Chapter 120: Moving a Nation
Although in fact it caters to Westerners, Pang Jindong can't admit it on the surface, so he will make himself appear more honest.
Perhaps moved by this hypocritical honesty, Clara smiled sincerely: "But I believe that in this world, there are many values that are universal!"
"You have said this very well, so I must tell you that the Kokang Republican Army has always adhered to the universally recognized moral and value norms of human society. I don't want to say how noble we are, we're not charity, we're not moral role models for anyone, but I can guarantee that we'll do the bare bare minimum. When the final judgment comes, we can say without guilt that although we are not more noble than any other soldier, there is absolutely no soldier who is more honorable than us. ”
"Maybe the Kokang Republican Army's performance at this point is reassuring......" After the show was on the air for so long, Clara finally said something that made Pang Jindong happy.
Although, her next words were not very friendly: "But there is also a very crucial issue that there are quite a few countries in this world that are multi-ethnic, and if every nation thinks that it is entitled to independence like the Kokang Republican Army, I am afraid that the world will be full of gunpowder and war." ”
Pang Jindong smiled: "So what kind of nation does Ms. Clara think is eligible for independence?"
"Is this ......?"
Pang Jindong interrupted Clara: "There is a very simple but sufficient reason for this pursuit of the Kokang Republican Army, that is, the Kokang people are being persecuted in fact. ”
Immediately afterwards, Pang Jindong gave a detailed account of the history of blood and tears of the Chinese in Southeast Asia, as well as the history of the Kokang War, and there was an uproar in the studio.
Clara nodded at the staff behind the scenes, and a large LCD TV slowly lowered from the ceiling.
What Pang Jindong didn't expect was that the pictures that began to be played on this TV were actually purges carried out by the MD government army in ethnic minority areas, and many scenes had never even been seen by Pang Jindong.
As the television played, Clara recounted the history and current situation of the areas, and provided a detailed list of how many innocent civilians had been killed and how much property had been lost since the outbreak of the Kokang War.
This narrative only lasted about two or three minutes, which is enough to explain the problem.
Then, Clara smiled at Pang Jindong: "Look, Mr. Pang, we know enough about the Kokang region. ”
Pang Jindong's heart swelled up with complicated feelings at this time, and he didn't know how to evaluate Clara as a person, let alone whether she wanted to criticize herself or help herself in this show.
Soon, Pang Jindong began to lean towards the latter, and without Clara's rebuke just now, Pang Jindong would not have had the opportunity to elaborate on many issues.
And now these introductions to the Kokang War are from her mouth, and they are more persuasive to the audience than Pang Jindong.
Pang Jindong looked at Clara now, and suddenly felt that this woman was not so hateful, although her personality may be as tricky as her appearance.
Pang Jindong shrugged his shoulders and said to Clara: "First of all, thank you Ms. Clara for your addition, and secondly, I want to further explain that there is another difference between the Kokang people and other ethnic minorities who are fighting for independence, and this difference has affected the process of the Kokang people fighting for independence, which everyone is aware of in fact but rarely mentions publicly." ”
"Oh?" Clara's mouth turned up slightly, and she asked with interest, "What's the difference?"
"Because the Kokang people are Chinese, from country Z. ”
As soon as Pang Jindong's words came out, the studio, which had a slight "buzzing" sound just now, suddenly became silent, and all eyes fell on Pang Jindong's face.
Pang Jindong can clearly feel this, maybe because of the psychological effect, or maybe it's just because the light of the spotlight is too strong, and sweat beads are already oozing slightly on his forehead.
Clara nodded slightly: "Maybe it will have some impact!"
"I'm sorry Ms. Clara, but I must correct you that the effect is not small, but very large. I don't know why, whenever overseas Chinese are mentioned, everyone will naturally think of country Z. But what people don't realize is that the Haihua Chinese and the Z people are citizens of different countries, and this difference is like the Anglo-Saxons and the British here. ”
Clara followed Pang Jindong's train of thought and immediately asked, "But why don't many people realize this difference?"
"The reason is very simple, the UK is a ** country that meets everyone's requirements, but country Z is not. This makes you wear colored glasses and have double standards when you look at things. ”
Clara nodded and agreed with Pang Jindong's words: "Because of this, when many people think of overseas Chinese, they are always worried that they will become a tool for country Z to implement their own ideology and political strategy. ”
This association is not correct, but it is understandable, but what I need to explain is that Chinese are Chinese, and people of country Z are people of country Z. ”
The words are a bit contrary to his intentions, but Pang Jindong must say that the result was recognized by Clara: "We all already know that the predecessor of the Kokang Republican Army was the losing side in the Z Civil War, and I believe that all the audience friends want to know what is the attitude of country Z towards the Kokang Republican Army." ”
Pang Jindong bit his lip, and then replied slowly: "I don't know what the high-level of country Z thinks, but it is certain that the current attitude of country Z is against it, because it does not conform to the diplomatic strategy......" After a pause, Pang Jindong added: "Just because of the difference in political concepts, many people have died at the hands of their own compatriots." ”
Pang Jindong's words won a lot of sympathy, and even Clara's face showed regret: "This means that the Kokang Republican Army is actually fighting for the independence and freedom of its own nation under the opposition of its own motherland?"
"Yes, we sacrificed a lot for that. Pang Jindong nodded, his face became extremely heavy, and there was some sentimentality: "But I believe that any effort is worth it, when the people live in a land that is constantly scorched by war, when you always have to worry that your wife will be killed by a foreign race, your children will be killed by a foreign race, and the wealth you have accumulated in your life may be burned in an instant, then I think you should stand up and fight for your rights and dignity." ”
"You're quite right. ”
"I think there are two things in this world that are incomparably precious, and whose value can transcend anything tangible or intangible, and that is freedom and dignity. As you already know, mercenaries fight for money, but the courage to do for their freedom and dignity has moved my Blood Lion Legion, and they are willing to help them fight for free. Pang Jindong had no doubt that the media in country M must have pointed out that there were international mercenaries involved in the Kokang War.
Therefore, Pang Jindong decided to speak out on his own in order to gain the initiative and give this participation the name of selflessness.
However, on the other hand, Pang Jindong's statement is not inappropriate, because when the soldiers of Country Z of the Blood Lion Legion went to the Kokang front, the first thing they thought of was not how much money they could make, but wanted to help their compatriots.
In the early days of the Kokang War, the troops of the Blood Lion Legion who entered the war did not make any money, and Pang Jindong never sued them, and had been hired by the Kokang Republican Army.
However, each soldier still showed amazing courage and tenacious perseverance, which touched everyone who knew about the ambush in the canyon.
Whether it was intentional or completely unintentional, Clara's next question matched Pang Jindong: "So how is your mercenary team in the Kokang War?"
"The Blood Lion Legion is such an army, and like all other mercenaries, we have no homeland, we are loyal only to the Legion itself. Anyone who joins the Blood Lion Legion will be told by the officer: 'I have no requirements of you, only one - when the enemy covers the earth like a jungle, when the warships clog the sea like a mountain, when the cannonballs rain like raindrops that obscure the sky and the earth as far as the eye can see, we must have the determination and courage to die together!' Taking a deep breath, Pang Jindong continued: "But after the outbreak of the Kokang War, I made a little change to this sentence, that is, 'When we fight for freedom and dignity, we will not be afraid of the enemy who covers the earth like a jungle, and we will not be afraid of the warships that jam the sea like a high mountain, even in the face of a rain of bullets that cover the sky and the earth as far as the eye can see, we will all die for it!"
When Pang Jindong's voice landed, there was immediately a burst of warm applause in the studio, and Clara even wiped the corners of her eyes with her fingers slightly, and said in an admiring tone: "I must admit that I am very happy that there are people like you in this world who can sacrifice themselves for freedom and dignity!"
"Thank you!" Pang Jindong said and stretched out his hand to Clara, who shook her hand warmly.
The show ended quickly, and it wasn't until he walked out of the studio that Pang Jindong had the opportunity to talk to Clara privately.
Clara walked up to Pang Jindong, smiled and shook Pang Jindong's hand: "I'm very happy for your watch today!"
Pang Jindong reciprocated with the same smile: "If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be very good!"
Clara knew that Pang Jindong meant something, shook her head slightly and said, "I know I'm being too harsh on you, that's because I need you to stand the test." If you can't stand the test, the show won't serve your purpose at all. ”