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After receiving the order from the United Nations, the Fang Zhou Group was mobilized. After a period of leisure, Catherine also became busy.

On the other side of the United States, another person did not stop, and this person was Nixon.

Now that the Wuji speech has been delivered, it is not too much to do anything next.

Therefore, when the National Security Council held a meeting to discuss, Nixon said in very clear language: "The Soviet Union is the more aggressive party. If China is allowed to be defeated in a Sino-Soviet war, Destroying it is not in the national interest of the United States."

Nixon's words shocked his cabinet colleagues.

For an American president to declare that we have a strategic interest in the survival of a communist power, a long-standing enemy with which we have no connection whatsoever, is indeed, as Kissinger said, part of the U.S. foreign policy. A revolutionary event.

The incident soon made it into the newspapers.

Since the founding of New China, China and the United States have been enemies in the Cold War world structure. The United States regards China as the backbone of the communist camp, and China regards the United States as the backbone of the communist camp. The leader of the capitalist camp, the two sides were sharply opposed to each other on almost all issues. By the 1960s, despite the increasing calls for improving Sino-US relations in the United States, public debate on the The foreign policy decisions of the United States have had a certain impact, but at the government level, there seems to be no hope of change. It can be said that from the perspective of the relationship between the two countries, the long-term confrontation between China and the United States has not yet come to an end. when.

But at this moment, Nixon took the initiative to break through this layer of window paper. It can be said that the sensational effect of such a prestige was huge - to such an extent that it even exceeded the Wuji speech not long ago.

There is actually a reason why Nixon gave people such a sense of urgency.

One month after taking office last year, Nixon visited Europe. On the one hand, he wanted to show the world that he was "not completely trapped by the Vietnam War." On the other hand, he wanted to make a decision "before starting negotiations with our enemies. "Consult with our allies" gesture.

It's just that the timing of Nixon's visit was a bit unlucky.

When Nixon went to Europe, the entire Europe was in chaos, which was somewhat different from the short-lived chaos in history. Because of Catherine, the big butterfly, the entire history finally changed.

The corrupt power in Europe did not allow Nixon's proposal to be approved. De Gaulle, who came to power, could not support Nixon as he had in history.

As a result, Nixon now has a greater sense of danger than in history, and therefore, a series of changes have taken place in his attitude towards China.

One of them is that Nixon's attitude towards China became more friendly.

He urgently hopes to improve relations with China, which is caused by his own sense of crisis and opportunity.

Exactly, in special

ing incident, the relationship between the two parties began to show signs of easing.

After the meeting, Nixon found Kissinger, who had just returned from Pakistan.

"how's it going?"

As soon as he saw Kissinger, Nixon couldn't wait to ask.

"If I wait until October, I will go to Pakistan again and then follow them into China."

Nixon nodded and seemed to be going well.

This kind of secret diplomacy was very helpful to Nixon.

Nixon's secret diplomacy prevented major controversies inside and outside the government from affecting the negotiation process before the government's policy came out. It also avoided the mutual constraints between the National Congress and the government, which would make the process slow and complicated. It also brought great sensation to the Nixon administration. It can be said that if it had not been through secret diplomacy but regular negotiations, it would have been more difficult and time-consuming to achieve this historic breakthrough. For a long time, the results are unpredictable. However, Nixon's actions also aroused strong dissatisfaction from the Congress and some people. They believed that Nixon's secret diplomacy and the exercise of imperial control were contrary to the U.S. government. He criticized the democratic traditions and open principles of government, which made the relationship between Nixon and Congress tense, and he suffered a lot in the subsequent Watergate incident.

But for now, this kind of secret diplomacy seems to be the best agent to promote the development of the situation.

But speaking of it, the Nixon administration's countermeasures are actually a continuation of the United States' efforts to exploit the differences between China and the Soviet Union since the Kennedy Johnson administration. Their purpose is to divide the communist camp. , the disintegration of socialism is being criticized, but their focus is different.

The Kennedy administration was in confrontation with the Soviet Union, but also hoped to cooperate with the Soviet Union to contain China. For example, it tried to reach a nuclear weapons test treaty to prevent China from developing its own nuclear power, and even attempted to Win over the Soviet Union, attack China's nuclear facilities, and choke off China's budding nuclear capabilities.

On the other hand, the Nixon administration used China to attack the Soviet Union.

ing threatening situation

They were worried and hoped to reopen the door to China through reconciliation with China. On the other hand, they used the Soviet Union's worries about the United States and China to unite to put pressure on the Soviet Union, prompting the United States to achieve success in the détente with the Soviet Union. favorable position.

Therefore, in the triangular relationship between the United States, China, and the Soviet Union during the Nixon era, the United States always tried to try its best to win over one party, pressure the other, and benefit from both parties. But at the same time, the United States always regarded the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union as higher than the United States. Therefore, whenever there was improvement or progress in U.S.-Soviet relations, U.S.-China relations would stagnate or regress. This situation was not only common during the Nixon period, but also in subsequent Sino-U.S. relations.

But the current situation is that the Soviets are aggressive

i people, and at this time, Nixon also urgently hoped for China's help.

It can be said that unless the pressure from the Soviet Union completely disappears, Nixon's strategy of establishing good relations with China will not stop.

"How about the police over there at the Chinese government?" Nixon asked again.

"The Chinese government has welcomed us, but as far as this matter is concerned, the Chinese government has the same view as us - they don't want the matter to be made public."

Nixon nodded.

Initially, the Nixon government also hoped that Li would seek opportunities through public channels for talks in Saudi Arabia. In August 1955, the governments of China and the United States began ambassadorial-level talks in Geneva, and later the meeting location was moved to Saudi Arabia. , and became the only official communication channel between the two countries for more than ten years.

The two sides stopped talking, and except for a few issues, there was almost no progress. This situation did not change until the Nixon period. However, the Nixon government still hoped to establish direct contact with China in Huásha. However, the Huásha talks were held by The U.S. Department of State directly leads the negotiations, which means that all negotiations are open, standardized and inflexible.

In this regard, Nixon and Kissinger were worried that such an approach would nip their intentions in the bud, so they decided to open up other channels. This time, the channel in Pakistan was a window for Nixon to communicate with China. .

"If possible, I think I should go to China on my own... I'm talking about taking Air Jun 1," Nixon said.

"Visit China?"

Kissinger frowned.

"Our visit to China can accelerate the melting of the ice and put more pressure on the Soviet Union. Isn't it great?"

Nixon was also someone who cared about reputation.

"But personally, I think... the problem we should solve is the 'Taiwan-Wan issue'."

Kissinger said this.

"If we want to negotiate with China, there will definitely be some disputes between the two sides over the Taiwan issue. We can make some concessions: First, we will gradually and eventually withdraw the United States Regarding Taiwan's military equipment, exposure to these military equipment can also reduce our government's fiscal deficit; second, we do not support Taiwan's independence. We support the 'one China' policy. But it is just support; third, the Japanese military forces are not allowed to

The U.S. military entered Taiwan during its stay in Taiwan. Otherwise, we can no longer make compromises."

Nixon replied: "However, we will never support the use of force to unify Taiwan. We call for peace..."

11. Nixon's greatest contribution was that for the first time since the founding of the People's Republic of China, he clarified the policy of implementing a one-China policy and recognized that the People's Republic of China is the only federal government of China. The government and Taiwan are part of China. The successive U.S. presidents after Nixon, whether from the Communist Party or the Democratic Party, have not been able to drag away from this basic framework. Although the subsequent Sino-U.S. relations have experienced Through ups and downs, these principles reached by the Nixon administration and the Chinese government on the Taiwan issue have always been the cornerstone for the development of Sino-US relations.

Of course, the current Nixon does not have that consciousness yet.

"For Taiwan, it's like a meeting gift to mothers... I hope they like it," he said.

"But Taiwan has always been a strategic point for us."

"Well... So, on the other hand, we can also win over Taiwan and let them do things for us..." Nixon answered.

The United States' global strategy, national interests and domestic political needs have always been the basic motivations for the Nixon government to seek reconciliation with China. However, meeting the challenges of the times and establishing achievements that will go down in history are also one of Nixon's motivations. . He believes that after years of hostility between China and the United States, nothing can be more challenging than reestablishing China's relationship with the world system.

Including China in the world system, eliminating a potential enemy, and also able to check and balance the Soviet Union. It has to be said that Nixon's strategy is more chaotic than Catherine's wishful thinking...

(To be continued)