China signed Svalbard in the year, and now it plays a big role
The cause of China's scientific research station has a history that cannot be left unmentioned. It was the Treaty of Svalbard signed by Duan Qirui and the Western powers more than 90 years ago. At that time, our country was still in the period of warlord warfare, and it was reasonable not to participate in this treaty.
However, the Western powers decided to involve our country in order to increase the number of Entente countries and expand the international influence of the treaty. Therefore, our country is fortunate to be drawn into this ranks.
In 1925, during the special period of warlord warfare, our country was under the rule of Duan Qirui and other big warlords, and its international status was relatively embarrassing. Nevertheless, our country did not pay much attention to this treaty, considering it to be nothing more than a pawn of the Western powers.
However, to this day, this treaty has played a great role in promoting our scientific research station.
The first faction was the conservative faction, led by the Empress Dowager Cixi, who sought to maintain the feudal rule of the Qing Dynasty. However, the revolutionary faction, led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, rose up and advocated democracy and republicanism.
Mr. Sun Yat-sen attracted many people with lofty ideals with his Three People's Principles. However, after the Xinhai Revolution, the fruits of the revolution were stolen by Yuan Shikai, and Mr. Sun Yat-sen and others withdrew to Guangdong.
The third faction is our party, which has attracted many people with lofty ideals since its founding in 1921. The clique of these three factions is rare in other countries.
In this social environment, the Western powers turned a blind eye to our country. However, as can be seen from the Paris Peace Conference, China's international standing is no longer of importance. On the whole, the struggle of these three factions and the rise of our party reflect major changes in the history of our country.
This is not only a political battle, but also a cultural and social change.
In such a social environment, the Western powers had our country in mind when they drew up treaties. Before the formal determination of the participating countries, the Western powers communicated with Duan Qirui, hoping that China could also participate in the formulation of this treaty.
Duan Qirui agreed when he heard it at that time. In fact, Duan Qirui also has some ambitions, he knows that the Western powers will not take China in their eyes at all, but the formulation of this treaty has found China, which shows that China still has some hope in its international status.
Duan Qirui did not pay attention to the allocation of islands when he signed the treaty, but after reading it carefully, he discovered a big secret. The treaty stipulates that citizens of the contracting parties have the right to free access to the island, which means that our position at the negotiating table is not secondary, but has certain rights.
In fact, the Western powers invited China to participate in the negotiations not because of its international status, but because of China's social circumstances, which at that time were in a warlord war, could not care about the island issue, and with our country's capabilities at that time, could not reach the island.
2. Svalbard: From obscurity to a popular destination for ocean adventurers The originally little-known Svalbard was known to Europeans because of Columbus's discovery of the New World.
For centuries, the love of marine adventures has made this fish-rich island a popular destination for adventurers. So, what exactly makes Svalbard so popular?
Due to its special geographical location, the fish here are far better than those in other regions after a long period of low temperatures. At the same time, this area is often infested with a large number of whales, making it an ideal place for ancient people to hunt whales.
Initially, this place was only used as a whaling station by some countries, but due to overdevelopment, the ecological balance was severely damaged, and the number of whales and other fish was greatly reduced, and the number of people visiting this place also decreased.
Eventually, the place was abandoned.
At the beginning of the 20th century, it was discovered that the land was rich in coal, which was a great benefit for the Western powers, which were committed to industrial development.
However, this discovery has also sparked contradictions and conflicts over coal. In order to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of all parties in this area and at the same time avoid the outbreak of war, several Western countries began to negotiate the signing of a treaty.
In the course of the negotiations, the United States proposed to include China in order to increase the influence of the treaty.
3. Although people did not realize it at the time, this treaty is of great significance to us today. Under the social circumstances at that time, Japan was unable to take care of this island, so this matter did not attract people's attention.
However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, an explorer accidentally discovered this treaty, saw the rights and interests of our country stipulated in it, and immediately reported it to our country**. With the support of China, China has successfully established a scientific research station in this place, which has made important contributions to China's scientific research.
The Yellow River Station is the first scientific research station established by China in the Arctic, and its establishment is inseparable from the contribution of one person - Gao Dengyi. Gao Dengyi's discovery made us realize the possibility of setting up a scientific research station in this area, and also promoted a key step in China's scientific research cause.
We can see from history that it is not an empty phrase that a weak country has no diplomacy. In the past social environment, the Western powers never took China into account, and even when they signed the treaty, China was only a tool for them to enhance the international influence of the treaty, a role that played a trick.
The situation of the past has become a thing of the past, and China's hard power, such as economy and politics, has made amazing leaps, while soft power such as culture is also gradually improving. When our culture goes global, it is to show the world that we have successfully achieved the historic transformation from standing up to becoming rich.