Chapter 310: The sovereignty is mine, and the custody is yours
For more than 100 years, China is too weak, resulting in too much loss of cultural relics, due to the complexity of the situation, involving the identification of historical reasons and facts, it is even more difficult in the process of recourse, and the recovery of these cultural relics is destined to be a protracted and protracted war.
China's recourse to the looting of cultural relics by the Western imperialist powers since 1840 is carried out on three fronts.
The recovery of Chinese cultural relics scattered overseas was secretly carried out by the 9th Reconnaissance Detachment of the Flying Leopard Commandos. On the other hand, a legal group composed of legal experts from the China Cultural Relics Protection Committee filed a lawsuit through the International Court of Justice, and even established an international arbitration tribunal under the influence of China's status as a great power. Adopt appropriate legal and judicial means consistent with "international custom" to pursue recovery with great fanfare.
The law is only a relevant provision formulated in theory, it is to serve the ruling class, in practice many are, the result of the ruling is directly related to the strength and status of both parties, the so-called equality before the law, that is just a dream of some powerless grassroots people. International law is no exception, and in international "lawsuits", the strength of a country and the international influence of that country are the decisive factors. For big and powerful countries, the ruling is in my favor, it is a fair ruling, and the ruling is not good for me, you give me a side to play. I can tear it down and start over. Even I started from scratch. Do another set. This is the true meaning of the so-called "weak countries have no diplomacy". If a country's strength is not strong, it will not be able to participate in the formulation of the international rules of the game, and your interests will not be guaranteed.
Thanks to the arrival of Deng Feng and his "base," under the leadership of the supreme leader and through the efforts of the people of the whole country, New China has completely changed China's strength and strengthened its comprehensive national strength, so that it is no longer a China that was humiliated by the Western powers in the 19 th century and a China that was tightly sealed by imperialism in history, but has become a superpower that stands out from the crowd and is a newly rising superpower, and its international status has been raised to an unprecedented level.
At present, China has the absolute right to speak in international affairs, and the process of realizing the enlightenment of international relations and international law that China has vigorously advocated has attracted extensive attention from the international community. The existing international law is not conducive to the recourse of China and those former colonial countries to the looted cultural relics of their own people, and needs to be improved and reformulated. In 1961, China initiated a just claim against imperialism and the unjust act of plundering the cultural relics of other ethnic groups.
With China's active advocacy and participation, the United Nations has formulated the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property to prohibit and prevent the import of cultural property that has been looted and illegally exported from other countries, to prevent the illicit transfer of its ownership, and to take appropriate measures to recover and return such cultural property.
At the Rome Diplomatic Conference in December 1961, the Convention on Looted or Illegally Exported Cultural Relics advocated by China was adopted. Both conventions explicitly require States Members of the United Nations to take all necessary measures to prohibit and prevent the import of cultural property that has been looted and illicitly exported from other countries, to prevent the illicit transfer of ownership thereof, and to take appropriate measures for the recovery and restitution of such cultural property.
In view of the lack of retroactivity in the previous conventions, China's political axe has added in these two conventions that each country has the right to demand the return of cultural relics that have been looted and illegally exported in its own country; For looted and stolen cultural relics, which are mainly cultural relics that are part of a specific memorial site or archaeological site, or cultural relics that belong to the public collection, the country of origin has a permanent statute of limitations for requesting their return, and the political axe of the country of origin has the right to recover the lost cultural relics at any time.
At the same time, the Chinese government also actively cooperated with the great players who plundered Chinese cultural relics, such as Britain, France, Germany, the Soviet Union, the United States, Italy, Austria, and Hungary. Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, and other countries have conducted diplomatic negotiations to make the plundered cultural relics of China return to China as soon as possible through negotiations between them.
In January 1961, Yuto Ikeda, who had been forced to step down from Nobusuke Kishi, who had been forced to step down during the "security struggle", took over the post of prime minister in the Cabinet of Saymoto on a state visit to China. He has too many times to consult with China and ask for China's support.
In 1959, the two countries held talks on the issue of re-signing the new "Security Treaty between the United States and the United States." Compared with the old "Security Treaty" between the United States and the United States, it strengthens the reciprocity of relations between the United States and corrects to a great extent the unequal terms and contents of the old treaty. However, several issues that are of greatest concern to the people of Japan and sensitive have not been resolved: For example, the provision of bases and facilities to the US military, the recognition of the right of the United States to use, manage, and defend these bases and facilities, the crimes committed by the US people and their families, the lack of criminal jurisdiction and the issue of nuclear weapons stationed at US military bases, and especially the expansion of the area of application of the new treaty, will increase the danger of getting involved in the war. Where's Ben going?
Since the beginning of negotiations between the United States and the United States to revise the treaty, the people of the United States have set off the largest social movement since the end of World War II, that is, the security struggle. A total of 134 social organizations in Benjamin convened a congress and spontaneously formed a "National Conference on the Abolition of the US-US Security Treaty." By March 1960, the number of organizations participating in the National Convention had reached 1,633. Petitions, rallies and demonstrations were held. As many as 170,000 petitions were received by the National Congress, and 3.3 million people participated in the petitions. On May 9, 1960, the "National Assembly" held its 16th unified action and put forward a motion of no confidence to dissolve the National Assembly and the cabinet of Shinsuke Kishi. The struggle gradually entered **.
Since the Sino-Soviet war has ended and China has recovered most of its territory in the Far East, it is no longer possible for the US military to stay in South Korea to contain the Soviet Union, and it is no longer in China's strategic interests to stay in South Korea. Of course, the China Far East Working Committee led by Deng Feng will not give up this good opportunity to "run the United States away." A large number of Far Eastern Working Committee staff members were secretly assigned to Chinese-funded institutions and Sino-joint ventures in China. Actively contact and guide them to participate in this "great national liberation movement" that is of great significance to China and to Japan.
China resolutely supports this national liberation struggle of the people of China against foreign forces. A large number of Chinese-funded enterprises and Sino-Japanese joint ventures in Yueben support their employees to participate in this "patriotic action", because it does not matter if they participate in this activity and affect their work, their wages will be paid, bonuses will be paid, and the red envelopes for good performance in sports will be thickened.
On June 19, 1960, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower was scheduled to visit Benedict, and the treaty would not automatically enter into force until 30 days after its adoption by the National Congress, so it was said that the National Congress would adopt the treaty by May 20 at the latest. On the night of May 16, 330,000 demonstrators surrounded the National Assembly to prevent the adoption of the new "Security Treaty between the United States and the United States", and more than 7,000 students stormed the Diet, clashed with 3,000 riot police, and killed a female student at the University of Tokyo. The contradictions further intensified, and then [***] launched a strike in support of the actions of the "National Assembly" and demanded that Kishi Nobusuke step down. At this point, the new "Security Treaty with the United States" was not adopted, and Kishi Nobusuke informed Eisenhower to cancel his visit. Kishi's cabinet was completely demoralized during the security struggle, and Kishi was forced to dissolve his cabinet and announce his resignation.
Since the new "US-US Security Treaty" was not adopted, the old "US-US Security Treaty" has become invalid. At this point, the US military has lost its "legal basis" in Lai's book.
Ikeda took over the acquisition of the book and when he came to power, he proposed a policy of "emphasizing economics over government." The so-called "emphasizing the economy over government" means putting aside politics first and then talking about boosting the economy. We should raise the people's living standards, raise the level of national income, attach importance to economic development, and promote innovative activities. But these must be recognized and supported by China, a rising political, economic, and military power.
During Ikeda's visit to China, a series of Sino-Chinese cooperation agreements were signed with China, including agreements on the handling of cultural relics looted from China during the wars.
During the talks between China and China on strengthening cultural exchanges between the two countries, an official of the Chinese Ministry of Culture said that China and China are friendly neighbors separated by a strip of water, and their cultural ties have been unbroken for more than 2,000 years. China has always cherished the traditional friendship and cultural ties with the people of Japan, but since the Meiji Restoration, China has been learning from the West in an all-round way, and has embarked on the road of militarism, foreign aggression and expansion. China, which had an important impact on the development of Yuben culture, was brutally and brutally invaded. At the same time as invading China, he also wantonly carried out cultural aggression and destruction. The cultural exchanges between China and China, which have lasted for more than 2,000 years, have suffered serious setbacks, and although this is a short period in the entire history of cultural exchanges between China and China, the consequences are tragic. Summing up and drawing lessons from this period of history is of great significance to promoting cultural exchanges between China and the two countries in the future.
Scholar Haneda, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who accompanied Prime Minister Hiroshi on his visit to China, first reviewed the long history of cultural exchanges between China and Materiel, saying: "China's culture is the mother body of the Chinese culture, and China's developed culture has not only brought China's rice cultivation, silkworm raising, pottery, and iron-smelting technology, but also Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, thus accelerating the development of the Chinese culture into a civilized society. From 645 A.D., the book entered the period of "Dahua Innovation", and the book began to transform from a slave society to a feudal society. The New Deal Axe followed the example of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty of China, built the national capital, and moved the capital to Pingjing City in 710 AD. The political system, law, and culture of the Tang Dynasty were fully introduced, and the 'everything was imitated by the Tang Dynasty'. Even the palace is surrounded by 12 gates, which were also built in imitation of China. ”
Keno Haneda goes on to say, "Before the fifth century AD, there was only language and no writing, and it was the introduction of kanji that greatly promoted the development of the culture and laid the foundation for the later creation of kana. According to research, in the 4th century AD, ancient Chinese books have been introduced into the book. In 604 AD, Prince Shotoku formulated the "Seventeen-Article Constitution", which was not only deeply influenced by Chinese political thought, but also derived many of the words and sentences directly from Chinese literature. The first written document, the Kojiji, was written in 712 A.D. The book records the historical events of 10 volumes of the Analects and 1 volume of the Thousand Character Text. Chinese culture has had a profound impact on the formation and development of this culture, and Chinese characters have become the recorded symbols of the language, which cannot be replaced by any culture. It is a blessing for our neighbors to be nurtured by a 5,000-year-old culture like China, and we despise the practice of small countries like North and South Korea and Vietnam in giving up Chinese characters. ”
"Chinese culture has been introduced into the book and has become a nutrient for the development of the culture, and has even influenced all aspects of social life. For example, in his daily life, tea ceremonies, noodles, soup yuan, tofu, etc. were passed down to the people through Chinese monks. The art of calligraphy is even more loved by the person himself, if he can't write two strokes of calligraphy in the book, he is simply an inferior person without culture. The influence of Chinese culture on the book is multifaceted, and even farming uses the Chinese heavenly stems, earthly branches, and 24 solar terms. The Minister of Literature, Takeo Haneda, chattered endlessly, "Many of the traditional festivals of the Ministry of Education are the same as those of China. These are the result of the influence of Chinese culture. ”
"For thousands of years, scholars, monks, officials, businessmen and civilians have worked diligently and traveled across the ocean to seek knowledge from China in all aspects, and it is only under the cultivation of Chinese culture that there is today." After reviewing the influence of Chinese culture on the Ministry of Culture, the Minister of Culture and Culture made a denunciation: "China and China are neighbors separated by a strip of water. Chinese has a long history. The well-documented relationship between the two countries has a history of at least 2,000 years. Before modern times, the influence of Chinese culture on the book was the main aspect of the exchanges between the two countries. In modern times, China and China have embarked on different paths of development. An ungrateful warrior of the samurai class and militarist soldiers, who once fought a war of aggression against China, committed unforgivable crimes against the Chinese people, greatly harmed China's benevolent teacher, and plundered a large number of precious historical relics in China during the war. Although we, the citizens of this small island, are extremely eager for the civilization of Chinese mainland. Chinese cultural relics are worshiped as holy relics by us, which also shows the world significance of Chinese civilization. Nevertheless, we are willing to unconditionally return all these cultural relics illegally looted from China to China. It is to express our determination to maintain friendship with the Chinese people from generation to generation. ”
The Chinese side said that China and the two sides should learn from history and face the future. Strengthen cooperation and common development. attitude. Only when the political axe is honest about the mistakes he has made, and has the courage to admit and assume due responsibility, will he surely win the understanding of the Chinese people. Today, China and the two countries have turned a new page in their history, and China's political axe is actively strengthening cooperation and exchanges between the two sides in all aspects, and doing a good job in all concrete tasks to realize the common aspiration of friendship between China and China from generation to generation, so that modern cultural exchanges and cooperation can develop more smoothly and bloom into more splendid flowers on the basis of summing up historical experience. Based on the consideration of the economy and friendly relations between China and China, the Chinese political axe decided that in order to support the development of the tertiary industry and support the tourism industry of the Chinese cultural relics illegally plundered during the war, the rest of the cultural relics will remain in the Chinese political axe for 50 years, and after 50 years, they will be discussed separately according to the situation at that time, but the ownership of this part of the cultural relics belongs to the Chinese political axe, and the political axe must be properly kept, must not be damaged, and must be subject to inspection by the Chinese cultural relics department at any time. Chinese historians can call on these artifacts at any time for academic research. Every year, 6,000 pieces of cultural relics are sent to various parts of China for an eight-month tour, and all expenses before entering the Chinese customs are borne by the book. The annual rent of 100,000 yuan is paid to China as a symbol of the surname.
The reason why China is doing this is by no means that it will not be able to find the north after being "fooled" by a few words. First of all, as cultural relics, which are the common wealth of mankind, if we want to carry forward Chinese culture in the world and let the people of the world know that Chinese culture is splendid, broad and profound, it is impossible to lock the cultural relics in the treasury, the carrier of these Chinese cultures.
Another important reason is that it is indeed difficult for China to properly preserve so many cultural relics. The British Museum, known as one of the world's three major museums, has 30% of the incorrect inventory in later generations, which is also a matter of no choice, almost all the museums in the world are loss-making, and they are maintained by a large amount of political axe. Think about the situation of the preservation of cultural relics in China in later generations, the custody of many cultural relics, not to mention the constant temperature and humidity of the storage room, it is also common for the warehouse to leak rain and mildew to cause a large amount of damage to cultural relics, rather than to come back and rot in the warehouse, it is better to temporarily store it in a foreign country with better storage conditions.
Cultural relics are not of much value in themselves if they are not circulated as commodities. The so-called value also refers to its academic value, and it is also in terms of its non-renewable surname that objectively and truthfully records some information of the production era at that time.
(To be continued)