Title: Schroeder's exclusive secret: Why did he "suffer a cold reception" in China? The fierce news behind the political turmoil!
In the political arena, sometimes it can be really inexplicable to see something. Looking back on 1999, that scene is really ironic, and it also makes us feel about former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
That day, the symbol of Germany fluttered over Beijing Capital International Airport, and a plane slowly landed. It was Schroeder who got off the plane, his expression solemn and his expression nervous. This is the German Chancellor, whose status is not low, but what he received was a ***low-level**, and the scene was so deserted that there was not even a gong or drum. What kind of treatment is this? It's obviously an old friend, why is it so cold?
Some people may say that Schroeder has known this for a long time, and it is normal for him. But I think it's a great disrespect to an old friend. Schroeder spent 28 hours in China, and the trade negotiations ended in a hurry. Such a "treatment" is too much, right?! Is this how old friends are treated?
In fact, behind all this is a sensational event. Just four days ago, NATO went so far as to bomb the Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, causing deaths and injuries to Chinese journalists, which was a huge blow to the dignity of the Chinese nation and the People's Republic of China. It is inconceivable that it would be bold to attack the embassy of a country in a peaceful era without declaring war.
Schroeder may have had a premonition in his heart, he said: "During my visit to China at the end of the century, China's ** can let my special plane land, which will already give me a lot of face, and I can't ask for anything else." "This is the style of foreigners, and you should be calm when you are cold. But I think that calm is calm, and old friends can't be too much, right?
In fact, this visit was for the purpose of "pleading guilty." The bombing incident plunged the whole of China into anger and grief, and Schröder's visit may have been an opportunity to try to repair Sino-German relations. But the result? Everything is so unsatisfactory.
Some people may say that after Schröder's SPD came to power, it adopted a "new centrist policy", striving to be pragmatic and putting national interests first. However, I believe that this should not lead to a deviant attitude toward China. Schroeder's single-minded desire to promote China's "political reform" through economic cooperation and people-to-people exchanges is simply too much. This kind of deviation from the long-standing anti-war political creed and blatant participation in bloody actions not authorized by the United Nations is simply disrespectful to China.
But Schroeder underestimated America's political floor. The United States actually bombed the Chinese embassy without notifying him in advance, doesn't this make it clear that within the framework of NATO, the United States occupies a dominant position? The political turmoil encountered by Schroeder's visit to China simply plunged him into a big crisis.
I think that German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's visit to China is really chilling. As an old friend, he was actually treated with such a cold shoulder, which is really chilling. Perhaps, this is also a kind of helplessness in international politics. However, as Chinese, we cannot but express our anger and dissatisfaction with such treatment. How can this be done between old friends?
Netizen comments:
User "hot-blooded young man": After reading this article, it really makes me feel that international politics is so complicated, and the common people are led by the nose by these so-called politicians.
User "Thinker": Schroeder's approach is really disappointing, he is a politician, and it is really chilling to be like this to China.
The user is "very arrogant": international relations is a big chess game, what can we ordinary people do? I can only watch them play, I really can't help it.
User "loves peace": Schroeder's visit to China made me a little disappointed in international friendship, but I hope that there will be a better way to get along in the future.
User "Eating Melons": Politics is really an esoteric science, Schroeder's visit to China is really a big storm, and it seems that international relations are really not good.
Following the cold reception in 1999, Schroeder set foot on Chinese soil again in November of the same year. This visit is no longer just an economic visit, but involves more political issues. Schröder stressed that Germany will unreservedly support the "one China" policy, saying that Germany will not participate in any risky behavior that poses a potential threat to China. He also reached a consensus with China on the settlement of the Kosovo crisis.
However, although Schroeder actively expressed support for China during this visit, people's attitudes towards him have irreversibly changed. Behind his "unconditional apology" and statement, people seem to feel a kind of helplessness and passivity. In this political turmoil, the German chancellor has clearly become a minor player among the major powers, the dominance of the United States has become more prominent, and Schröder's actions seem to have become somewhat weak.
On December 8, 2004, Schroeder led a delegation of more than 40 German entrepreneurs to Northeast China to inspect and establish FAW-Volkswagen Car Plant No. 2. His strategy of "constructive engagement" in China has been remarkable, but whether it is to develop Sino-German economic and trade cooperation or to compensate for the criticism he has received for political missteps has become a point of debate.
For Schröder, the twists and turns in Sino-German relations could be a stain on his political career. He had tried to push the EU to end the embargo on China, but failed to do so in the face of opposition from the United States. This raises doubts about Germany, an old friend. Is it genuinely friendly, or is it some kind of political calculation? This is perhaps best known only to Schroeder himself.
Overall, Schröder's visit to China was full of twists and turns. Between economic development and political mediation, he seems to be caught between a rock and a hard place. For Chinese, this former "old friend" may no longer be so reliable. But perhaps, as he said, this is a visit to China at the end of the century, and if China can let his special plane land, it will already give him face. In this chess game of international politics, every step is full of uncertainties, and the sincerity of old friends may need more time to test. Schroeder's visit to China is, after all, just an episode in the long river of history.