ZTE 12th year, December 21.

At eight o'clock in the morning, in the press conference hall of the Chinese government in Zhongnanhai. Chinese and foreign journalists gathered, and basically those mainstream media at home and abroad were invited. It's all because China has something important to announce.

There has always been very little news material available about China. A lot of the news is still officially announced by the Chinese government, and there are only a few press conferences like this a year. Therefore, when they received that China was going to hold a press conference, reporters from any news media attached great importance to it and hurried to it early in the morning.

After they all arrived, Zong Li didn't let them wait long. At eight o'clock, he appeared in front of all the reporters.

"At the beginning of the press conference, please ask the reporters who are allowed to ask questions one by one according to the training."

The on-site staff routinely reminded that this is a mandatory procedure in every press conference.

"Today's press conference is to announce that the 12th Olympic Games, which will be held in 1940, will be held in Hanjing, China, due to the decision of both Japan and the Olympic Organizing Committee. In the spirit of spreading the spirit of sportsmanship in the world, the Chinese side agreed to this request. In other words, the 12th Olympic Games will be held in China. Your Majesty would like to take this opportunity to make a request to the whole world that from this time until the beginning and end of the Olympic Games, the world will be able to keep at peace, let the smoke of war disappear from the face of the earth, and let peace come to humanity. Any dispute can also be resolved through negotiation, and try not to meet each other. Zong Li cleared his throat and said, "Now everyone can ask questions." ”

The reporters here did not care about the Olympic Games, but when it comes to world peace, it is still the meaning of His Majesty the Emperor of the Chinese Empire, and this is big news. They all now want to know what the Chinese Empire means.

Today, the world is basically divided into two factions, one is the Axis Coalition led by Germany, and the other is the Allies led by Britain and France. However, there are three other countries in the world that are both economically and industrially strong and have not joined these two blocks. These three countries are, of course, China, the United States and the Soviet Union.

However, the Soviet Union appeared to be closer to Germany on the surface, at least for a while. And a military conflict has just broken out with China, although it was resolved peacefully, but the situation of the wrong way has been put on the table.

And the relationship between China and the United States has been even more unpredictable over the years, and it is not like it is very good, nor is it bad to say that it is bad. In any case, the two countries are already grabbing foreign trade markets, and the commercial competition between them is full of gunpowder.

The question of the position of China and the United States is a target of great concern for all countries in the world. In fact, many countries in the world can see that if they really choose a position, then the United States is inclined to the allies, and China is naturally the Axis power. However, it is impossible to determine that the matter has not yet officially become a fact. There is no shortage of whatevers in this world.

Therefore, the message of peace sent by China today is the most concerned issue for everyone.

"I ask you, Mr. Deputy Prime Minister, Your Majesty preaches peace and calls for peace throughout the world. Does China intend not to get involved in any disputes in the future? Is it to disband the army? A French journalist was the first to ask.

For such a difficult question, Zong Li did not get angry, but said very calmly: "I am very surprised by this French reporter's question, can't a country that doesn't like to fight have a minimum of defense strength?" Do you still want China to return to the Manchu Dynasty and be bullied?

You must know that China is a sovereign country, and no one can interfere with the establishment of its own national defense forces. Hope for peace, but that does not mean that China renounces the right to war. The building of our national defense capability is only to prevent aggression by other countries. I never thought of taking the initiative to violate others, which is obvious to all. Over the years, China has never been bullied before it has fought back. Our ** team is only a defensive force, which only defends the territorial integrity of the country and the Chinese people from being bullied, and will never take the initiative to attack other sovereign countries. This is something that the whole world can oversee.

Moreover, only a more powerful force can have the strength to maintain world peace. The earth is not personal, it is a living space shared by everyone, and all living beings have the right to live on it. As a member of the earth, China has the obligation to maintain world peace. Let the people of all ethnic groups in the world live better on the same earth. ”

Zong Li's words made the press conference silent for a while, especially the French reporter, when Zong Li said about the Manchu Dynasty, his face became very unnatural. Naturally, he also hopes that today's China is still the China of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so that in the world, France will have one less very strong opponent. There would have been no defeat of the Anglo-French coalition in those years, and France would not have lost money and lost face. It's just a little fantasy in his heart.

Soon, everyone reacted, and the second reporter, the British reporter, also got up and asked: "Mr. Deputy Prime Minister, does China intend to remain neutral all the time and not join the two military alliances that stand side by side in the world?" ”

"This matter will not change, the Chinese Empire will remain neutral at all times and will not join any side. There is a saying in the word, if people do not offend me, I will not offend others. As long as its sovereignty is not undermined by other countries, China will not take the initiative to find trouble.

Because both economically and industrially, our country is very backward. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has always pursued the national strategic principle of giving priority to economic construction. The country's commitment to the peaceful development of the country's economy is also obvious to all.

It is a good thing that the two military blocs in the world contain each other, and as long as the balance can be maintained, it is a good thing, so that the two sides will scruple about each other and dare not easily break the balance. In this way, peace can be maintained. It is even more impossible for China to break such a balance, and it will resolutely not break the balance between the two sides.

At the same time, he also reiterated his appeal to the two sides to treat all matters calmly and resolve all matters that can be resolved through negotiations. Don't let the small be the big one, war is not the best solution for both sides. I hope that both sides will exercise some restraint. Zong replied.

It was originally a government press conference, and it was naturally full of officialdom.

Then the American reporter got up and asked: "Mr. Deputy Prime Minister, I would like to ask, since you will not join the other side, why do you export a large amount of strategic materials to the other side?" ”

Zong Li did not hesitate at all in this question, and replied directly: "China has the right to trade freely, and commerce with any country in the world is normal and legal business exchanges, and there is no so-called export of strategic materials to one side. When it comes to commercial issues, China does not discriminate on the same side. ”

"Then why do you export so much steel and military supplies to Japan?" The American journalist asked again. He didn't care at all about the cannibalistic eyes of Japanese reporters not far away.

"I believe that the eyes of the world are clear, China is a sovereign country, whether to export, or what to export is our right. And for the question of the American journalist, I hope you will pay more attention when asking this question. At this time, China not only wants Japan to export those strategic materials in your mouth, but also exports these things to more than half of the countries in the world. In particular, there was business with all the countries of Europe, whether it was the Allies or the Axis powers.

Moreover, China's business path is still something that the United States wants to learn from, and the countries that the United States can sell, China can also sell. What the United States can sell, we in China can also sell. Don't say it, do you? ”

Zong Li's final rhetorical question made the American reporter not know how to answer for a while, and then he could only sit down, which was regarded as acquiescing to Zong Li's words. Since World War I, the United States has exported a large number of materials and weapons to the world by virtue of its status as a creditor country. At this time, when it comes to China, it is simply that only the state officials are allowed to set fires and the people are not allowed to light lamps.

……… The press conference was held directly into the afternoon, and everyone was very satisfied with whether it was China's goal of promoting peace or the gains of the major media.

Originally, Zong Li thought that the change of venue of the Olympic Games would make them constantly ask questions, and he prepared a lot of manuscripts, but on the contrary, no reporter asked about this.

In fact, it is not surprising that the situation in the world is so delicate, who cares where a sports meeting is held. Compared to the news value of China's hope for peace, this news is worthless at all. None of these journalists are stupid, where to go back and ask those questions.

Starting today, the whole world will also receive the message sent by China. Regardless of whether the news that China has always maintained neutrality is true, it is better than no news at all, and it is better to be in a fog.

Telling the world about its attitude has also relieved many countries, and many countries believe the news that China wants to be neutral. At least as a big country like this, backtracking is not a very wise move and will undermine its credibility.

However, some people breathed a sigh of relief, while others were disappointed, and Hitler was one of those disappointed. Originally, he still had a glimmer of hope for winning over China, but now China has come forward and said that he will not join any organization, which makes his hope dashed. But he was just disappointed, anyway, as long as China's follow-up weapons and equipment energy sources are endlessly supported, it is not a question whether China will directly join in. Anyway, as long as the ultimate goal is the same.

Soon after this incident, Hitler and Stalin also made public speeches and hoped for world peace, and even Mussolini of Italy and Hirohito of Japan expressed their willingness for peace in public.

This confused France and couldn't figure out what was going on. Britain thought that its policy of "appeasement" and alliance and confrontation had taken effect, and Churchill, who had been jumping wildly, stopped.

This day, which was called the careerist's lie show in later generations, did deceive many people, and this kind of lie, which does not stand up to much scrutiny, has a surprisingly good effect. Of course, subjective will is at work here.

(To be continued)