Zhang Xiaoping is proud, he is proud, he is proud that he is Chinese, and he is an ambassador sent by China.

The Chinese do things with great importance and righteousness, attach importance to being famous and upright, but under the strong pressure of the Western powers, the Chinese are degenerating, and they have to fall.

Now, the Chinese are making a strong comeback to China's tradition of benevolence, righteousness and peace.

Zhang Xiaoping's expression was calm, but there was a kind of power in this calm, real power.

"Mr. President, we Chinese are different from those Western bandits, of course, we also value national interests and pursue national interests, but the way we realize national interests is not plunder, but mutual benefit and reciprocity, making real friends, and this is the way we realize national interests."

"'There is no room for moral existence in international politics,' 'There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests,' and 'those who are backward will be beaten'...... All of these political philosophies from the West are completely contrary to our political traditions. ”

"Mr. President, China makes friends when it is weak, and it must make friends even more when it is strong, and if you know China's history, you should know how China treats its weak neighbors when it is strong."

Zhang Xiaoping spoke a lot, and Bani Sadr asked, "Mr. Ambassador, what do you mean......"

Zhang Xiaoping said: "Mr. President, when your country is fighting back against aggression, we will provide help within our ability, but when peace is possible, if your country refuses, then we will terminate cooperation." ”

Bani Sadr was really stunned, and after a while, he asked, "Mr. Ambassador, why is this?" ”

"Mr. President, war money is the easiest and most lucrative, but let's not make this kind of money." After a pause, Zhang Xiaoping continued: "We hope for peace in the Middle East, for millions of ordinary people, war is the greatest evil, and peace is the greatest good. ”

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When Bani Sadr reported the negotiations to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini, Khomeini was also stunned, knowing that the Chinese had nothing to do with Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia is not strong enough to influence China to this extent.

Could it be that China is really a saint? Khomeini didn't believe it, but he really couldn't think of a reason for the Chinese to do it.

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Among the ambassadors sent by China's political axe to foreign countries, Saudi Arabia is the most special, and the ambassadors sent to Saudi Arabia are hereditary, and they have always been descendants of the great imam Li Zhiqiang.

Li Zhiqiang's third son married a princess in Saudi Arabia, so the Li family has a very wide range of contacts in Saudi Arabia.

Li Deming is the fourth generation grandson of Li Zhiqiang, the current generation of Chinese ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

In the palatial palace, Prince Mahmoud was having a banquet, and there was only one guest, Li Deming.

Prince Mahmoud and Li Deming have a very good relationship, they have known each other since childhood, they have been playmates since childhood, and they are classmates at Yenching University, and the relationship is extraordinary.

"Deming, do you think it is possible to change the policy of China's political axe?" Holding the red, thick wine in his hand, Prince Mahmoud compared it to Li Deming, and after taking a sip, asked casually.

Li Deming shook his head slightly and said, "Old Ma, you are also a China expert, but you still can't understand bullshit." ”

Rolling his eyes, Prince Mahmoud asked rhetorically, "Why can't I make sense?" ”

Li Deming said: "China's policy is very clear, and it has always opposed the use of war as a means to solve problems, especially meaningless wars. ”

Prince Mahmoud didn't squeak, he thought silently.

Li Deming continued: "China's support for Iran is against Iraq's aggression, and once Iraq abandons its aggressive policy and Iran does not agree, we will stop supporting Iran. ”

When Prince Mahmoud heard this, he immediately sat up straight and asked in surprise, "Deming, what you said is true?" ”

Li Deming said: "When did I tell a lie about this? ”

After thinking about it, Prince Mahmoud leaned on his side and half-lay on the soft collapse again, and sighed: "Deming, although I speak Chinese as a thief, to be honest, many times I still don't understand what you think. ”

Li Deming said with a smile: "Actually, there is nothing to understand, you are just too deeply poisoned by the West." ”

Stunned for a moment, Prince Mahmoud asked, "What have we been poisoned by the West?" ”

Li Deming said: "Social Darwinism is the way of the jungle, while our political culture is completely different from that of the West. ”

Prince Mahmoud said, "Deming, is it possible for you to be the same as Zheng He now?" ”

Li Deming said: "Why can't you? After a pause, he added: "Zheng He is actually pursuing national interests, but what we think of as national interests is not a little thing in the moment, but a long-term one. For example, within a country, if there is no integrity, the operating cost of the society will inevitably be infinitely higher, and international state-to-state exchanges are actually a truth. ”

Prince Mahmoud is still difficult to recognize, but the fact is that the Chinese do exactly that, which is very different from the Westerners.

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In November 1980, in the general election held in the United States, there was no suspense, the incumbent President Carter was defeated, and the Republican candidate Ronald ? Ronald Reagan became the 40th president of the United States.

At this time, the melon is ripe, and it is time to solve the hostage crisis.

On Iran's side, the political role of the hostages has been realized, and continuing to hold them is just a waste of food, and exchanging the hostages for the $8 billion frozen by the United States is not something that Iran can ask for.

Moreover, since almost all weapons systems are made in the United States, and the United States is urgently needed to provide spare parts, improving relations with the United States is also one of Iran's goals.

On the American side, after so many days of suffering, in order to rescue the hostages, especially those heroic American GIs, the American people have no temper, and there will be no domestic resistance to negotiations with Iran at this time.

Moreover, the main culprit of the hostage crisis, the Pahlavi shah, is also dead, and the biggest obstacle to Iran-American reconciliation has been lifted.

Shortly after the election, the outgoing Carter political axe in Algerian diplomat Abdul Kalim? With the help of intermediaries such as Fleiber, the United States began negotiations with Iran.

In exchange for the release of the hostages, the United States agreed to unfreeze $8 billion in previously frozen assets and pledged not to prosecute Iran over the matter.

On January 20, 1981, just minutes after Reagan's presidential inauguration, all the hostages were released and handed over to the American side.

So far, the hostages have been held for 444 days.

Of course, this is only the first step in the reconciliation between the two sides, and the real reconciliation has to be done slowly, and this time the feud is somewhat deep.

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Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and he has seen the hearts of the people for a long time.

Hearing is false, seeing is believing, and it is not long, but in just one year, in the hearts of Iranians, the image of the Chinese has undergone a fundamental change.

Chinese weapons are not as famous as those of the United States and the USSR, but in practical use, not only are they not inferior to those of the United States and the USSR, but in many ways they are more practical and suitable for the Iranian army.

These are not the most important things, the most important thing is that the Chinese are calculating, the price of weapons is only one-third of that of the United States and the Soviet Union, and there are no conditions attached, let alone those indispensable tricks and troubles to buy weapons from the United States and the Soviet Union.

Of course, if the Chinese do not say, Iran will not play stupid, and several large oil and gas fields have been given to Chinese companies.

Iran knows that a few oil and gas fields are simply not enough to thank China, and not only does China never take the opportunity to threaten it, but what is even more commendable is that the Chinese have never had the arrogance of the Americans and the Soviets.

This, more than anything else, has won the favor of Iranians.

The Chinese are talking, Iran is taught, but as they gradually grasp the initiative of the war situation, Iran began to worry, and they remembered what the Chinese had long said: once the opportunity for peace comes, if Iran refuses, then China will cut off the supply of weapons to them.

The previous words were extremely good, but if this one was also talking, it would be extremely bad.

Now, the war situation will soon reach a critical stage, and if the Chinese really interrupt the supply of weapons, the impact will be too great, especially since there will be no second partner as good as China except for China.

On January 27, 1982, the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, Iranian President Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Speaker of the National Assembly Rafsanjani, Prime Minister Jay, and Supreme Court President Beheshti jointly arrived at the Chinese Embassy to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Dog.

Khamenei and others came, and it was true to celebrate, and it was also true to talk about things.

In the living room, after Zhang Xiaoping sat down with Khamenei and others, chatted for a while, Prime Minister Jay spoke first: "Mr. Ambassador, the situation of the war will soon change, and I hope that our cooperation with your country can continue." ”

Zhang Xiaoping, who is also a Muslim and came out of Han Yuan's staff group, knows much more about the situation in the Middle East and possible developments than Khamenei and others.

He felt very uncomfortable.

Whether it is Iran or Iraq, neither country has the ability to eat the other from the perspective of war alone, because neither country can fight at all, and lacks a minimum understanding of war.

The war was started by Saddam, but when such a large-scale war was launched, Saddam Hussein was no different from a child playing with a family, he was completely desperate, betting that he would completely defeat Iran in the first war.

Saddam Hussein was not prepared for a long-term war at all, both psychologically and materially, so once the attempt to achieve a quick victory was crushed by the other side, he was unable to support it and gradually turned from active to passive.

In the early days of the war, strategically, Iran performed better than Iraq, but when it came to specific battles, Iran and Iraq were both half a pound and eight taels, and they were as stupid as they were.

In local wars such as Iran and Iraq, the main objective should be to annihilate the enemy's vital forces, and should not be excessively entangled in the gains and losses of one city and one place, but in the Iran-Iraq war, almost all campaigns and battles were offensive and defensive battles aimed at cities and towns, and both sides were satisfied with the superficial "victory" of attacking cities and seizing land, while ignoring the annihilation of a large number of the enemy's vital forces.

In addition, the logistical supply systems of Iran and Iraq are extremely chaotic and inefficient, which leads to the fact that even if a battle is won, it will not be able to pursue the victory and continue to expand the results.

Finally, the armies of both countries are modern, and although their combat effectiveness is extremely low, the attrition is absolutely staggering, as in the early days of the war, when Iraq fired tens of thousands of artillery shells at a town of just a thousand households like Fort Schilling.

The industrial bases of the two countries are extremely weak, and weapons and ammunition need to be purchased from outside, so the course of the war is easily controlled by the arms supplier countries.

These three points have determined that the Iran-Iraq war can only be a war of attrition in which no one can help anyone.

The Iran-Iraq War was the bloodiest war since World War II, and the most stupid war, and it was a testament to the intrinsic factors behind the decline of the Muslim world.

Every day, a good life and flowing money are all invested in this meaningless war, and Zhang Xiaoping feels very uncomfortable about this.

Pressing this thought to the bottom of his heart, Zhang Xiaoping said: "Mr. Prime Minister, non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries is the diplomatic principle of China's political axe, as the Chinese ambassador, I repeat once again, once Iraq asks for an armistice, at that time, we will break off arms cooperation with your country in accordance with the agreement." ”

Khamenei, Rafsanjani and others are not good-looking, but they really can't say anything, China is indeed benevolent and righteous, even if it wants to find fault, it can't find fault at all.

After a pause, Zhang Xiaoping continued: "Gentlemen, there are some things that I cannot say as the Chinese ambassador, but as a Muslim, I would like to share my personal opinion. ”

After being stunned for a moment, Khamenei said, "Mr. Zhang, please speak." ”

Zhang Xiaoping said: "The judgment of my country's political axe is that this war will not have any results, it will only consume life and wealth in vain, and my country's political axe is unwilling to get involved in this kind of thing." ”

Khamenei, Rafsanjani and others were stunned.

A year ago, they wouldn't have believed Zhang Xiaoping's words, but now, they can't help but not believe it, because that's what China has always done, it's really making friends with them, and really hoping that they will be well.

After a moment of silence, several people looked at each other, and Rafsanjani asked: "Mr. Zhang, can you elaborate on why your country's political axe judged that this war would not have a result?" ”

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Seeing off Khamenei and the others, Zhang Xiaoping sighed softly, he knew that the result would not change anything.

For real change to happen, it is only possible for China to intervene on all fronts, but this is simply not possible.

However, although his words will not affect the course of the Iran-Iraq war, they will be extremely beneficial to China's influence in Iran.

When the dust settles, the Iranians will look back and look back and regret it, and the more they regret it, the more convinced they will be of China.

Zhang Xiaoping knows that even in Han Yuan's staff committee, there are big differences in Middle East policy.

The stakes in supporting Iran's war with Iraq, as the Soviet Union and the United States did, would be enormous.

Zhang Xiaoping supports the policy of political axe, and the more important the Middle East is, the more important it is to give up immediate interests.

It is difficult to win the hearts and minds of the people, but once you really win the hearts and minds of the people, the benefits at that time are long-term, reliable, and huge.

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In late March 1982, after careful planning, Iran launched another "Operation Victory" offensive, completely annihilating two Iraqi brigades, inflicting heavy damage on two divisions, killing and wounding 25,000 Iraqi soldiers, capturing 15,000 prisoners, destroying 360 tanks, shooting down more than 20 planes, and capturing more than 100 tanks and armored vehicles.

On 20 April, Iran concentrated nearly three divisions and a large number of about 100,000 Revolutionary Guards to launch the "Operation Al-Quds Al-Quds Jerusalem" offensive with the goal of recovering the city of Khoram Shahr.

After twenty-five days of fierce fighting, the important southern port city of Khorramshahr was finally recaptured.

On 11 June, Iraq put forward a proposal for a cease-fire on all fronts and unilaterally implemented a cease-fire, announcing that it recognized the continued validity of the "Algiers Agreement" signed by the two countries in 1975 and was ready to negotiate with Iran on the basis that Iraq's fundamental rights were recognized.

On 21 June, it was announced that all troops would be withdrawn from Iran within 10 days.

On 30 June, Iraqi troops had basically withdrawn from Iran.

On 13 July, Iran concentrated 100,000 troops and launched a fierce attack on the Basra region in southern Iraq.

At that time, China's political axe terminated its arms and ammunition cooperation with Iran.

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On September 27, 1982, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visited China, and Premier Liu Linhai met with Margaret Thatcher at the Ziguang Pavilion in Zhongnanhai.

Liu Linhai is the first prime minister to come out of the new system, and the emergence of Liu Linhai means that the new system is officially formed.

Liu Linhai started from the grassroots level and came up step by step.

After entering the political axe system, everything involving official business, even if it was a small matter, every decision Liu Linhai made and every word he said at the meeting were all clear and recorded.

With every promotion, these things are put to the test.

This is an extremely test of people, for example, the cadres who are promoted, if there is a problem, it is a stain, especially to protect the person who has a problem, as long as there is one time, it is enough to mean that the person will not go far.

When competing for the prime minister's candidacy, the other candidates are the same people as Liu Linhai, and they all have the same experience.

Not everyone participates in the election of candidates for prime minister, only political officials and deputies to people's congresses at all levels are eligible to vote.

The deputies to the people's congresses at all levels cover all walks of life and are a fairly large group, of which peasant deputies account for half of the country.

Unlike elections in the West, where there are no open campaigns, no promises are made, and voters are asked to know that candidates are provided through written and video information provided by the Election Commission.

Margaret Thatcher was the first foreign head of state to be received by Liu Linhai since he became prime minister.

During his meeting with Margaret Thatcher, Liu Linhai expounded China's political axe's basic stance on the Hong Kong issue, pointing out that the sovereignty issue is not an issue that can be discussed, and China will take back Hong Kong in 1997.

(To be continued)