Soviet Union 1991

Second update

Under the matchmaking of the Soviet Union, the United States and China began negotiations on the Taiwan Strait issue. Of course, the negotiations between the two sides did not seem very friendly at the beginning, at least they were full of gunpowder. Like Kissinger before, President Mario did not go through the official diplomatic visit channel of the State Council, but asked Anthony Lake, as a national adviser, to contact Chinese Ambassador to the United States Li Daoyu first, and the two sides finalized the time for a secret visit.

Then Anthony Lake began to visit Beijing first to lay the foundation for the subsequent trilateral talks, and at the same time wanted to know where the bottom line of China and the Soviet Union was, so as to prepare bargaining chips for the subsequent negotiations.

The situation still developed in the direction expected by Yanayev. Mario did not listen to his original advice and insisted on not withdrawing from the Taiwan Strait before the political turmoil in Taiwan was stabilized. This move greatly stimulated the nerves of the Chinese side and also let the Soviet Union see the shameless and wonderful side of the American government.

"Now, the United States is going to humiliate itself again." Yanayev was not shocked at all after hearing the news, because the United States did not realize that Taiwan is more important to China than Cuba is to the United States. China will not compromise with others on this issue. This is their war and has nothing to do with others.

Yanayev walked to the window and looked at the scenery outside the window through the bulletproof glass. Moscow has entered June, the warmest season, and the Red Square seems calmer than ever before. But Yanayev, who is used to being in the center of the political vortex, thinks that the so-called calm is just a prelude to the outbreak of the crisis.

"The United States will encounter the most troublesome trilateral talks next, because China has always been soft and hard on the Taiwan issue."

Therefore, China's attitude was obviously beyond the expectations of Anthony's advisers. Li Daoyu basically rejected the US proposal to maintain the status quo and strongly accused the US Pacific Seventh Fleet of interfering in China's internal affairs. The United States must withdraw from this storm, otherwise China will never hold a trilateral meeting.

"This is China's bottom line. We will never take the so-called compromise in exchange for peace. Anthony, please tell President Mario that our conditions will not change. The US Pacific Fleet will withdraw from the Taiwan waters first, and then discuss the so-called peaceful solution to the problem with us. Otherwise, everything will be a face-to-face meeting."

Faced with China's aggressive stance, the United States had to speed up negotiations with Taiwan. It even directly threatened that if Iwashima Masao dared to raise the slogan of independence again, the United States would send the CIA to Taiwan. Compared with the previous economic blockade threats and military intimidation, this time the United States took the most direct and brutal way to coerce Taiwan's top leader.

The US coercion is not unilateral. At the same time, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore have begun to intentionally or unintentionally alienate the Taiwan government. Iwashima Masao's capital for independence lies in Taiwan's economy and external support. After losing these two means, his independence is ultimately just a dream.

Under the threat of the United States, the trembling Taiwanese leader agreed to the US's request, reiterated the one-China principle in public, recognized the principle of the 1992 Consensus, and actively promoted the second Wang-Guo talks, hoping that relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait would return to normal.

Taiwan's compromise was forced by the United States with a knife on its neck. After completing this series of small actions, Uncle Sam turned around gracefully and started a trilateral meeting with China and the Soviet Union. The decision on the future direction of Taiwan's situation is not in the hands of Iwashima Masao, but in the game between China and the United States.

The condition proposed by China is that the US Pacific Fleet withdraws from Taiwan. The Taiwan issue is an internal issue of China. The United States has no power to govern it. At the same time, China has the right to deal with Taiwan in any way.

The United States said that after the Pacific Fleet leaves Taiwan, Taiwan must maintain the status quo, and China cannot use force to unify Taiwan without authorization because of the Taiwan issue.

Although they say that they will not interfere in the Taiwan issue again, the Americans who are unwilling to give up actually hope to maintain the current status quo of neither independence nor unification. After all, the high-level and incompatible attitudes of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait can ensure that the United States can use the island chain to block the rising red dragon.

This is a contest between China and the United States. The Soviet Union is just a bargaining chip for pressure, but it cannot play a decisive role in this contest. Even so, on the Taiwan issue. China and the Soviet Union reached a consensus of advancing and retreating together in private.

Foreign Minister Shevardnadze, US Secretary of State Warren and Chinese Foreign Ministry special personnel Qian Qichen first conducted exploratory negotiations, and the meeting was held in Beijing.

This was almost a negotiation that determined the direction of the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.

"China can maintain the current status, but the prerequisite is that the US fleet withdraws from our national waters, otherwise China will never agree to any plan." The Chinese side showed a strong aura at the beginning, as if Warren felt like returning to the era of negotiations with the Soviet Union.

"But we must ensure that there will be no large-scale military conflict in Taiwan, which will have a very bad impact on peace in the Asia-Pacific region. Washington does not want to see this happen." Warren's tone was very tough. Since he had already lost this crisis and conflict, he hoped to at least save face in other places.

But the Chinese representative Qian Qichen immediately responded to the other side, "Whether there will be a conflict in Taiwan, when will it be your turn to intervene? This is our own problem, and it has nothing to do with you. You might as well pay more attention to the situation in your country. The problems of China should be solved by the Chinese themselves, and there is no need for outsiders to intervene."

Only Shevardnadze remained silent. Although the United States and China quarreled so fiercely, they had reached an agreement on the general issues, but there were always some small details that they felt they had to save face. To put it bluntly, the two countries are now arguing for the face of their respective countries.

But no matter what, everything will end after this meeting. No matter how tit-for-tat between China and the United States, they will eventually choose to shake hands and make peace.

This is the complexity of the political game of major powers. The frogs in Taiwan who sit in the well and watch the sky will never understand this truth.

"Ahem." Shevardnadze coughed and said to Qian Qichen and Warren, "I think you should listen to the opinions of the Soviet Union now?" (To be continued.)