that the CIA investigation found that as many as 95 percent of the long-range wireless signals in Yugoslavia were concentrated in the Chinese embassy.
What is particularly surprising is that one of the most advanced F117 fighter jets of the US military was accidentally destroyed in this incident, which made the United States even more convinced of its suspicions.
1.At that time, there were rumors that the wreckage of the downed F117 fighter was secretly handed over by Yugoslavia to the Chinese side for military research. Since the built-in power supply of the fighter's navigation system was still operating, the US side promptly located the location of the F117 in the basement of the Chinese Embassy.
In order to prevent China from acquiring the advanced technology and core components of the F117, the United States has taken preemptive action. In general, the United States has a large number of "plausible" reasons for attacking the Chinese embassy.
In contrast, the argument of accidental injury is obviously untenable. 2.Regarding the downed F117 fighter, there were rumors that its wreckage was secretly handed over by Yugoslavia to the Chinese side for military research.
Since the built-in power supply of the fighter's navigation system was still working, the American side was able to quickly determine that the F117 was located in the basement of the Chinese embassy. In order to prevent China from cracking the cutting-edge technology and core components of the F117, the United States chose to strike first.
In short, the United States has many "legitimate" reasons for attacking the Chinese embassy. In contrast, the claim of accidental injury is completely untenable. 3.Allegedly, the wreckage of the downed F117 fighter was secretly handed over by Yugoslavia to China for military research.
Since the built-in power supply of the navigation system is still operating, the US side promptly locked the location of F117 in the basement of the Chinese Embassy. In order to prevent China from acquiring the advanced technology and core components of the F117, the United States chose to strike first.
All in all, the United States has many "legitimate" reasons for attacking the Chinese embassy. In comparison, the argument of accidental injury is completely untenable. 4.Regarding the downed F117 fighter, there were rumors that its wreckage was secretly handed over to China by Yugoslavia for military research.
Since the built-in power supply of the fighter's navigation system was still working, the American side was able to quickly determine that the F117 was located in the basement of the Chinese embassy. In order to prevent China from cracking the advanced technology and core components of the F117, the United States took preemptive action.
All in all, the United States has many "legitimate" reasons to attack the Chinese embassy. In contrast, the claim of accidental injury is completely untenable.
The B-2 bomber has excellent stealth performance, and neither radar nor infrared detection can easily detect its tracks. Its combat range can reach 1 even without refueling20,000 kilometers with a continuous flight time of at least 10 hours.
What's more, the B-2 bomber is equipped with the world's most advanced NSS navigation system and GPS assisted targeting system, and the display mode can be magnified by four times, ensuring that the accuracy of the launch** is less than 6 meters.
If Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) are used, the delivery error can even be controlled within 2-3 meters. Thus, even if the Chinese embassy was separated from the Yugoslav military headquarters by 180 meters, the B-2 bombers would not have been accidentally damaged.
The results of the investigation showed that the five bombs dropped by the B-2 bombers caused a 360-degree strike, which is not explained by mistakes. In the face of China's doubts, the United States** gave a more detailed explanation.
It turned out that their alleged mistake was not a mistake in bomb throwing, but due to the use of the wrong map when setting the bombing target. A CIA member made an error on the map he submitted, which led to the U.S. side entering the wrong location data and bombing the Chinese embassy by mistake.
In order to cover up the truth, the United States punished 7 people, among whom the person who directly submitted the wrong map was fired, he was William Bennett, who was assassinated in 2009.
The international community generally believes that Bennett's death was the work of the United States. Moreover, on 13 May 1999, the day of the meeting with Li Zhaoxing, Clinton's secret speech to the US Congress further proved this speculation.
Clinton said that the United States has no rivals in the world and has the ability to control the world, but it does not want to cause trouble at this stage, and the purpose of eastward expansion is to control the entire Eurasian plate, in which the presence of China is a headache for the United States.
Clinton's passionate speech revealed three key messages: First, the United States intervened in the Yugoslav civil war and launched the Kosovo War, ostensibly under the guise of "protecting human rights," but in fact it was aimed at expanding eastward and infiltrating Russia's doorstep in order to frantically squeeze strategic space.
Second, Clinton's gesture of handwriting the letter of apology was only superficial, and he did not express the slightest apology to the innocent Chinese. This is just the United States stalling for time to avoid an escalation.
Finally, the United States sees China as a huge threat and adversary, and will do everything possible to strike at it whenever it has the opportunity. Some experts even believe that the United States bombed the Chinese embassy in an attempt to provoke an arms race between China and the United States, create a pretext against China, and preferably allow the tragedy of the Soviet Union to repeat itself in China.
However, China did not fall for it. In general, the motive for the US bombing of the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia may be the assassination of Milosevic, or the destruction of F117 fighters and satellite communication base stations, or simply a provocation and intimidation of China.
In short, this is by no means an accident or accidental injury as Clinton said. It's likely that Bennett was just pushed out to carry the cauldron. In any case, this time of the United States has completely awakened China and made China once again aware of the cruel reality that "if you fall behind, you will be beaten".
Although China's science and technology are developing rapidly at this time, and it has become one of the world's nuclear powers, and has sufficient self-protection capabilities, this is still not enough to deal with the entire Western world, especially the hostile forces led by the military power the United States, eyeing China.
In May 1999, in order to forever remember the terrorist aggression suffered by China at this moment, and to prevent the recurrence of such man-made disasters once and for all, China's defense industry launched the top-secret "995 Project" to take precautions against the world hegemony of the United States.
With the unremitting efforts of scientific research experts, a series of high-precision and sophisticated equipment such as Dongfeng 21D anti-ship ballistic missile, J-20 stealth fighter, 001A domestic aircraft carrier, and Y-20 military large transport aircraft have come out one after another, shocking the world.
China's military power has risen to the top of the world, enough to compete with the United States. The reason why the United States apologized after the bombing was because it did not want to cause more trouble for itself.
With the gradual increase of China's strength, the United States no longer dares to use force against China lightly. Just as Academician Qian Qihu said, only by making a strong enemy dare not attack us can we win a peaceful environment.
And China is constantly working hard and striving for this.