Chapter 91: The uproar
The issuance of the Sino-US Joint Communiqué actually announced the end of the Korean War. Although each of the two Koreas has their own ideas, they are bound to be just a pawn in the great power game. If you want to or not, you can't make any big waves.
The 38th, 39th, and 40th armies of the Chinese People's Volunteers withdrew to the country. The 42nd Army, the 50th Army, and the 66th Army were withdrawn to the Anju, Jiechuan, Tokucheon, and Hamhung lines, respectively.
North Korea after the United States promised an interest-free loan of 100 million yuan to resume post-war reconstruction. The two sides exchanged 47,124 prisoners of war, including 46,719 South Korean prisoners of war (42,730 South Korean prisoners of war transferred by the Chinese People's Volunteers to the Korean political axe) and 405 American prisoners of war and some Western diplomats. 85,783 KPA prisoners of war were exchanged. Retreat to 5 kilometers north of the 38th parallel and set up camp. South Korean troops also returned to the south of Sanbaku 5 kilometers to deploy defenses. The middle 10 km is the isolation area for both sides. No one is allowed to enter. The two sides have only set up one channel in Panmunjom. After more than ten years, the vegetation here has been well restored and has become a paradise for wildlife.
The publication of the Sino-US Joint Communiqué caused an uproar in the United States.
The author of the uproar was the extremely fanatical [***] protarian McCarthy, who was elected to the Senate in 1946 on the basis of his poisonous mouth and [***] paranoia, and during his tenure as a senator, he often made speeches attacking [***] and repeatedly condemned Truman's weak attitude towards [***].
On February 9, 1950, the anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln, McCarthy decided to "turn his guns on the State Department." Under the arrangement of the Republican National Committee, he gave a speech entitled "Republican Women's Club in Ohio County", claiming that in his possession there was a list of 205 people, all of whom were members of the [***] and [***] spy networks, and that the Secretary of State knew that these people on the list were [***] members. But these people are still drafting and formulating the State Council's policies to this day. McCarthy's speech was like a bolt from the blue, causing an uproar in the United States. McCarthy became a national political star overnight.
On Feb. 11, after drinking 10 ounces of whiskey, he got carried away and telegraphed to President Truman and Secretary of State Acheson, asking them to make a public statement on his speech. After receiving the telegram, Truman wrote angrily: "I am sure that the people of Wisconsin deeply regret that their representative should be such an irresponsible person as you".
U.S. Secretary of State Acheson visited China and issued a Sino-US joint communiqué. McCarthy went one step further and pointed the finger at the Truman political axe and the State Department, and he directly accused the Truman political axe at the Wisconsin state legislature: it is conclusive proof that there is a red fifth column composed of [***] people, which exists in American society, and the American political axe today is full of members of the red fifth column, and they have controlled the American political axe. Influences the formulation of U.S. policy. They have mastered our State Department, the Ministry of Defense and other political axe departments. Truman was an important foreign policy maker, serving as Special Envoy to China, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense George Truman. What is General Marshall, whom our President, Mr. Harry S. Truman, has called the greatest man of our time? He was a traitor, a murderer, and secretly supported [***] and betrayed his old friend the Kuomintang when he was President Truman's special envoy to China to mediate the conflict between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party; During his tenure as secretary of state, he enacted policies that were unfavorable to the Chinese Kuomintang and helped [***] gain power. And his successor, Mr. Acheson, today's Secretary of State, ran to [***] China and surrendered to the [***] people in China! In order to curry favor with China's [***] people, this time we completely betrayed our strongest [***] ally in Asia, the Republic of China. Gave up Asia to [***] people. Our most dangerous enemy at the moment is not the Soviet Union, not the ***, but the [***] elements in the top echelons of our current political axe, those who control the formulation of American policy.
As he spoke, he took out a fine silver flask from his suit, took a large sip of whiskey, and said: Secretary of State Acheson, his assistant, Assistant Secretary of State Rost is a [***] suspect. Think about it, what a terrible fact this is. The Secretary of War of the Pentagon, our highest military command organ, is also protecting the [***] members, although I don't have time to name all the members of the Red Fifth Column in our various political axe agencies. But I do have a list of them, and there are 65 more under investigation
McCarthy's nonsense, ill-intentioned rumors. Much to Truman's annoyance. The next day, President Truman fought back in the U.S. Senate House of Representatives: Since World War II, we have done our best to build a peaceful world, and we are doing so in the fundamental interests of the United States by those who hold partisan prejudices, regardless of the fact that the United States has faced the most serious crisis since World War II. Trying to portray our foreign policy as palliative. What's more, Wisconsin Senator McCarthy's groundless accusations and abuse, malicious rumors to confuse the public, and his wanton attack on the federal political axe. Suspicion of everything, arbitrary blacklisting and persecution of others. He always chattered about a dangerous and terrifying picture to people. What's that already has a red fifth column of [***] people who exist in American society, who already hold the American political axe and so on. This is completely the drunken talk of a drunkard without the slightest sense of responsibility. He maliciously slandered and wantonly persecuted people who disagreed. It is contrary to the U.S. Constitution and is incompatible with our spirit of freedom and openness. has had a serious impact on all aspects of American politics, diplomacy and social life. We must condemn McCarthy's words and deeds.
The people and departments who were slandered and framed by McCarthy and investigated by him have filed charges against him. Overwhelming with indictments, snowflakes flew towards his lodgings and his office. His liver had been badly damaged by alcohol, and he couldn't bear the paranoia, and the cancer cells had begun to encroach on his liver tissue in large areas. The tingling pain in the liver area made him unable to straighten his waist, and his fatigue made him confined to a wheelchair to appear in court, and the rapid emaciation made him look like a panting skeleton, and his whole body was yellow as if he had been fished out of an earthy yellow dye vat. With a big belly that was very disproportionate to his extremely thin body, it was liver ascites, and his life entered the countdown stage.
The publication of the Sino-US joint communiqué was happiest than the US prisoners of war. The 5,000 American prisoners of war in the Fushun West open-pit mine were filled with joy and laughter when they heard their Sino-US joint communique.
They have been here for more than three months, working eight hours a day and one day off a week. At first they were very resistant, but later it turned out that the company and platoon commander of the Chinese volunteers who managed them had the same daily work quota as theirs. Eat, drink, and live like them. Go out with them every day, work, study, and play. Let them calm down slowly. They now had no initial panic and a calm smile on their faces. Especially whenever the families of prisoners of war come from the United States to see them, they are visited prisoners of war, and they also take half a day off every day to be with their relatives. They live in simple houses that they built themselves. Go to bed on time, wake up on time, and work on time every day. Life is very regular and comfortable. Thanks to the participation of the political workers of the base, there is no "the American people are living in misery", there is no "we want to liberate, we will completely liberate, and there are still two-thirds of the exploited and oppressed toiling masses in the world", and those blunt political preaching that is not suitable for reality. Instead, in a way that was more acceptable to them, a prisoner of war theatrical performance team was set up among the prisoners of war, and each battalion set up a basketball team, a Chinese study class, a Chinese study class, a Chinese cooking training class, a Chinese painting study class, and so on. There are also ways to invite prisoners of war to become teachers, and to hold English classes for volunteer managers to mobilize their active surnames. Of course, all this is done on the basis of the principle of their own voluntariness. Subtly propagandize Chinese culture and China's political propositions, and resolve the hatred generated by each other on the battlefield.
Once, an American journalist came to this prisoner of war camp for an interview. In the warm, burned dormitory of the prisoners of war, the journalist asked the prisoners: 'How are you feeling here, are you okay?' It's not bad, people are just a habit, and now they live a very regular life every day, which is good. It's a whole new way of life. Easy and fast.' An American prisoner of war said, 'Here, no one must follow the principle that if you don't work, you can't eat.'' Have you thought about what you are going to do when you get back?' The prisoners of war scrambled to answer, 'Do business with the Chinese,' 'Continue to learn Chinese and teach English here,' 'I want to be a doctor when I go back.' What business do you do with the Chinese?' The reporter asked curiously.
'Yes,' replied one of the prisoners of war, 'China is a big market and a lot of things to do. Such as using small tractors and agricultural machinery and exchanging them for soybeans.'' This is good. That's a really good idea.' The reporter turned his head and asked the prisoner of war who was learning Chinese to teach English: 'Why do you want to stay here and learn Chinese?' Chinese characters are beautiful, each character is like a painting, and it is difficult to learn, but I have learned three or four hundred Chinese characters now. It's very challenging for me to get a surname. China has a history of 5,000 years, and Chinese culture is broad and profound. It's enough for me to learn for a lifetime.' The reporter interjected and asked, 'How are you going to live here?' I can support myself by teaching English. They loved my English.' The prisoner of war went on to say: 'Although the people here are poor, every one of them is positive. Energetic. Confidence in the future. In them, look to see a spirit, a spirit that we Americans don't have.'' What activities do you have besides work?'' Play basketball, play Chinese chess, play a game called landlord poker, and sing songs.'' Do you know how to sing Chinese songs?'' Yes, everyone said in unison.' A prisoner of war named Bush took his guitar off the wall and sang in Chinese while playing: 'The moon of fifteen years shines on my hometown and on the border pass. In the quiet of the night, you also miss, and I also miss all the prisoners of war also follow the melody. Slowly they sang together.
The POW named Bush finished singing and said, 'Hi Comrade Journalist, you listened to my song for free. But I have one thing to ask for. When you go back, put me a marriage ad in your newspaper. Are there any specific requirements.' Bush was a little shy and said: 'Height: between 172-180 cm, body type: big ass, big waves. It's better to have blonde hair,' said Bush, gesturing across his chest.' Also, it's best to like Chinese food. I'm now using my spare time to attend a Chinese chef training class, and I'm going back to open a Chinese restaurant. If you don't leave at night, please taste my signature dish: mapo tofu'' The reporter agreed to Bush's request and said: 'I will help you find the wide-hipped, big-bodied, Ruyi blonde who loves Chinese food. But I would like to ask you one last question, what do you think of your opponents on the battlefield.' Everyone thought about it, and a veteran prisoner of war said: 'Brave, tenacious, tactically flexible. I was a soldier for ten years, I fought with the Germans in Europe, and I fought in the bloody battle with myself on Iwo Jima. After being re-recruited by the army this time, I participated in the battle of Unsan in North Korea and fought with the Chinese, and I think that the Chinese volunteer army is the best army in the world. The most combat-ready soldier.'' Bush, can you tell me where you were captured? The reporter turned his face to look at the lively young man with the guitar in his hand and asked.
"Shuncheon Pass, my God, I don't want to remember that battle anymore, it was a completely Chinese funeral!" Bush still said with lingering palpitations: However, I agree with the veterans' words, the soldiers of the Chinese Volunteers are certainly the best in the world. The strongest and most combat-ready soldier is also the kindest soldier."
The reporter looked at Bush and said, "Can you talk about it specifically?"
Bush recalled: This was a brand new army that we had never come into contact with, and although their weapons were very backward, their ferocious style of play and flexible tactics made up for the shortcomings of their weapons. Although they wore bloated cotton clothes and carried a lot of things on their backs, they looked bulky. But it didn't affect their agility in the slightest, and three or four of them formed a small attack group, quietly leaning in on you, and then lunging at you like wolves. Throwing grenades at you as they go, they seem to have a great preference for Meat Bo. If you're not careful, a long bayonet will stick into your body. They are again a good army. For our wounded, they always try to stop the bleeding as quickly as possible. It was then handed over to the stretcher troops who followed behind. They always smile and talk to you with their captives, and although I don't know what they're talking about, a friendly smile is enough then. They even pull out their little Chinese-style pipes and rub them on their dirty clothes, and ask you to smoke. They were curious about us. Once, a little volunteer soldier touched my nose curiously. I assure you that there is absolutely nothing humiliating about his actions, just curious why our noses are bigger than theirs, and to verify the truth. But immediately met his commander with a loud reprimand. So that this little warrior stood in front of me. Let me touch his nose too, it's kind of an apology to me" There was a hearty laugh from the POW camp.
(To be continued)