Chapter 199 199 Battle

As far as the issue of MCA partition is concerned, the current situation of China is not much better than that of itself in the 21st century in another timeline. Although the unremitting diplomatic efforts have won the tacit approval of the United States and some other Western countries, there is still a lot of room for negotiation on specific details. And most countries in the world, even if they agree with China's move to send troops to save the Malaysian Chinese, it does not mean that they agree with the proposal of MCA partition.

What the partition of Israel and Palestine looks like, the world world sees very clearly; What the partition of India and Pakistan looks like, anyone with a discerning eye knows it. So taking the risk of creating a possible regional powder keg once again is a burden that no country wants to bear. Similarly, China is absolutely unwilling to so-called pacification of regional turmoil, cares about regional peace, and deliberately turns a blind eye to the well-being and freedom of millions of Malaysian Chinese. At least under Qi Yiming's influence, this kind of thing can't happen.

As a result, the United Nations has become the best arena for competition, where different countries fight without gunpowder for their own different interests.

Immediately after the Chinese representative Li Luye proposed the partition plan of MCA, the Malaysian representative immediately counterattacked, proposing that the United Nations Security Council intervene in the situation in Malaysia, condemn China's aggressive behavior, and demand that China withdraw its troops and stop its atrocities. Behind their actions is clearly the support of the United Kingdom, which is also struggling with the support of countries such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand on this issue, and is trying to lobby the United States to persuade them to abandon their position on China.

Since the beginning of the crisis, China and Britain have begun to criticize each other without naming names, and exchanging harsh words, which is obviously something that the United States does not want to see.

Britain is a long-standing and staunch ally of the United States, and it has historical ties and cultural closeness, and the two countries share a lot of intelligence consultation, military technology, and even Britain's nuclear submarines cannot be called strategic weapons without American Trident missiles. On the other hand, however, China is an important ally that the United States urgently needs to strive for, and from a purely strategic point of view, Britain, which has lost its colonies in various parts of the world, is lighter than China, which can provide a large number of troops and provide more resources and strategic space.

Faced with such a situation, the United States has tried to avoid publicly expressing its support for Britain or China, and it seems to be much more peaceful.

And the tone of the Soviet Union, the other superpower, is much more ambiguous, or rather less disciplined. They shouted for a moment against aggression and armed conflict, and tomorrow they drank a glass of boiled water and changed their tone again, and began to call for the export of the red revolution as something that should be affirmed. Of course, the Soviet Union did not have a good mind, but intended to drive a wedge between China and the Western camp by emphasizing China's red attributes.

Entering the second general debate on the situation in Malaysia, the representative of the United Kingdom, John Brown, entered the debate. Thomson changed their tactics of struggle in the General Assembly: "The General Assembly, the United Kingdom and many other countries in the world do believe that Malaysia has some problems in dealing with its own racial issues, and with regard to the proposal for the partition of MCA, our country believes that the proposal for the partition of MCA was put forward too hastily, and that there is not enough time for the people of concern in the local and world circles to react and digest this issue, so we suggest that the proposal on the partition of Malaysia and MCA be put on hold for the time being, and we should proceed to restore the actual situation in Malaysia." to reduce violence on the ground and restore the country's rightful sovereignty. In order to achieve these objectives, the United Kingdom will propose to the UN Security Council that the People's Republic of China withdraw its troops from Malaysia and implement it immediately. ”

Li Luye stared at the British representative who was some distance away from him with a cold light in his eyes, Thomson intends to raise the matter to the level of the Security Council, then the matter is not as easy to say as the partition of MCA. The Security Council's ability to implement is stronger than that of the General Assembly, and of course this also depends on the willingness of other countries to implement.

According to the principle of unanimity among the great powers, China has the right of veto in the UN Security Council, which means that if China does not agree to withdraw its troops, the draft resolution proposed by the United Kingdom will not be adopted at all. However, the British side is still not afraid to use such a trick, because just pulling up a vote with a huge number of votes is itself a kind of pressure on China.

The international community will not be able to see China stationed in Malaysia for a long time, and although most countries do not have the ability and will to manage it, they still have to say what they should say.

The British's tactics were to put aside the discussion of the division of MCA at the United Nations, and then to urge China to withdraw its troops, and in the eyes of the British, as long as they pulled China's power away from Malaysia, they would have achieved a diplomatic victory. Privately, Britain also has a lot of different considerations, with China joining the US camp, Britain's status as Britain's number one ally has been affected, and on many issues, China and Britain's interests are at odds with each other, such as the previous arms sales to the British BAE, the dispute over Hong Kong, and so on. The Thatcher government hopes to teach China a lesson through this diplomatic confrontation and let the Chinese know that the international arena is not a place where a small player like China can hold up the table.

Li Luye naturally would not sit idly by, and he immediately counterattacked: "General Assembly, I would like to state once again that the reason why China is taking action is based on a humanitarian position, out of responsibility for international obligations and the safety of compatriots, and does not have any bad intentions of aggression or occupation. We have set a complete timetable for the withdrawal of troops, but a key step in initiating this timetable is that the international community agrees on the complex and dark situation in Malaysia and is willing to take action to safeguard the legitimate interests of the Chinese people there, that is, to promote the implementation of MCA. ”

Britain intends to suppress the partition of MCA and let China withdraw its troops in advance, but China immediately retaliates and wants to withdraw its troops, but the issue of MCA partition must be discussed, and it is a prerequisite for China's withdrawal.

British representative Thompson is not surprised at all, they have done various sand table exercises before, and they are sure that China will definitely tie up the division of MCA and the withdrawal of troops, but Britain will never back down and make concessions, he continued: "China needs to immediately reflect on its reckless and hasty military dispatch, if China wants to assume positive international responsibilities, it should start by reflecting on its own mistakes and withdrawing troops from Malaysia." ”

Li Luye protested directly: "China does not need other countries to tell itself that what it is doing is right. ”

However, this debate is not destined to be too easy, and Britain has not yet finished dealing with it, and the representative of Indonesia on the other side has sent another question to Li Luye: "In 1954, China, India, and Burma established a precedent of guiding diplomatic work with the 'Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence', and then at the Bandung Conference, which had a profound impact on the countries of the third world, the five principles of peaceful coexistence proposed by China were recognized and appreciated by many former colonial countries and countries of the third century. However, with the passage of time, China seems to have forgotten the promises it made at the beginning, and its blatant invasion of Malaysia, naked interference in the internal affairs of other countries, and even attempts to split other countries have exposed China's hypocrisy. Or is it that the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence are just a pretense to protect itself when China is still backward and weak, but after it has the strength to invade and bully others, it is just a worthless piece of waste paper. ”

In fact, the discussion on the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence is also ongoing, and many high-level officials have begun to question that this kind of foreign policy at this stage may only bring more disasters to China, and China does not need to bury its head in its own affairs, and only by getting out of the mess can it gain more and win leadership and prestige.

However, they are also right: the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence were indeed put forward by China, and if China took the initiative to overthrow them today, the scene would be very unsightly. From the point of view of realism, it is inevitable to abandon the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, and there is nothing wrong with abandoning them, but it is a little embarrassing to be said by others.

Li Luye knows very well that when the Indonesian side says this, it is actually somewhat inward-looking. China sent troops to Malaysia, and Indonesia shook the whole country, not only the armed forces of the whole country were mobilized, but also the Chinese in their country were also monitored more closely, for fear of causing some chaos. Because this kind of anti-Chinese thing is not only done by Malaysia, but also by Indonesia, if China uses the same excuse to attack Indonesia again, Indonesia will not be able to stop it. So Indonesia is afraid of following in the footsteps of Malaysia, and of course now jumps out and lets the whole world help stop China.

"The representative of Indonesia has ignored a basic fact, and it is a fact that our side has repeatedly emphasized, that is, this dispatch of troops is completely based on a humanitarian standpoint, out of the consideration of protecting our innocent overseas Chinese and sympathizing with our Chinese compatriots, and what our country has done is not for its own interests, but to uphold the spirit of the UN Charter and protect the rights and security of Chinese compatriots, which is a positive contribution to democracy and human rights progress in the world and a manifestation of a responsible major country. The Indonesian representative's misinterpretation of our country's position does not change the fact that Malaysia is in a terrible ethnic situation, and taking it out of context and ignoring the source is not the way to solve the problem! ”

There is no conclusive conclusion on the five principles in China, and Li Luye cannot say it directly. And it is not a smart move to be circumvented by Indonesia in the five principles, Li Luye hit the nail on the head, emphasizing that the Chinese in Malaysia need an explanation, and faintly brought out the subtext - optimistic about your own backyard, if you also make a similar scandal, we don't mind another partition.