Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Everyone was worried that if they cheered loudly or said something inappropriate, the secret would be revealed, so they could only applaud to express their excitement.

"Stop, stop, stop."

Deng Jia first asked everyone to calm down, and then said: "Just let everyone know, and remember the confidentiality rules."

When everyone heard Deng Jiaxian's words, even the applause stopped. Everyone could only shake hands and hug each other to continue celebrating.

"Old Deng, when can we celebrate publicly?"

Someone came to Deng Jiaxian and asked in a low voice.

After the Theory Department was established, many students began addressing Deng Jiaxian as "Mr. Deng." However, Deng Jiaxian disagreed, believing that he was only a few years older than them and therefore unworthy of the title of "Mr." He also forbade others to address him as "Director Deng." Eventually, the entire Theory Department began calling Deng Jiaxian "Old Deng."

"Wait for notification from the central government. It shouldn't be too late. This kind of explosion test cannot be concealed from the United States."

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Xinhua News Agency, Wu Lengxi and his colleagues seem to be focused on their work after they get to work.

But in fact, they were all worried and could not concentrate on their work. They were all secretly checking their watches. When they thought about the atomic bomb test at 3 pm, they were extremely nervous.

I was looking forward to the news of success, but I was also worried that this explosion test would fail. How could I possibly work properly under such circumstances?

They received the news around 3:30 p.m. The person who called to inform them was Wei Hongjun's political secretary, Zhao Han, who also told them that the official draft would be sent to Xinhua News Agency soon.

After hanging up the phone, Wu Lengxi nodded to some people who knew about this matter.

They all clenched their fists tightly to prevent themselves from shouting out in excitement, with smiles on their faces.

In fact, only a few people were able to get the news immediately, because before the Party Central Committee announced it, it was still a secret.

But major powers like the United States and the Soviet Union have already detected that China has conducted nuclear weapons tests.

The United States was very surprised.

So Eisenhower immediately organized experts to analyze the technological level of the atomic bomb that China had exploded and to what extent China had progressed in the field of atomic bombs.

China is a major Asian power and a significant variable in US strategy. During the Korean War, the Chinese military crushed the US, ultimately forcing the US into negotiations.

This dealt a huge blow to the US's Asia strategy, even causing many countries to doubt the US's strength and whether it could become the new leader. Consider the newly founded New China, which, because of this war, became a country of global concern. Therefore, the US wanted to sanction China and encircle it.

However, at the Geneva Conference, China shattered the US strategy of uniting with Southeast Asian countries to blockade China. At the same time, China cooperated with Britain to break the US embargo policy.

What made the United States even more angry was that in 1958, China first established diplomatic relations with France, and then directly broke into Europe and began to establish diplomatic relations on a large scale in Europe.

This is unacceptable to the United States.

But now?

China actually successfully detonated an atomic bomb, becoming the fourth country to possess an atomic bomb after the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom. At this point, no matter how deaf and dumb you are, you have to admit that China is an Asian power that no one can ignore.

But how should we deal with the current situation in Asia?

What will Taiwan, South Korea and Japan do after they get this news?

So Eisenhower was very nervous. Eisenhower was most worried that China would not be satisfied with the current situation and would expand the red zone in Asia.

The US-Soviet rivalry was also a competition between the imperialist camp and the socialist camp. Now that China's strength is growing, the socialist camp is becoming even stronger.

As the leader of the imperialist camp, the United States must consider more.

The White House was filled with solemnity, and Moscow was also surprised. After receiving the report, Khrushchev was completely in disbelief. So he asked again: "Are you sure it was a nuclear explosion?"

"Yes."

"Our Chinese friends can really scare us, but they don't trust us that much either."

Khrushchev shook his head.

This news was indeed unexpected for Khrushchev. Soviet researchers involved in China's nuclear weapons development reported that it would take several years for China to detonate an atomic bomb.

Although many atomic bomb supporting factories were built with the help of the Soviet Union, Soviet experts still believed that China did not master the theoretical data of the atomic bomb and did not truly master the engineering technology of the atomic bomb.

Khrushchev believed these reports. However, these reports completely misled Khrushchev. He never imagined that China would successfully develop an atomic bomb so quickly.

"Comrade Khrushchev, what should we do now? Should we question the Chinese government?"

Khrushchev shook his head.

Khrushchev was somewhat dissatisfied with China's silent completion of the atomic bomb explosion, but now Khrushchev began to have new ideas.

In 1958, due to the Soviet Union's strong intervention in the Middle East, a major conflict broke out between the Soviet Union and Britain and the United States.

Eisenhower sent several people to negotiate privately with the Soviet Union, asking it not to overstep its bounds. But Khrushchev was a man who preferred to push for more, willing to do anything as long as it offered him benefits.

After achieving great success at the oil conference, the Soviet Union joined forces with Middle Eastern countries to demand changes to the contracts signed between Western oil companies and Middle Eastern countries, demanding that the profit distribution be changed from 75/25 to 8/2, or /. Of course, the Middle Eastern oil-producing countries were all delighted.

In the past, they were weak, and even Iran's oil nationalization was directly suppressed by Britain and the United States. Therefore, they did not dare to directly compete with the British and American oil consortiums, and could only make some small moves.

But now it's different. They've found a backer: the Soviet Union. If the Soviet Union is willing to take the lead, they'll definitely cheer it on. So they're following the Soviet Union and showing a tough attitude.

Of course, British and American oil companies rejected this demand. If the contract became like this, their profits in the Middle East would be cut in half. This was unacceptable to them.

But who could have imagined that Western countries would become so reckless? Neither the socialist nor the imperialist camps were ever monolithic. As long as there were enough benefits, traitors would flock to them.

Italian oil company Eni was the first to betray Iraq and signed a cooperation agreement that changed the profit sharing ratio to 75:25, which infuriated Anglo-American oil companies.

But before they could react, ENI reached another agreement with Kuwait. Kuwait would hand over its newly discovered oil field to ENI for development, with the profits split again at 75:25. This put the Anglo-American and French oil consortiums on edge.

The British, American and French oil consortiums had been eyeing the newly discovered oil fields in Kuwait for a long time. They had already incorporated the oil fields into their sphere of influence and never thought they would lose to the Italian oil companies.

After Italy's ENI Group betrayed them, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse. Oil fields were being discovered one after another in the Middle East, and the Soviet Union, completely shameless, was helping Middle Eastern countries develop their fields even if it meant no profit. Coupled with the emergence of Italy's ENI Group as a traitor, Anglo-American oil companies would lose control of the remaining Middle Eastern oil fields if they did not act.

The British and American oil conglomerates were no ordinary companies. Oil was a vital part of the Second Industrial Revolution, so they were incredibly powerful. They were putting pressure on their own governments, hoping to quickly stop the lunatic Khrushchev. If it weren't for the Soviet Union's interference, the current situation wouldn't have happened.

So Eisenhower's representatives secretly contacted the Soviet Union and proposed that Khrushchev and Eisenhower meet in person to discuss some issues face to face. Eisenhower's intention was to sit down and ease the current relationship.

Khrushchev was somewhat tempted. After all, his theory at the 20th Congress of the CPSU was the "Three Peace Theories." This was Khrushchev's "unique insights" and "significant contribution" to the development of Soviet socialist theory. However, after the 20th Congress, numerous problems arose in the socialist camp, preventing him from implementing his theory.

Now, with the oil attack, he had forced the United States to the negotiation table, which was his own achievement. At this time, negotiating with the United States to ease the tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and thoroughly establish his "Three Peace Theory" was also what Khrushchev wanted to do.

But just as Khrushchev was about to make a move, before he could do anything, China gave him a big surprise. So Khrushchev changed his mind again.

Easing relations with the United States? Easing relations at all. Although China's sudden success in detonating an atomic bomb without informing the Soviet Union made Khrushchev somewhat dissatisfied. But even if he was dissatisfied, after China had an atomic bomb, the situation in Asia would undergo new changes.

China's deterrent power in East Asia has further increased. At this time, we should put more pressure on the United States and expand the socialist camp.

It's widely acknowledged that Khrushchev's theoretical prowess was poor. But to say he wasn't a communist is also slanderous. Khrushchev was a communist who believed in Marxism-Leninism and supported the development of the socialist camp.

Khrushchev looked at the map of Asia. The Soviet Union had already extended its influence into the Middle East. All they needed to do in the future was to unite with Arab nations to intensify their offensive, thoroughly entrench the Soviet Union in the Middle East, and expel British and American influence. Success would be theirs.

Then Khrushchev's attention slowly shifted to Vietnam. Eisenhower had said after the Korean War that if Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia) were lost, a domino effect would ensue, smearing all of Southeast Asia with crimson.

So Eisenhower said that there must be no retreat in Indochina and the Soviet-backed North Vietnam must not be allowed to unify Vietnam.

Khrushchev hadn't paid much attention to Vietnam before. But things were different now. If Southeast Asia could be communistized, the socialist camp would completely overwhelm the imperialist camp. It would prove that socialism was superior to capitalism.

So Khrushchev immediately took a close look at the current situation in Vietnam. After the Geneva Conference, North and South Vietnam had temporarily ceased hostilities, but various small moves continued. It was clear that South Vietnam was no match for NATO.

NATO sent personnel to develop rural South Vietnam. Many NATO cadres, like the CCP, came from rural areas. Many even studied at Chinese cadre schools and military academies. So, after arriving in South Vietnam, they took root in the countryside.

The South Vietnamese government was extremely corrupt and had no real control over the countryside. Therefore, they were helpless against NATO's attempts to control the countryside. As a result, these NATO-backed forces came to control a large portion of South Vietnamese rural areas.

The United States sent a large number of military advisors to South Vietnam to help train their troops and teach them special operations techniques in order to suppress the guerrillas in the countryside. However, the results have not been very good so far.

Although relations between the US and the Soviet Union were previously strained, Khrushchev had no intention of engaging in war with the US. Therefore, the Soviet Union supported Vietnam, but not on a large scale. However, Khrushchev increasingly felt that a good opportunity was approaching for socialism to defeat imperialism.

If Vietnam could be unified, and Laos and Cambodia could be communistized, then Indochina would be entirely socialist. Further west, Burma and Thailand could be communistized, and further south, Malaysia. By then, if we controlled Malacca, not only would Indonesia and the Philippines be under our control, but Japan would also be in our grasp. At that point, we could completely expel the United States from East and Southeast Asia.

The more Khrushchev thought about it, the more he thought it was a beautiful idea. Since Eisenhower had said that if Indochina became communist, there would be a "domino effect," then Khrushchev was going to let a "domino effect" happen in Southeast Asia.

However, Khrushchev knew that Southeast Asian affairs could not be separated from China. Even if the Soviet Union wanted to assist Vietnam, it had to go through China.

So he immediately said: "Send a telegram to ask the Chinese government whether they have really completed the atomic bomb explosion test. If so, congratulate them. Let Comrade Eugene go in person to congratulate them."

"Yes."

"Also, I want to attend the 11th anniversary celebration of the founding of the People's Republic of China."

China was still unaware of the different reactions of the United States and the Soviet Union. At this time, Wei Hongjun was accompanying the Chairman in discussions with local provincial party secretaries and governors.

They all came to convene the Third Session of the Ninth Central Committee. Some of them were not members of the Central Committee or were alternate members of the Central Committee, but as major local leaders, they could attend the meeting.

In addition to Wei Hongjun, there are Chen Yun, Deng Xixian, Li Fuchun, Deng Zhihui, Zhou Bin, Zeng Shan, Wang Heshou, Jia Tuofu, Li Shaocheng, Wang Zhen and others.

The Chairman mainly wanted to hear whether there were any difficulties in the current industrial and agricultural construction.

Hunan Governor Zhou Hui stated bluntly that since many factories were transferred to local governments and local governments were allowed to invest in industry, the demand for cooperation between provinces has increased, but cooperation has become increasingly difficult.

Leaders from other provinces have also raised this issue. This problem has indeed emerged since local governments were given the power to develop industry.

After listening to everyone's opinions, the Chairman asked Chen Yun and Deng Xixian to express their views as well.

Chen Yun suggested that an Economic Cooperation Zone Committee could be established within the Finance and Economics Working Committee. It would hold two or three meetings a year to coordinate cooperation issues among the provinces within the Economic Cooperation Zone.

Chen Yun had considered this issue for some time. Especially after the coordination of the local steel industry, he felt that it was necessary to establish an economic cooperation zone to coordinate cooperation among several provinces.

The chairman did not respond immediately, as this required further research and consideration.

After everyone finished speaking, the Chairman sorted out everyone's opinions and ended the symposium. He then said to Wei Hongjun, "On behalf of the Central Committee, please announce the good news to everyone."

"Yes."

Wei Hongjun understood what the Chairman was talking about, so he stood up and said, "Comrades, I have some good news for you all. At 3 o'clock this afternoon, the atomic bomb developed by our country was successfully detonated."

1062 The Third Session of the Ninth Central Committee

At 1958 p.m. on February 2, 22, Xinhua News Agency officially announced to the world in Chinese, Russian and English that China's atomic bomb explosion was successful.

It instantly shocked the world.

China, once the target of repeated bullying by the great powers just a decade ago, first humiliated the US military in North Korea, forcing the US to the negotiating table. Now, in a short period of time, it has become a nuclear-armed nation. In the eyes of many countries, China is not just an Asian power, but a global power that no one can ignore.

Major media outlets in most countries quickly began preparing to report on this incident as soon as possible. Of course, some countries and regions were also uneasy when they heard the report.

The first was Taiwan. After the Korean War, when the Chinese People's Volunteers inflicted heavy losses on the US military, Chiang Kai-shek already knew the situation was hopeless. But he couldn't let Taiwan lose heart, so he kept emphasizing a "counterattack on the mainland." But upon hearing of the successful atomic bomb explosion, the entire Taiwanese nation lost heart. Even some experts and scholars who had accompanied Chiang Kai-shek to Taiwan secretly regretted not being able to participate in person or witness such a grand spectacle in person on the mainland. New China was rising, but there was no place for them.

The second is Japan and South Korea. One of them is afraid of the powerful China, and the other has national hatred and family feuds with China. They are full of fear about China's successful atomic bomb explosion, and they don't know what to do at the first time.

The Prime Minister was more popular in Europe, and many long-standing issues were quickly resolved. Of course, many countries also wanted to know what China would do next after it had an atomic bomb.

The British, in particular, were concerned that China, armed with the atomic bomb, would change its policies, particularly on the Hong Kong issue and on the Southeast Asian issue. They wondered whether China would abandon its current policy and adopt a tougher one.

China is a major Asian country. Any changes in China's policies will directly affect the stability of the entire Asian region and also affect Britain's interests in Asia.

In response to these questions from European countries, the Prime Minister needs to repeatedly explain and emphasize China's foreign policy, especially the principle of peaceful coexistence adopted at the Ninth National Congress. The Prime Minister has repeatedly stressed that China will not colonize or seek hegemony, and that China hopes for peaceful coexistence and common development.

China's diplomacy has achieved a strategic breakthrough, so the Premier needs to maintain this diplomatic success. He cannot let people think that China is becoming arrogant and domineering now that it has the atomic bomb.