The Tibetan Provincial Corps led by Deng Feng chose this time to sweep India with 100,000 iron cavalry, and it was by no means a momentary hot-headed and nationalistic overwhelmed by nationalism to carry out disintegration operations on India, China's old enemy. However, due to the understanding of the historical process of this period, the full consideration of the international situation in this period, the weighing of the pros and cons, and the accurate selection of the best time for this major operation in India.

As a result of Khrushchev's secret anti-Stalin report at the 20th Congress of the CPSU, there will be a fierce intra-party struggle within the CPSU, and in order to repel the offensive of the "anti-party bloc" headed by Molotov, Khrushchev needs the support of China [***]; It was this secret report of his that caused extreme confusion in the international [***] movement, the negation of Stalin, the shaking of the foundations of the international [***] movement, a series of strong reactions within the entire Warsaw organization, and great changes took place in Poland and Hungary. In particular, at the end of October 1956, a counter-revolution occurred in Hungary that overthrew the [***] regime and shocked the world. A group of armed rioters attacked the State Broadcasting Building, then seized the radio station and some weapons warehouses, shelled the building of the Party Committee in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, killed the Party secretary, and hunted down the responsible persons at all levels throughout Hungary. On the balconies of some buildings in the capital, Budapest, and on the trees on the streets, the bodies of hanged Hungarian party and government leaders and members of the public security forces can be seen hanging from them. Faced with this chaotic situation, Khrushchev, the maker of chaos, was completely at a loss. The entire Warsaw organization was facing disintegration. In the end, with the help of China, this counter-revolutionary riot, which seriously affected the international [***] movement, was quelled. At this time, the Soviet Union certainly did not dare to turn against China, let alone care about India's life or death.

Britain and France, which are in decline, are even more sad, the country wants to read, the nation wants to be liberated, and the people want revolution. In the face of the Nasserian Arab regime in Egypt, it was announced that the Suez Canal Company, which was controlled by Britain and France, would be nationalized, and that the British and French garrisons in Egypt would be expelled. Enough to keep them busy. I will definitely not touch the mold of China, and I am uncomfortable to find it.

The Suez Canal is located in the Suez Isthmus in Egypt and is an important waterway in Europe, Asia and Africa. Since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, the British and French monopoly capital control canal companies have been operated and managed, and have become a tool for their invasion of Egypt and the Middle East. In 1882, British troops occupied Egypt and established the largest British overseas military base in the Canal Zone. After the Second World War, the Egyptian national liberation movement was on the rise, and on July 23, 1952, Nasser and 89 free officers staged a bloodless coup d'état, overthrowing the rule of the Farouk dynasty, which was backed by the British, and established the Republic of Egypt, with a revolutionary command committee of 11 officers headed by him. In June 1956, the last British troops were forced to withdraw from the Suez Canal Zone, finally ending the British military occupation of Egypt.

In order to reoccupy the Suez Canal, Britain and France, together with Israel, openly declared war on Egypt at the end of October and launched a war of aggression against Egypt.

The United States has always been an opportunist who fishes in troubled waters in major events and strives to maximize its own national interests. Not interested in India, a duplicitous non-aligned country. There is no need to confront India, which has no interests in itself, and China, which is rising. Although China is a [***] country, it is now a wealthy man, and Chinese focus entirely on the security of its own country and surrounding areas, and in some major international affairs, if its so-called core interests are not involved, it generally adopts a cooperative attitude with the United States. The pursuit of national interests is far greater than the pursuit of [***] ideology. It was a [***] country that was completely different from the Soviet Union, and there was a border issue with the Soviet Union that was difficult to reconcile. It is far more cost-effective to cooperate with China against Soviet expansion than with China in India. Therefore, when Li Dawei visited the United States in a whirlwind, both sides had a clear understanding and reached a tacit strategic cooperative partnership.

As soon as the Sino-Indian War ended, Li Dawei returned to Yanjing from the Xillong Printing Work Committee, and met with the US State Department Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East Issues, George W. McGee held many talks on the Middle East, and he learned more about U.S. policy on the Middle East.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State George W. McGee argues that "the main reason for the continuous penetration of Soviet power into the Middle East is the weakness or lack of this 'natural defense' in the region, and it is clear that the Soviet Union's goal is power politics, seizing oil, cutting off the canals and the Middle East oil pipelines, which have seriously threatened Western civilization." ”

Li Dawei nodded very approvingly and said: "I fully agree with Mr. Assistant Secretary of State's analysis, in my opinion, the 'natural resilience' you mentioned includes religion, the modern social system, the booming economic life, and the open-boiled political structure. However, after the Second World War, national liberation movements surged one after another, and the colonial and righteous policies of the great powers in the past no longer fit into the current historical development trend. France and Britain were already powerless to deal with the Soviet Union in the region, and now they had to be joined by new forces to support the region's economic development, and this "natural resilience" would be formed. ”。

"That's exactly right, so our two countries can't sit idly by, and we absolutely can't give the USSR a chance to fish in troubled waters." Assistant Secretary of State George W. McGee went on to say, "The Middle East has a vital security interest for the United States, and the U.S. government wants to maintain continued stability in the region, and economic assistance is essential, and that's exactly what we can provide." Just last year, Egyptian President Nasser repeatedly said that if the United States could not provide assistance, he would seek help from the Soviet Union and you, China. But last September, they went so far as to strike an arms deal with the Czech Republic. In addition, Egypt reached an agreement with the Soviet Union to exchange Egyptian cotton for Soviet jet fighters and twin-engine bombers. When we learned of this, we quickly informed Egypt that if it canceled its agreement with the Soviet Union, we would immediately supply weapons and equipment, but Nasser rejected this proposal. ”

"Ha, ha, ha," Li Dawei said with a laugh, "I heard that you American political axe is very angry about this, and Mr. Dulles once said angrily: 'If we want, we can strangle him.'" 'Really? "Li Dawei did not wait for George. McGee replied: "Egypt has approached us about military assistance. However, you know that China's national defense policy is a limited defense policy, we do not become an arms dealer, we do not export weapons to foreign countries, even if it is a conventional weapon for defense, we do not sell it to any country. ”

George. McGee nodded as he listened, "We're very clear about that."

Li Dawei continued: "Another point is that you should take into account Nasser's influence in the Arab world, any punishment of Nasser may alienate the Arab world from the United States and make it fall to the Soviet Union, the oil in the Middle East is vital to both NATO and the West, and a neutral Egypt can be more tolerated by you in the United States than Egypt, which is a satellite of the Soviet Union."

George. McGee couldn't wait to ask in great surprise, "Mr. Lee, can you tell me now, how did you know that Mr. Dulles, Secretary of State, said, 'We can strangle him if we want to?'" Because Mr. Dulles was present when he said this, no more than 10 people knew about it.

Li Dawei looked at the stunned US assistant secretary of state, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter how I know, the important thing is that he didn't say it." "Li Dawei thought, I saw it from the information of later generations, can you believe me when I say this? It's better to find some work for you CIA. It's good to check what you're doing.

George. After McGee asked this sentence, he felt that he was as stupid as this Li Dawei, and he inadvertently revealed that there were high-ranking Chinese spies in our State Department. No matter how stupid I asked, he couldn't have told me about his source of information. So he returned to the original topic and said: "We very much appreciate your limited defense policy of China, and we in the United States do not intend to take public punitive action against Egypt." But things must not be allowed to go in this direction, and the oil of the Arab world is becoming important for the whole of Europe; If these oil supplies are cut off, the economies of European countries will collapse. If the economies of European countries collapse, then the United States will be in a very difficult position. Our policy towards Egypt will shift from persuasion to coercion. The so-called neutralism of the Arabs was actually in favor of the Soviet bloc, since its goals were directed against Western countries. ”

"And what are you going to do?" Li Dawei asked casually.

"We will take the following measures: a tough trade policy towards Egypt, a reduction in economic aid, delaying negotiations on the Aswan dam plan, and assistance to Lebanon and Saudi Arabia to induce these countries to alienate Cairo." Because the next step of these measures requires China's cooperation. George. McGee replied earnestly.

Li Dawei has long known that the United States is using these tricks. These tricks are really not good, they will only push the other party farther away from themselves, so he said: "Trade sanctions have always been a double-edged sword, and you will be hurt the same when you hurt others,"

George. "We should make Nasser fully aware that he can't get U.S. most-favored-nation trade status at the same time as he does deals with the Soviet Union," McGee said. You're right, trade sanctions are always a double-edged sword, but the results of injuries are not the same, just like an elephant and a monkey can suffer the same results? ”

"Well, there is some truth, but it depends on which part of the injury is made, and the consequence of your doing so is only to push Egypt and most of the Arab countries to the status of satellite states of the Soviet Union." Li Dawei said with deep feelings. Think about what the United States gained by blocking China for 20 years in the later world, except that China was dealing with the United States everywhere? All I got was the defeat in the Korean War and the complete defeat in the Vietnam War, which greatly damaged myself. "Well, that's your American political axe's business for how to do it. During my last visit to the United States, I spoke with your Vice President, Mr. Nixon, and Secretary of State, Mr. Dulles, about cooperation between the two sides in the Middle East. The United States, the United Kingdom, and the World Bank jointly fund the Aswan Dam. The U.S. will provide $56 million for the five-year advance project, and the U.K. will provide $14 million; The World Bank will provide a $200 million loan for 10-year post-construction at an interest rate of 5.5 per cent. The United States and Britain also said that they could continue to consider a $103 million loan to Egypt after the preliminary work is completed. We provide economic assistance to Iraq and Iran, as well as countries on the Arabian Peninsula, by providing low-interest loans to the region to fill the gap between Britain and France due to the lack of economic power. We are prepared to lend $25.1 billion to Iran at low interest over a five-year period; $12.5 billion in loans to Iraq; Saudi Arabia borrowed $13.5 billion. We are prepared to lend a total of $800 million to the region. This is our loan program. Saying that, Li Dawei opened his purse and took out a thick loan plan.

"And you China have money!" George. McGee took the loan plan and said, "Mr. Li, one more thing, during the period of our tough trade policy against Egypt, which is what you said about trade sanctions, we hope to get the cooperation of the Chinese side, here is the embargo list" said George. McGee also handed over a thick list of embargoes against Egypt. "I also hope that your country will not provide loans for the Aswan Dam project."

"We deeply understand what the Middle East means to Europe, and we are not involved in the Egypt and Sui-Tu Canal or the Sinai Peninsula, which is too sensitive to Europe and you America. We fully respect your core interests. Li Dawei reassured Lao Mei and said: "China is still a developing country, we have a lot of money for construction in our country, and there is no more money to lend to others, and the issuance of low-interest loans to Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf region is entirely for the strategic cooperative relationship between our two countries and the common interests of both of us." But as far as I know, after you, the United States and Britain withdraw, the Soviet Union will reaffirm its commitment to provide dam-building assistance to Egypt. So the Egyptian Aswan dam project will not be delayed because you do not provide loans, and Egypt will not give in to it. ”

"This kid is really good, and 'we are still a developing country' now who in the world does not know that you China is the richest, with an annual trade surplus of billions of dollars" George. McGee thought indignantly.

(To be continued)