Chapter 385: Recognition
In fact, the relationship between the KMT and the CCP is far more than just a song. After Lao Chiang retreated to Taiwan after his defeat, he began to seriously reflect on the reasons for the failure of the KMT, and finally concluded that it was because his ability to control society was too low.
Therefore, in the fifties, Lao Chiang began to learn from his opponents in an all-round way, political and political commissars appeared in the army, and party branches were established at the village level at the grassroots level. Even the slogans and slogans of the two sides are surprisingly similar. For example, slogans of "anti-espionage" can be seen everywhere on Kinmen Island, while Xiamenmen, which is only 10 kilometers away from Kinmen, is painted everywhere with the slogan "Anti-Chiang anti-espionage."
Liu Wei, Han Ying and other people from the mainland were very awkward and curious when they met their Taiwanese colleagues for the first time. The propaganda that the students in China have received since childhood is that the people of Taiwan are in the midst of the reign of white terror under Chiang Kai-shek, a one-man thief, and that their lives are in dire straits. And the education received by the younger generation in Taiwan and the Gulf is also to counterattack the mainland and recover the whole of China!
And when everyone gradually got acquainted, they found that the other party's situation was not as bad as they imagined. Compared with Hong Kong colleagues who speak Cantonese and are deeply influenced by British culture, colleagues from the mainland and Taiwan-Gulf have the same language and culture, and they can talk about going together more quickly.
In fact, Li Xuan also noticed this detail of the accompaniment in the box. In another time and space, when Beijing hosted the Olympic Games in 2008, various domestic satellite TV stations made countless Olympic-related programs, and such special details would naturally not be let go by the directors.
Li Xuan now heard this meaningful scene with his own ears, and he really felt that the united front department in the hinterland. A medal should also be awarded to the Los Angeles Organising Committee.
After the opening ceremony, it means that the Olympic Games officially begin. Although the mainland, Taiwan, and Hong Kong have all sent delegations to participate in the competition, they really have the strength to compete on the Olympic stage. The mainland is the only one that competes for gold and silver on a large scale.
On the first day of competition after the opening of the Olympic Games, Xu Haifeng scored the first gold medal for the Chinese team in the men's pistol 60-round slow-fire event. On the third matchday, there was a very special scene in the Albert Gersten Arena.
Chen Weiqiang, a weightlifter from the mainland, and Tsai Wenyi from Taipei-North China stood on the podium at the same time. When the March of the Volunteers was played in the venue, the five-star red flag and the blue-sky and white-sun flag were raised together.
In the gymnastics hall on August 4, Li Xuan also witnessed the prince of gymnastics, Li Ning. The feat of winning 3 gold medals in pommel horse, rings, and floor exercise in one day.
Thousands of miles away in China, although CCTV broadcasts the game very limitedly, it was the first time that Chinese viewers had access to a TV screen. I saw Chinese athletes flying overseas on the Olympic stage. Although the number of families with TV sets is still very rare, it still cannot stop the passion of 1 billion Chinese proud.
In Hong Kong, the Olympics were also the largest ever broadcast. Hong Kong has been participating in the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games. But in fact, I went to make soy sauce every time. He has never won a medal so far.
However, the enthusiasm of Hong Kong citizens for the Olympics has not diminished in the slightest, especially this time ATV has focused its main broadcast perspective on the Chinese delegation. When the five-star red flag was raised in Los Angeles again and again, many Hong Kong viewers sitting in front of the TV also felt a sense of national pride in their hearts for the first time.
And on August 8, when the Chinese women's volleyball team faced the host United States team in the live broadcast of the final, Asian Satellite TV ushered in a peak of ratings. More than 1 million viewers in Hong Kong witnessed the Chinese women's volleyball team losing three straight games in front of the TV. Cleanly slash the host down and reach the top of the world championship!
Li Xuan finished watching the Olympics. As soon as he returned to Hong Kong from Los Angeles, President Xu Jiachun of the Xin-China branch came to Li's house as soon as possible to express his gratitude. This is because the Olympic Games have given many Hong Kong citizens more recognition and pride in the motherland.
In the short 14-day broadcast of the Olympic Games, Asia Satellite TV has had a positive impact on Hong Kong society, and it is even more effective than the efforts of the Xinhua Branch in the past few years! When Li Xuan expressed his hope that the new Olympic champions in China would be invited to come to Hong Kong to hold an exhibition match for the Hong Kong citizens, Xu Kar-chun directly agreed.
Of course, Xu Jiachun came to visit Li Xuan this time for another purpose, that is, to send him an invitation letter for the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the National Day military parade. This is the first time in 25 years since 1959 that the People's Republic of China has resumed the National Day military parade.
Such a great historical moment, Li Xuan naturally didn't want to miss it, so he happily agreed. And he also has a suggestion, hoping that Asia Satellite TV can broadcast the live military parade to Hong Kong citizens.
Xu Jiachun was stunned for a moment when he heard Li Xuan's mention. But as a qualified politician, his mind immediately analyzed the pros and cons of this matter. If Hong Kong citizens can witness the mighty division of the People's Liberation Army with their own eyes, it will undoubtedly greatly enhance the national pride of Hong Kong compatriots and their sense of identity with the central government.
But the matter is serious, and Xu Jiachun does not have the authority to reply directly. He could only smile apologetically at Li Xuan, saying that he needed to report to the central government for decision. Since Asia Satellite TV is willing to take the initiative to provide the PLA with this platform to show its good image to the outside world, Li Xuan believes that there is no reason for the leaders of the Central Committee to refuse.
After all, in addition to boosting the morale of the people internally, the military parade is also an excellent opportunity to promote the country's image externally. If Li Xuan is not mistaken, China and Britain will complete all negotiations on the issue of Hong Kong's return to the motherland in early September, and Hong Kong will soon usher in a new era.
How to make Hong Kong, a region with a different system from the mainland, truly integrate into the big Chinese family after its return to the motherland in 1997 is an issue that the central leaders need to think about in advance.
The key to solving this problem is to speed up China's own economic development. Only by catching up with or even surpassing Hong Kong's living standards can the mainland straighten its back in front of the Hong Kong people.
In addition to speeding up economic construction, there is also a very crucial point, that is, to strengthen communication between the mainland and Hong Kong and eliminate the estrangement between the two sides. Only when Hong Kong people truly identify themselves as Chinese from the bottom of their hearts can Hong Kong society truly achieve long-term peace and stability.
And this is even more difficult than economic development, and the current Hong Kong people are actually somewhat ambivalent about returning to the motherland. On the one hand, they are glad that they no longer need to be second-class citizens of the British and wash away the shame of the nation for a century. But on the other hand, they are worried about the unknown future after the return.
Before Li Xuan's rebirth, a series of problems had appeared in Hong Kong society, and in addition to the factors of Hong Kong's economic downturn, a very important reason was the lack of identity.
Whether it is the previous broadcast of the Chinese delegation's Olympic games or the subsequent broadcast of the National Day military parade, Li Xuan hopes to increase Hong Kong society's sense of identity with China.
In another time and space, after the dust settled on the Sino-British negotiations, Hong Kong society not only did not take the initiative to understand the motherland in the north. On the contrary, a series of ugliness has deepened the estrangement between each other, and the representative of this is Hong Kong films. (To be continued......)