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"But since Britain, France, the United States and the Soviet Union have invited us, we can't refuse to participate.

The Prime Minister spoke.

Britain, France, the United States and the Soviet Union. Britain and France were once the hegemons of the colonial era. Although they have declined, their influence is still great and they are still world powers.

Needless to say, the United States and the Soviet Union were the leaders of the two major camps after World War II.

Now the four countries have agreed to hold a five-nation conference and invite China to participate. How "dignified" this is.

The Chairman spoke from the sidelines: "Things are complicated, and we must grasp the principal contradiction. All decisions should be made around this principal contradiction. So, we must first clarify what the next major goal of our country's diplomacy is."

1108 Active Diplomacy

"The urgent issue facing our country's diplomacy is to restore our country's legitimate status, expel the representatives of the Chiang Kai-shek regime from the United Nations, and isolate the Chiang Kai-shek regime worldwide."

The Prime Minister replied.

New China has made great diplomatic achievements in recent years, but there is one important issue that New China has not yet resolved.

That is the issue of New China's seat in the United Nations. The Chiang Kai-shek regime still represents China as a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

Therefore, with the growth of China's strength in all aspects and the opening of diplomatic situations in various places, the new China

The biggest goal of diplomacy is to return to the United Nations.

"Then all our foreign policy should revolve around this issue."

The President did not say that the five countries should or should not participate in the meeting. But his point was simple: all policy discussions should firmly grasp this diplomatic goal.

General Chen immediately said, "Ever since my country established extensive diplomatic relations with European countries, there has been a strong call within the United Nations for New China to replace the Chiang Kai-shek regime. However, the greatest obstacle to my country's return to the United Nations currently comes from the United States. It is precisely because of US imperialism's continued obstruction that this issue has remained unresolved. Therefore, we should increase our engagement with US imperialism and ensure that it does not continue to prevent my country from returning to the United Nations."

European countries can disagree with the United States on some issues, but they still look to the United States for attitude on many issues.

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For example, regarding China, although Europe has violated US demands and established diplomatic relations with China, European countries are still very cautious about joining the United Nations and still have to look to the US for approval.

"Comrade Chen Yi is right. my country must strengthen its diplomatic offensive and play a greater role in world affairs. Only in this way can we gain recognition from more countries, enhance our influence in the world, and ultimately force US imperialism to abandon its support for the Chiang Kai-shek regime."

Peng Zhen supports Mr. Chen's idea.

China's participation in the Five-Power Conference demonstrates that the world's major powers are beginning to recognize its status. China should seize this opportunity to gradually convince the world that China is also a major power. Once the world reaches this consensus, it will be able to isolate the Chiang Kai-shek regime.

Of course, we can also use this kind of meeting to communicate directly with senior American officials and persuade the United States not to continue supporting the Chiang Kai-shek regime.

"That's the truth."

The Prime Minister was also very supportive of China's participation in the Five-Nation Conference. Capitalizing on such opportunities for diplomatic maneuvering, maneuvering between different countries and forces, was something the Prime Minister excelled at.

The Prime Minister’s idea is to win over more major world powers to put pressure on the United States.

"Isn't this just us begging American imperialism to let us off the hook just to join the United Nations? I don't think that's appropriate."

Mr. Peng was a little annoyed.

In the end, it is too passive, as if asking the United States. How long has China just gotten rid of its semi-feudal and semi-colonial system?

But General Peng couldn't come up with any good solution, so he could only sulk.

"The most important thing in war is to seize the initiative. We must control the tempo of war ourselves, not follow the enemy's. Now that Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union have invited us to the Five Power Conference, it seems as if our country has become a world power. But in reality, if we participate in the Five Power Conference, we will only continue to follow their pace and continue to revolve within the framework they have set. No other changes are possible. This has clearly lost our initiative."

Wei Hongjun saw that everyone had their own ideas, so he expressed his own opinion.

"Yes, yes, that's it."

General Peng couldn't help but slap his thigh and said happily: "We are discussing the wrong rhythm now. Chairman Mao always says, you fight yours, I fight mine. This means that we should seize the initiative on the battlefield. Diplomacy is also a battle.

We cannot fall into the rhythm of others. No matter how hard we try, we are passive in the framework of others.

"Comrade Hongjun, tell me how we can seize the initiative on this battlefield.

General Peng anxiously asked Wei Hongjun what he thought.

Wei Hongjun said: "Taiwan is a crucial location in the US's Asia strategy. MacArthur likened Taiwan to an unsinkable aircraft carrier. Taiwan's presence is an indispensable strategic location for the US's two most important military bases in Asia: Japan and the Philippines. Unless the US completely retreats from Asia, it will not relinquish control of Taiwan."

"So it is not easy to get the United States to give up its support for the Chiang Kai-shek regime and support my country's return to the United Nations. It should be said that it is very difficult. It is absolutely impossible.

This is something that can be accomplished through a few negotiations between us and the United States, or by improving diplomatic relations between the two sides."

Thinking that relying on diplomatic maneuvers to resolve the issue of New China's return to the United Nations is completely unrealistic. Taiwan's importance to the United States cannot be overstated.

Marshal Nie supported this, saying, "From a strategic perspective, Taiwan is indeed very important to the United States' Asian strategy. Just as the United States attaches great importance to the Indochina Peninsula, Taiwan's position is even more important than the Indochina Peninsula. Without strong pressure that forces the United States to choose to yield, it would be impossible to expect the United States to abandon the Chiang Kai-shek regime."

"I support the views of Comrade Wei Hongjun and Comrade Nie Rongzhen. We cannot expect to force the United States to make concessions in this regard through diplomacy."

Deng Xixian has a good personal relationship with the Prime Minister, but on this issue Deng Xixian still supports Wei Hongjun's statement more.

It is absolutely impossible to achieve diplomatically by getting the United States to abandon its support for the Chiang Kai-shek regime in Taiwan. The Prime Minister and his colleagues are mistaken in hoping to resolve this issue through diplomatic means.

"So what does Comrade Wei Hongjun mean?"

The Premier did not fully grasp Wei Hongjun's point. The US will not easily give up Taiwan, a point the Premier acknowledged.

But if there is no diplomatic breakthrough, how can we solve this problem?

"The biggest obstacle to my country's return to the United Nations is indeed the United States. But why do we have to work hard to join the United Nations and negotiate with the United States in order to join the United Nations? The United States has seized on this point and has taken the initiative in the Sino-US negotiations.

"We should think about the problem from a different perspective. Why do we want to join the United Nations? We should turn passivity into initiative and let countries like Britain, the United States and France beg us to join the United Nations.

As soon as Wei Hongjun finished speaking, everyone looked at each other in surprise.

No one wants to beg the United States, but wanting the United States to beg China to join the United Nations is another matter.

The United States has been preventing New China from returning to the United Nations. How could they possibly beg China to join the United Nations?

"Comrade Red Army, don't keep us in suspense. We all want to know how to get countries like Britain, the United States, and France to beg us to join the United Nations?"

Mr. Peng has an impatient personality.

Peng Laozong knew that Wei Hongjun was not a person who spoke without thinking, so he wanted to know more about Wei Hongjun's thoughts.

Wei Hongjun said: "After the end of World War II, the United Nations was established. The veto system of the permanent members follows the principle of great power consensus. The purpose is to avoid the great powers.

Military conflicts occurred between the two countries, which eventually evolved into a world war. Therefore, the establishment of the United Nations was also a kind of constraint for the major powers. When there were problems, the major powers could sit down and discuss them, rather than turning the table and fighting directly.

"But a major country like my country is not in the United Nations due to historical reasons. It is a regional power that is independent of the United Nations.

"But the resolution of Asian issues, whether it's the United States or the United Nations, cannot bypass my country. When the Korean Peninsula war broke out, my country participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. When the Indochina Peninsula war broke out, my country also supported Vietnam in its war against France. In the end, whether it was to resolve the Korean Peninsula issue or the Indochina issue, my country's participation in the Geneva Conference was required. Because without my country's cooperation, other countries would not be able to successfully resolve the Korean Peninsula and Indochina Peninsula issues."

"So if we want to resolve the issues in East Asia and Southeast Asia decently, we have to leave my country out.

It cannot be handled because our country’s size is here and our country’s geographical location is here.”

"Whenever anything happens in East Asia or Southeast Asia, the United States will communicate with us. This is especially true when the United States is at a disadvantage and wants to resolve the issue quickly. Face-to-face communication with us is even more necessary. However, my country is outside the United Nations. Without diplomatic ties, high-level meetings between China and the United States are extremely difficult. The United Nations is the most direct platform for communication. Instead of begging American imperialism not to prevent my country from returning to the United Nations, it will be the United States that begs us to join the United Nations and use it to constrain and monitor us." (No. 9)

Luo Qirong interrupted, "Comrade Wei Hongjun's intention is to continue to increase support for the Indochina Peninsula. When the entire Indochina Peninsula becomes increasingly favorable to the socialist camp and unfavorable to US imperialism, US imperialism will want to negotiate with us face to face and end the war in Indochina Peninsula in a decent manner. Or they may want China to give up supporting the revolution in Indochina Peninsula. By then, it will not be our request.

It is not the United States that needs China, but the United States that needs China. In this way, we have the initiative in the negotiations.

"Yes."

The Chairman said something very well: American imperialists are very arrogant. They will not be reasonable wherever they can be. If they are reasonable at all, it is because they are forced to do so.

It is completely unrealistic to expect to negotiate with the United States and gain the desired benefits. If you want to win what you want at the negotiation table, you must first force the United States into a corner.

What Wei Hongjun needs to do is to force the United States and China to negotiate, rather than China itself negotiating with the United States.

"Promoting revolution in Indochina and forcing the US to withdraw from the peninsula is one. Another is the Taiwan issue."

"We can continue to put pressure on Taiwan.

"We can launch a series of military strikes at the same time. Although our navy is weak, it does not mean that we have no chance to attack Taiwan. We have coastal defense missiles, surface-to-surface missiles, and surface-to-air missiles. We can use these missiles to attack Chiang Kai-shek's warships and military bases."

"Once the situation in Taiwan becomes tense, as it is now in Indochina, the United States will have to intervene."

"The US's emphasis on Taiwan is a bad thing for our country's reunification, but from another perspective it's also a good thing because we can constantly use Taiwan to contain the US."

America is powerful.

But the United States, as the world hegemon, has too many interests to protect. As the Chairman said, the United States has so many military bases around the world, which are good things when it comes to maintaining American hegemony. But once something goes wrong,

At that time, these military bases will become targets and hostages, and will become the weak points of the United States.

The United States' main strategic center is now in Europe, but the United States cannot give up the Indochina Peninsula and must support Israel in the Middle East. If a crisis occurs in Taiwan, the United States will also be involved.

No matter how powerful the United States is, it cannot preserve all of these interests. Unless European powers such as Britain and France fully support the United States, the United States will be exhausted in order to preserve these interests and to maintain its hegemony.

This is what Wei Hongjun wanted to exploit. When the United States found that the Soviet Union was becoming increasingly powerful and that it could no longer protect so many interests, it was impossible for it not to bow its head and allow China to return to the United Nations.

Wei Hongjun said: "In addition to the Indochina Peninsula and Taiwan, we can also put pressure on the United States in India. From the various remarks made by Nehru in recent years, as well as India's

"Looking back at the past three five-year plans, Nehru's political and economic reforms in India have entered a deep water zone. Many reforms have run afoul of the interests of powerful factions in India, making advancement of reforms extremely difficult."

"If India wants to further its political and economic reforms, it will inevitably need to strengthen centralization. And the best way to achieve this is to uphold nationalism. This is especially true for a country like India, which was once a colony, where nationalism is most prevalent."

"Public opinion in India is currently boiling over the Goa issue. As early as 1955, the Portuguese army suppressed Indian volunteers who attempted to enter Goa to support the Goan independence movement, killing and injuring over people and arresting thousands. At the time, there was widespread criticism of Nehru's weakness in India, with calls for him to resolve the Goa issue by force."

"However, Nehru has always refused to resolve the Goa issue by force and wanted to resolve it through negotiations. But since last year, India

The government's stance has become increasingly tough, and public opinion in India has been mobilized.

"Based on the current situation, I estimate that India will take action against the Portuguese-controlled Goa region within this year. Given India's military strength, if it really wants to take military action, the Goa issue can be resolved in just a few days."

"For a country like India that gained independence from a colony, once it achieves a military victory, nationalist sentiment will surge and easily overwhelm government decision-making."

"Especially after the outbreak of the Vietnam War, the United States suffered heavy casualties in Vietnam. In order to stabilize the situation in Vietnam and the Indochina Peninsula, the United States must find ways to contain us and prevent us from supporting the revolution in Indochina.

"From the current situation in our country, we can

The only country capable of containing us is India. India has a large population, an industrial base, and a military that fought in World War II, making it a veritable South Asian power. Furthermore, we have been embroiled in border disputes with India for years. If there were external support, like the support of a powerful nation like the United States, our border would inevitably become unstable.

"Under the influence of nationalist sentiment at home and with the support of a powerful country like the United States, India is very likely to take a military risk.

"We must make all preparations. If a military conflict really breaks out between China and India, we will annihilate the Indian army with lightning speed."

This was the first time that Wei Hongjun made such a detailed analysis of the Sino-Indian border issue in the Politburo.

Although Wei Hongjun did not say everything, everyone understood what he meant.

If the revolution continues in Indochina, India will be severely punished as soon as it takes action. By then, not only will the Indochina issue be resolved, but the problems in South Asia will also be impossible to completely leave China.

Of course, not everyone supports Wei Hongjun's assessment of India. After all, India has always been friendly with the Soviet Union and, as a leading country in the Non-Aligned Movement, has always opposed war and advocated peace. Nehru, at several international conferences, expressed the need for unity against war.

Although China and India have always had disputes over border issues, their relationship has always been very good. In the early days of China's negotiations with Europe and the United States, India was very willing to act as a mediator.

Given the current relationship between China and India, some people still cannot believe that India would suddenly turn against China and go to war with China.

However, no one directly questioned Wei Hongjun's judgment. This was because after the founding of New China, Wei Hongjun had never made a mistake in his judgment of the Korean Peninsula, Eastern Europe, and even European countries.