Chapter 55 Diplomacy is no small matter
"Comrade Fang, you can't talk nonsense. The Prime Minister said back then, 'Diplomacy is no trivial matter'! Qiu Mingli said coldly.
Fang Mingyuan knew that the beloved prime minister of the country did say that "diplomacy is no trivial matter" at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and used this to warn those government personnel engaged in diplomatic work. Because diplomacy represents a country, represents the work of the government, and the main objects are the dignitaries and authorities of various countries, so there are no small things in the field of diplomacy that can be taken lightly, and some small things are likely to cause big mistakes and irreparable losses if they are not cared about. Treat the "small things" as the "big things", so that there are fewer loopholes.
The prime minister is well aware of this and has often exhorted these people engaged in diplomatic work to take into account all aspects of the matter as much as possible, every detail, and to be aware of all kinds of problems that may arise. As a result, the Prime Minister's least favorite diplomats have ambiguous answers such as "probably", "maybe", "maybe", "maybe", and "almost". For the premier, Fang Mingyuan certainly admires it from the bottom of his heart, and also agrees with the premier's point of view.
But! This does not mean that the Prime Minister's request can be applied at any time and in any situation! Just like Newton's three laws, they also have their scope of application!
It is precisely because the government attaches too much importance to "diplomacy is no trivial matter" that after the reform and opening up, along with the frequent personnel exchanges between domestic and international countries, the countrymen and foreigners have come into contact with each other, full of diplomatic rhetoric, and are afraid to do things, for fear that if they accidentally cause an international dispute, it will damage the image of China as a great power. The root cause of this is because no matter how big or small, it is called diplomacy!
Nowadays, the diplomatic activities of various countries are becoming more and more personalized, open and transparent, and the so-called concept of "diplomacy is no trivial matter" only applies to governments. Regardless of the occasion, abuse can easily lead to excessive attention to foreigners and foreigners' reactions at home, and on the contrary, it is easy for us to lose our dignity as Chinese people, making foreigners more and more unscrupulous and disrespecting Chinese people in China. In the future, even the African black buddies who are illegally residing in the country will not give much face to the Celestial Empire government, and they will frequently cause trouble!
In 1994, a young American was sentenced to six lashes and four months in prison for graffiti on a car and vandalizing a traffic sign in Singapore. At that time, public opinion in the United States was in an uproar, and even mobilized US President Clinton to intervene in an attempt to prevent Singapore from carrying out the caning. However, to the surprise of the Chinese people, the Singapore government's response was to give the US president a little face, changing from six lashes to four lashes, but the beating still had to be beaten!
Perhaps in the eyes of some "international friendly people" in China, this incident is too inhumane, and it also loses the diplomatic face of the government, and it is really unwise to form a grudge with foreign dignitaries. Now that the president of the United States has come forward, he should send people back to China as soon as possible. Wouldn't that be a great joy for all?
But they didn't think that today the President of the United States spoke, and this gift was sent home. Tomorrow, the Speaker of the U.S. House will speak, and one more will be sent back to China. The day after tomorrow, the American ** official spoke and sent one back to China. The day after tomorrow, the Queen of England has spoken, do you want to send one back? It's been a long time, and the laws promulgated by my own government are nothing of bullshit in the eyes of foreigners! Although Singapore's law enforcement is "rough", the result is that there are no reports of Western youths breaking the law in Singapore.
"Deputy Counselor Zuoyou, this time in Tokyo, I heard that many people in your country claim that the Northeast is not the Northeast of China, but should be Manchukuo, isn't it?" Fang Mingyuan turned his head to Zuo Youzhi's door.
Zuo Youzhimen glanced at Qiu Mingli embarrassedly, and prevaricated: "I'm sorry, I've been working in Huaxia and haven't returned to China in the near future, so I don't know about this matter." ”
"I don't know if it doesn't matter, it just so happens that I have the Internet here, let's take a look, Director Qiu can also go back and report to the ministry by the way, we also want to send a serious protest to the Japanese government, demanding that these Japanese nationals who have damaged Sino-Japanese relations be severely punished! Let them understand that the three northeastern provinces are the inalienable territory of our country! Fang Mingyuan said solemnly.
"Ahem!" Zuo Youzhimen felt that he had worked in Huaxia for so many years, and he had never met a guy like Fang Mingyuan. Those people in the Huaxia diplomatic department, even if they have any dissatisfaction, will definitely not be like Fang Mingyuan to speak straightforwardly and not leave people with the slightest affection.
"What? What is Deputy Counselor Zuo You's opinion? Do you think that the people of your country are right when they say that the Northeast is not the Northeast of China, but should be Manchukuo? Fang Mingyuan immediately asked.
"No, no, no!" Zuo Youzhimen was startled, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Fang Jun, please don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that." "What kind of international joke, as a diplomat, if you dare to openly declare in China that the Northeast is not the Northeast of China, but should be Manchukuo, then you will only face the expulsion of the Chinese government! Moreover, he will never get the slightest mercy from the Japanese government, but will only be angry that he has caused trouble to the government!
"Then Deputy Counselor Zuo You is in favor of my proposal? Director Qiu, you see that Deputy Counselor Zuo You believes that we should issue a righteous and indignant protest to the Japanese Government on this matter, and demand that the Japanese Government severely punish these saboteurs in order to maintain friendly relations between China and Japan! Fang Mingyuan said with a smile on his face, "Otherwise, you can write it now and let Deputy Counselor Zuo You sign it on the spot!" You said that the deputy counselor is a comrade who is a haode! Zuo Youzhimen was so angry that his face turned green! When did he agree with Fang Mingyuan's point of view? When did he agree to sign the protest again? This kind of ridiculous statement can actually be said, this Fang Mingyuan is simply too thick-skinned!
As a Japanese diplomat, Zuo Youzhimen decides his position with his ass, even if his head is in water, it is absolutely impossible for him to agree with the protest of a foreign government to his own government and sign it? If he doesn't tear it up on the spot, it's already very polite! Qiu Mingli also has a nose that is not a nose, and a mouth that is not a mouth. This Fang Mingyuan is really able to talk nonsense, and everything is messed around. Lodge a letter of protest with a foreign government? You can do what you say you can do! Isn't it just a few Japanese nationals talking nonsense in Japan? If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had to issue a letter of protest over such a trivial matter, then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would not have done anything this year and protested all day long! But everyone knows this in their hearts, and they do it all, but they can't resort to it!