British Foreign Secretary Chamberlain was the last representative to arrive in Bei Jing. With his arrival, representatives from all parties in the Bei Jing peace talks have been completed. This Chamberlain's full name is Austin, Chamberlain, and the famous appeaser in the early days of World War II.
The implementer of the policy is not a person.
Britain has been the world hegemon for hundreds of years and has a very clear understanding of the international situation. The British Empire has irreparably declined, but no political figure is willing to dig the grave of the British Empire.
Therefore, in addition to mediating the Sino-Japanese war, Chamberlain also had an important mission: to reach a certain degree of understanding with China and avoid the collapse of the colonial order in the Far East.
However, Qiao Yu didn't seem to give the foreign minister much time. Apart from Qiao Yu publicly making some indifferent speeches at the earliest welcome banquet, the president did not appear in public again.
The main negotiation matters were delegated to Foreign Minister Gu Weijun and Prime Minister Wang Yongjiang.
Qiao Yuben went to Miyun Villa for a vacation. Vacation is very common for Western politicians. This is their right. Even if a major event such as a hurricane occurs, they may not be able to do so immediately.
It’s pretty good to end the vacation, to be able to end the vacation half a day early.
Most Chinese politicians do not have the concept of holidays. Although there are statutory holidays every year and two days off every week, these are only for ordinary civil servants, not to mention the president and prime minister, even ministers and provincial governors.
, the same is true at the mayor level. As long as something happens, it must be dealt with as soon as possible, and even rush to the scene, otherwise it will be held accountable.
Qiao Yu suddenly gave himself a holiday at this juncture, and his intention to despise the Japanese delegation was very clear. This gesture also conveyed a signal to the United Kingdom and the United States that this time China is the leading force and they must obey us in the negotiations.
Just before the negotiations started, news came that the Chinese troops had landed on the Penghu Islands. You must know that Penghu is the gateway to Taiwan, and it is an important place that China must first attack Taiwan. Attacking the Penghu Islands at this time is not enough for participating in the negotiations.
This is not good news for the Japanese delegation.
Japanese Prime Minister Reijiro Wakatsuki took the lead in making a solemn protest to China, believing that China's attack on Taiwan violated the ceasefire conditions between China and Japan and was a contempt for all parties to the peace talks!
"Mr. Foreign Minister, Japan has agreed to the peace talks proposed by your country, and I have personally arrived in Beijing, which shows the sincerity of our negotiations. However, your attack on Taiwan at this time has actually violated the ceasefire agreement. Your country's actions,
It really violates the international integrity that a big country should have. I believe that the great powers including the United States and Britain will not agree to it, and neither will the Japanese Empire!"
"Then you can open fire too!" Gu Weijun turned the pen in his hand while listening to Wakatsuki Reijiro's words. After he finished speaking, he suddenly said this to Wakatsuki Reijiro. The meaning couldn't be clearer.
Come and bite me if you can!
Such a simple sentence immediately stunned Reijiro Wakatsuki. No matter how many diplomatic reasons he said later, he couldn't explain it. If you really have the ability, then start a war. Isn't this a joke? Japan can't even protect its homeland, let alone thousands of miles away.
Apart from Taiwan, if Japan had the ability to continue fighting with China, Japan would not agree to come to Beijing for peace talks.
Reijiro Wakatsuki's face turned red from holding it back, and he said after a while: "Mr. Foreign Minister, your attitude is not what a diplomat should have. China is a country of etiquette and a land of morality. It has always been a pleasure to have friends from far away.
! We have come all the way to negotiate with a sincere heart to restore peace in the Far East. It is really disappointing that you are doing this to undermine peace at this juncture!"
Gu Weijun couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Although China is a country of etiquette and the most important thing is hospitality, Japan is not a guest, but an out-and-out enemy. Especially, although Reijiro Wakatsuki protested to China, he
Not a word was mentioned about ending the ceasefire, and the two countries continued to be at war.
This already illustrates the problem. Japan has no confidence and they have no ability to continue fighting.
Gu Weijun smiled at Rejiro Wakatsuki, and then said: "Mr. Prime Minister, I don't need you to teach me how to be a diplomat. The Chinese government is peace-loving and has sincerity in negotiation, but Taiwan is China's inherent territory. You were
It was robbed by war, and China won the current war. Don't you think it should be returned to China? I don't think any negotiation is needed. China has undisputedly owned Taiwan since it defeated Japan.
Sovereignty, now when the Chinese troops enter Taiwan and how Taiwan is managed are China's internal affairs, Japan has no right to speak on this issue!"
Gu Weijun's tough attitude made Wakatsuki Reijiro very embarrassed. He wanted to refute several times, but he couldn't find the right words. After Gu Weijun finished speaking, Wakatsuki Reijiro slowly said: "Taiwan is already on your country's lips.
, why are you so anxious, and Japan still has many complicated things in Taiwan that need to be handed over. As long as the negotiations are completed, the imperial government will complete the handover as soon as possible!"
"I haven't swallowed it yet, I'm very hungry!" This is how Japan's Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi treated Li Hongzhang. When Li Hongzhang asked Ito Hirobumi to postpone taking over Taiwan and give China some time to deal with it, Ito Hirobumi responded to Li Hongzhang with these six words.
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Times have changed, and today, also because of the issue of Taiwan Island, China has said this famous saying to Japan. The reincarnation of the world is so clever. At this moment, Wakatsuki Reijiro finally felt the same fate as the late Chinese man more than thirty years ago.
What humiliation the famous ministers of the Qing Dynasty suffered. Ito Hirobumi must have been as high-spirited and arrogant as Gu Weijun today!
However, things have turned around, and today I have to taste the bitterness and experience the taste of failure. Just thirty years ago, the Japanese Empire finally defeated the Central Plains Dynasty and embarked on the road to prosperity. And more than thirty years have passed.
Japan was once again easily defeated by the Central Plains Dynasty. Did Shang Yao not value Japan so much? Why could the Central Plains Dynasty flourish for thousands of years, while Japan only had a short thirty years!
No matter what Reijiro Wakatsuki thinks, as a loser, he is no longer qualified to negotiate any terms with China and can only accept everything.
In fact, Qiao Yu's decision to send troops to attack Taiwan at this time was also opposed by some people. Everyone believed that since Japan had been defeated, then when the negotiations were over, everything would naturally return to China's hands, so why bother!
A high-level meeting was held specifically for this issue. At the meeting, Yang Du, as Qiao Yu's main political adviser, explained the reasons.
"Although Taiwan's return to China has become inevitable, this island has been ruled by Japan for more than thirty years, and an entire generation has received a strict enslavement education. Of course, we can get the island back through negotiations, but
The negotiations will definitely leave behind a lot of rubbish and cancer from the Japanese era. Only by defeating it will it be safer. Moreover, the peace talks with Japan have not yet been completed. At this time, the island of Taiwan is still ruled by Japan's colonial government. Any of our military
Our actions are all aimed at the enemy's intrusion, but after returning, we can no longer take such decisive actions at will!"
Yang Du expressed Qiao Yu's thoughts. Qiao Yu also spent a lot of thought on how to manage these reclaimed territories. Although many people's instinct is that peaceful reunification is better, Qiao Yu knows very well that peaceful reunification is
Many hidden dangers will be left behind, and the heart is the most special thing. Some people will become servile after being colonized for a long time and will not be easily eliminated.
In fact, China had already taken back Macau and Guangzhou Bay before this. Some people also proposed to give these two places special status, provide some policy conveniences, or provide some preferential treatment. However, Qiao Yu flatly rejected it, and Guangzhou Bay was changed to
Zhanjiang City was directly merged into Guangdong Province, while Macau was directly merged into Zhuhai City and became Macau County under the jurisdiction of Zhuhai City. There is no difference in legal or political treatment from ordinary Chinese counties and cities.
There was not much backlash against the measures taken by bfu. On the contrary, many investors readily agreed to this arrangement and integrated smoothly into Greater China.
Of course, there are always some people in this world that cannot be speculated with common sense, but they cannot affect the overall situation. This is also related to the fact that the colonial time is not as long as that of later generations, and the current great powers have simple and crude measures to rule the colonies, and the local people have serious problems.
Because of the dissatisfaction, all the reforms were very smooth. Branches of the United Communist Party were also stationed in Macau and Guangzhou Bay, and county party headquarters and municipal party headquarters were established.
Taiwan is much larger than Guangzhou Bay and Macau, and throughout history, the Central Plains dynasty has always lacked effective control over Taiwan. Taiwan's history is basically a rebellion against the Central Plains, and then China suppressed it, rebelled again, and suppressed it again.
, such a cycle, even during the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Taiwan was not effectively controlled.
In the end, it was occupied by the Japanese for more than thirty years. When the Japanese occupied Taiwan, they gave the Taiwanese a certain period of time so that they could return to the motherland freely. However, in the end, only about a thousand people returned to the country, accounting for 10% of the total.
It is less than one thousandth of the entrance. In addition, Japan has killed a large number of passionate people. It can be said that the number of slaves on Taiwan Island is quite shocking. This situation has continued to later generations. Those who truly love the motherland
Taiwan doesn't have many immigrants. Maybe they prefer Japan to China.
Therefore, Qiao Yu decided to attack Taiwan before the peace talks, in order to use strong force to cleanse Taiwan on a large scale, to demonstrate strong force in front of all Taiwanese people, and to intimidate them into their hearts.
In addition, we must adopt a gentle policy to regain popularity. Of course, there are also some more realistic considerations, which is to avoid the outflow of wealth, because once China and Japan reach a peace agreement, a large number of Japanese expatriates in Taiwan will be able to return home safely.
Taiwan has also received a lot of benefits. This wealth cannot be taken away casually. In addition, the Japanese also control Taiwan's land, mines and other resources. In particular, most of Taiwan's current economic pillar, the sugar industry, is controlled by the Japanese.
control, this is something China must take down.
Of course, this is also Qiao Yu's attempt to recover the country's core assets. Liu Xiang and Deng Xihou, the two Sichuan generals, shoulder this important mission.