In 2000, at a meeting, British officer asked angrily: "Since Hong Kong is so important to the UK, why did it return it to China that year?"
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately caused a stir. The venue was filled with words of echoing. Just when the situation could not be controlled, the British general said something that made everyone present silent and no one dared to mention this matter again.
So, what did the British Admiral say? Why is the UK willing to return Hong Kong to our country?
The reason why Hong Kong was taken away was initially because of the Opium War in 1840 .
In order to open the door to China, Britain brazenly launched a war. The Qing government was defeated and was forced to sign the " Treaty of Nanjing " and officially ceded the "Hong Kong Island to Britain."
. Hong Kong is an area where islands are connected. Britain only occupied part of it. In order to make more profits, in 1856, Britain launched the Second Opium War of , which took away Kowloon Peninsula .
Later, with the signing of " Treaty of Shimonoseki ", the UK will directly take it from to more than 200 islands of all sizes north of Kowloon, with a lease period of 99 years.
is a rental on the surface, but in fact, trusting this thing is not based on saying it, but on the strength of the country.
As early as 1941, the National Government led by Chiang Kai-shek wanted to take back Hong Kong. Unfortunately, when it was proposed at an international conference, British Prime Minister Churchill directly retorted: "Don't try to provoke me, Britain can no longer expand its colony, but no one can take away territory from me."
This sentence silenced the entire National Government. It has no absolute strength or international status, and even the right to speak has to be inferior.
Time was June 1949, and the failure of the national army was a foregone conclusion. Our army's millions of troops crossed the Yangtze River . It was a matter of time for liberating the whole country. In order to stop our army's behavior, Britain was the first to jump out to act in a monster.
They drove their royal warships to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, which greatly hindered the progress of Crossing the River Battle .
Because it was a foreign force, the Chairman asked people to negotiate, but the arrogant British directly moved out of the previous arbitrary treaty. When the Chairman found out, he was very angry and ordered the war to start. The Royal Fleet could not resist for the moment and called for emergency rescue.
A full week, British warships sent out three ships, but unfortunately they were beaten by the People's Liberation Army to flee in panic before they even entered the waters of the Yangtze River.
As soon as this incident occurred, international public opinion was in an uproar. Only then did Western countries realize that the era of using gunboats to open the door to China was completely over, which also made Britain become a second-rate country from a global power.
After the founding of New China, Western countries suppressed the East, and the outbreak of Korean War , New China can only solve its own problems in the country first, and the issue of Hong Kong's return is temporarily shelved.
As the comprehensive national strength gradually grows, my country's international influence is becoming increasingly deeper and countries willing to establish diplomatic relations with China have all sent olive branches.
The US President Nixon visited China in the 1970s, which also means that China-US relations have begun to normalize. Britain, which has always regarded the United States as its leader, followed closely with my country and restored diplomatic relations.
After the reform and opening up of , the Hong Kong issue was put on the agenda again, so Mr. Deng ordered that Hong Kong could return on July 1, 1997 in accordance with the content of the Nanjing Treaty.
This is the biggest concession made by our country, and we also hope that the relationship between the two countries can be further strengthened.
After receiving the news, the UK not only did not feel grateful, but also said provocatively: "The UK can return part of the land, but other expanded parts are still dominated by the UK."
As soon as this was said, it was immediately rejected by our country because sovereignty issues cannot be negotiated!
Since the British occupied Hong Kong, they have been eager to squeeze out all the value here and contribute to the British economy. The British government has taken great pains to the layout of the Far East military.
In terms of economy, Hong Kong's real estate and financial industries are several levels higher than those inland and other countries, and most of the taxes are included in the UK's pocket.
In terms of military, 50,000 British troops The past tenure in Hong Kong for nearly a hundred years is of great strategic significance. If you want to "snatch meat" in their mouths, it depends on whether China has the ability.
The president of the United Kingdom at that time was Mrs. Thatcher . A woman can definitely have extraordinary skills to come to power.
In order to demonstrate the military power of Britain and to shock China, in the 1983 Battle for the Horse Islands, Britain hurts itself by hurting one thousand enemies. The price of regaining the dominance.
You should know that Horse Island is 108,000 miles away from Britain. It is originally the territory of Argentina , but it was illegally colonized by Britain in 1833.
After this battle with , Mrs. Thatcher was called " Iron Lady " and her name spread all over the world, making the British say bluntly "the person who led Britain to the second glory", but such a powerful woman met Deng Gong.
After the end of the Horse Island War, Mrs. Thatcher had no time to rest and flew to China without stopping with her "record".
This time she visited China, under the banner of "deepening the friendship between the two countries", she actually came to talk about the Hong Kong issue.
Deng Gong met Mrs. Thatcher in the living room of the Great Hall of the People . As soon as the two sat down, they started a full of gunpowder conversation.
talk When Hong Kong returned to , Mrs. Thatcher directly spoke a threatening saying, "If necessary, Britain will do anything to maintain Hong Kong's prosperity and development."
After hearing this sentence, Mr. Deng was very calm and just replied to her, "China is poor, but the People's Liberation Army troops fight, but they don't have to die." This sentence touched Mrs. Thatcher's sensitive nerves.
After all, in the Korean War, United Nations Army was directly "stopped" by the People's Liberation Army. Now she cannot The military strength of the two countries is not considered.
She knew very well that once a conflict broke out with China, it would never be as smooth as the settlement of the Falklands. The only thing Britain faced was a crushing defeat. For this reason, she also called the British Minister of Defense, and the answers she got made it impossible for her to calm down for a long time.
For the interests of the two countries and for the development of the United Kingdom. In the end, Mrs. Thatcher compromised and accepted all the conditions proposed by China.
After more than fifty rounds of conference research , China and Britain finally signed the joint statement in 1984, and China will resume exercise of dominance over the Hong Kong region at 0:00 on July 1, 1997.
This statement also caused a global uproar. Many countries do not understand why Britain gave up Hong Kong so easily.
Why did Britain return Hong Kong to China? This was in 2000, an officer at the Royal Academy of the United Kingdom asked an angry question at a meeting.
In fact, it is not just that he thinks so, but many British people are puzzled. Looking back on the historical process of a hundred years, "The British Empire does not set" was once extremely brilliant. Even if it has declined later, can it still be threatened by others?
All the civilians still think so, let alone those British officers.
Faced with this situation, the British general only said one sentence: "Since everyone wants to take back Hong Kong, how will we face the powerful Chinese People's Liberation Army? ”
As soon as these words came out, the voice in the venue came to an abrupt end and no one could speak.
In fact, the core of this sentence is strength and diplomatic voice!
Throughout history, our country has experienced the fact that we will be beaten if we fall behind many times, and the reason why our country can take back Hong Kong is because of its head-on struggle against the strength of the UK!
And the confrontation between the Chinese and British naval forces in 1997 is the best proof!
At that time, Hong Kong was about to return to China. In order to save face, Britain made a real provocation.
In January 1997, under the guise of "maintaining world peace", the UK sent a large army to drive warships to visit various countries. After half a year, it finally arrived in the South my country Sea area in late June.
At that time, the UK sent out all its 34 warships . This time node is self-evident, and I wanted to give China a deterrent force before Hong Kong's return.
However, our army was not afraid at all. Invasion of our territorial waters would inevitably suffer the most severe blow. Our fleet immediately improved its military police, and even the air force took the plane to warn us many times.
For a moment, the two armies set off a tense atmosphere.
On June 25, ignoring our warning, the British army's supply ships and frigate drove directly into the South China Sea. The Yibin, which received an emergency notice, immediately drove to the high seas area to stand guard.
At one time, the two major fleets of China and Britain had a tense confrontation.
In the next 72 hours, the two countries launched a "maritime game battle". In order to escape smoothly, Britain wanted to lead Chinese warships to Vietnam, causing conflicts between the two countries and thus escape.
It’s a pity that the plan was discovered. The unwilling British army used another move to "tug out of the mountain", trying to get rid of our country’s Yibin, but lost its own supply ship. The British army, who lost all face, was angry.
By June 28, the already furious Britain planned to fight the death toll with our fleet. In order to gain the lead, the British warships continued to accelerate, but the Yibin was not afraid at all and stared at the movements ahead.
None of the two ships will give in. In two days, it will be the day for Hong Kong to return. If anyone gives in at this time, he will definitely become a laughing stock internationally in the future.
00 meters, 200 meters, 100 meters, have reached the limit of avoidance distance. Seeing that our warships are fearless, they are ready to hit them. Britain could not bear it anymore and could only turn around quickly, and this 72-hour standoff eventually ended with the victory of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Through this incident, the UK will no longer dare to underestimate China. In the end, Hong Kong successfully returned to the embrace of the motherland, which also greatly improved our country's international status!
