Since its establishment, my country has emphasized that diplomacy should be independent, so the concept of " vassal state " has long since disappeared from China's dictionary, and my country's foreign policy also largely determines my country's non-aligned policy .
However, in ancient Chinese history there was such a vassal state, which was the last vassal state of the Qing Dynasty - Kanjuti . After Kan Juti became a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty provided it with garrison protection for a period of time. So it has always insisted on paying taxes to the Qing Dynasty.
This vassal state later became under the jurisdiction of Pakistani after historical changes. As a friendly partner of China, Pakistan still claims that will unconditionally support China.
The historical frontiers of China's relationship with Kanjuti
Miyazaki 's classic anime has a work called " Wind Valley ". That is a utopia in the minds of many movie fans and an ideal home pursued by many people in the industrial society.
However, it is such a place that really exists on the earth. The prototype of the Valley of Wind in reality is the former Kanjuti, today's , Hunsa region. Kanjuti is in the southwest of Pamir and has become a natural portal for Kashmir .
It is hard to imagine that in ancient times, such a country with a land area of nearly 20,000 square meters actually existed for thousands of years. It is not surprising to evaluate it as a "thousand-year-old small ancient country". Although the land area of Kanjuti is limited, its geographical location is very important. This is not difficult to see from the map.
and from the map you will find that Kanjuti can not only be said to be " portal to in Kashmir region", but can even be said to be "the portal to India".
From here, you can go south to the Indus Valley through Gilgit City, and then go south to the capital of Pakistan Islamabad . However, the strategic significance of this region is not limited to this. There are two paths to Xinjiang, China.
One is to directly connect to Xinjiang from Mingtiegai Pass, the other is to arrive at Hongqilafu Pass through Kunlun Expressway, and then arrive in Xinjiang.
A small area like Kanjuti can successfully reach so many countries and cities, so in history, many "military geniuses" have appeared here to stage a drama of guarding and defense.
The earliest record of Kan Juti in Chinese history books can be traced back to Tang Dynasty , when Kan Ju was nominated as Xiaobolu .
Due to the limited area and sparse population, Kanjuti's production capacity and combat strength are also very limited, and they are often invaded by surrounding ethnic minority countries.
In order to maintain the security of the tribe, its leader brought many important tribe officials to Datang , thousands of miles away, hoping to become a vassal state for tribute, so as to get the protection of the Tang Dynasty. After
, Kan Juti did get the protection of the Tang Dynasty as he wished and had a brief peace, but the peace maintained in this way did not last long.
Because Kan Juti is really far away and the Tang Dynasty is beyond reach, it was once again invaded by Tubo in the later period. It was not recovered until Tang Xuanzong during the period, and its tribute relationship with the Tang Dynasty was restored.
The Qing Dynasty inherited the tribute system of Ming Dynasty and regarded itself as the "Celestial Kingdom". Over the years, I have accepted tribute from many neighboring countries, including Kanjuti. However, with the decline of the late Qing government, part of China's territory was ceded and invaded.
During the Qing Dynasty, although Kan Juti was not the territory of the Qing Dynasty, it was just a vassal state. But the Qing Dynasty still sent troops to help Kanjuti when it was in crisis.
Under the dispatch of the Qing government, Tao Model went to Xinjiang to serve as governor. After he established relevant defense facilities in the local area, he organized the Hui people to settle down, and carried out development and construction in the Hui people's settlements to expand the administrative system.
Later, in the late Qing Dynasty, the British army occupied Kanjuti. Tao Mo, as the governor, took the initiative to negotiate with the British army, and Kanjuti was finally able to return it to our country. However, even after being detained by the British army for a long time, Kanjuti did not reduce his tribute to the Qing Dynasty.
Although the late Qing Dynasty had declined, Kan Juti seemed not aware of this problem and was still paying tribute to the Qing government, hoping that the Qing government could help it escape from the current dilemma of being occupied by the British army.
Another statement about Kan Juti being deeply in the dilemma of British invasion, but still insisting on tribute to the Qing government, which was also incapable of protecting itself, is that under the current situation, Kan Juti really doesn't know who else to ask for help from the Qing government.
So I had to take the blame for my life and bet on whether the Qing government would send people to negotiate.
Facts have proved that Kan Juti's move was right. The Qing government sent Tao Mo to serve as the governor of Xinjiang. Shortly after Tao Mo took office, he succeeded in negotiations with the British army, and Kan Juti was rescued.
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Kanjuti once again fell into drooling, and the Chinese government during the Republic of China did not interfere with Kanjuti's jurisdiction.
Even for a long time, the official map of the Republic of China listed Kanjuti as the category of "foreign". It was not until later that it was re-registered into the territory within our country. After
, the Kuomintang was defeated and retreated to Taiwan, although even during the Kuomintang government, they had no jurisdiction over matters related to Kanjuti.
However, in order to attack the mainland politically, they still claimed that "the Communist Party of China betrayed Kanjuti." It is not difficult to see from this that Kanjuti still has many historical and political connections with China.
The Kanjuti current situation under the competition between Britain and Russia
Kanjuti's unique geographical location attracts not only the surrounding ethnic minority countries, but also the UK, which is known as the "Empire of the Sun Not Setting".
After taking advantage of the east wind of The first industrial revolution , Britain gradually became arrogant and claimed that it would allow its colonies to cover the whole world. A "treasure land" like Kanjuti naturally became a "hot commodity" in the eyes of colonists.
However, under the repeated negotiations of the Qing government, Britain failed to completely take Kanjuti under its command during the most glorious period as a veteran capitalist country.
instead began to step up the pace of "annexation" after 1900 when all emerging capitalist countries were slowly rising. However, at this time, Russia had already experienced the serfdom reform in 1861 and became increasingly ranks in the ranks of emerging capitalist countries.
Russia also wants to become the overlord of Central Asia and also understands the important strategic significance of Kanjuti, so it has been competing with the UK for decades of this land of Kanjuti.
In order to seize the territorial sovereignty of Kanjuti, Britain privately crossed China and signed relevant documents and agreements with Russia to divide the spheres of influence between the two sides, and ignored China's legitimate interests.
However, the weak country had no diplomacy, and the Qing government eventually gave up its sovereignty over Kanjuti. Until , the 1911 Revolution , Britain was still trying its best to prevent Kanjuti from all exchanges with China, including the people.
By 1937, after Russia experienced several famous revolutions, it was already the world of the Soviet Union.
Britain gradually realized that there would be no one in Central Asia at this time than the Red Army, so it was unwilling to continue to entangle with the Soviet Union on the issue of Kanjiu.
So Britain began to emphasize "quick battle and quick decision" and strongly urged Kanjuti to cut off all tribute from the government of the Republic of China. In the end, under the actions of Britain, all the vassal relationships between China and Kanjuti in history were completely over.
Shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China, our country and Pakistan demarcated national borders. Since the Republic of China government "disconnected" from Kanjuti in its early years, Kanjuti was naturally classified as Pakistani jurisdiction. After Kanjuti was assigned to Pakistan, he had to fall into a war with India again due to some political issues during the British rule in his early years.
At that time, Pakistan and India were both British colonies. However, Britain intends to separate the two places, which further intensifies the contradictions between the two countries due to religious and cultural differences. Therefore, India and Pakistan launched artillery fire again after independence.
And the Kanjuti region borders my country's Xinjiang region. For the sake of our national security, my country has repeatedly condemned India's behavior of crossing the ceasefire line to provoke Pakistan.
and said that if India does not stop, our country will take all necessary military actions. At this point, Pakistan was successfully pulled out of the quagmire of war, and the relationship between our country and Pakistan began to get along well.
It can be said that although Kanjuti is no longer the territory of our country in conceptual sense, his history for thousands of years will not lie.
In the long river of history, the people of Kanjuti have been protected by ancient Chinese rulers and have had short-term peace, which is extremely precious for their production and development.
Nowadays, although Kanjuti is nominally the territory of Pakistan, my country has always been in good relations with Pakistan and has tried its best to help Pakistan in infrastructure construction. In another sense, it has helped the economic development of the former territory of Kanjuti.
spread the voice of rationality: how to view the relationship between countries
Since Kanjuti was classified as under the jurisdiction of Pakistan, our country and Pakistan have been in harmony on the border issues of the two countries, and the Kanjuti region has been away from many years of war.
War is painful for the people, and perhaps this is another way to protect the people of Kanjuti. It is worth mentioning that China and Pakistan's friendly diplomacy is still talked about by people until today in the 21st century.
In the popular " That Year, That Rabbit ", which was a hit in China some time ago, Pakistan was anthropomorphized into " Baba Sheep ". This shows the friendship and harmony of the relationship between the two countries. However, it is worth mentioning that there are many phenomena of excessive consumption of China-Pakistan friendship on the Internet.
For example, some bloggers said that "Pakistan will prohibit the destruction of China-Pakistan relations and write to national laws" . In fact, this statement lacks factual basis.
First of all, Pakistan is an independent sovereign state. The statement that sovereign states prohibits the sabotage of the establishment of diplomatic relations with other countries into the law is first and foremost contrary to common sense.
Because the diplomatic starting point of sovereign states is for their own interests, it can be understood that the interests of both countries have been greatly improved after Pakistan and China established diplomatic relations.
However, in order to maintain the establishment of diplomatic relations with a country, this is specially defined as a legal provision and specially written into the country's laws, so the possibility is almost zero.
In addition, in recent years, many bloggers have posted on social platforms that they have received "special treatment" in Pakistan.
According to them, when they travel to Pakistan, many local residents would welcome each other in the street, and even free private car drivers would pick them up and drop them off.
In fact, this statement cannot stand scrutiny. People's economic behavior in the market is generally to obtain economic profits. This theory is applicable almost all over the world.
Pakistan is also a country with relatively backward infrastructure, so the statement that "Pakistan people will provide free private cars because you are Chinese" is almost impossible.
Some bloggers fabricated various remarks out of thin air in order to create their own sense of superiority. Not only does it lack factual basis, it also over-consuming China-Pakistan friendship.
Such behavior not only deceives the masses in the country, but also places the Pakistani people in a lower position. Integrity and reason are not conducive to the healthy development of the friendship between the two peoples.
The real partnership should be that both of them are on the same level. In fact, our country and Pakistan are both developing countries and independent sovereign states. There is no so-called disparity in identity between the two countries.
The biggest difference between the two countries is the difference in economic levels. But this is also the fundamental reason that encourages close cooperation between the two countries. The diplomatic starting point of sovereign states should be to safeguard their fundamental interests.
However, although some netizens have fabricated false information, their starting point is to praise and deepen China-Pakistan friendship, and their remarks themselves are not malicious.
However, for the long-term development of China-Pakistan relations, it is best for domestic people to look at the relationship between countries from a more rational perspective.
Just like "there are no eternal friends, only constant interests", diplomatic relations between countries are exactly like this. However, it is worth mentioning that since the 21st century, China-Pakistan relations have continued to develop in a healthy direction.
The Wenchuan earthquake broke out in 2008, and countries around the world extended a helping hand to China, including Pakistan, which has always been friendly with China.
After learning about the disaster of Wenchuan , Pakistan urgently mobilized 10,000 tents with combat readiness to China, and then added 10,000.
Not only that, Pakistan has almost done its whole country to aid China. They sent top domestic medical staff and valuable medical resources to China to rush to Wenchuan for disaster relief work.
In recent years, Chinese construction companies have contracted a series of infrastructure projects in Pakistan, including dams and hydropower stations, making great contributions to Pakistan's national infrastructure construction.
Nowadays, only by constantly striving for progress can China have the spare time to assist in the construction of Pakistan, and then protect its former partner Kanjuti and protect its thousands of territories in the country.
Generally speaking, Kanjuti has had far-reaching ties with Chinese history since ancient times. Although it was later classified as under the jurisdiction of Pakistan, China and Pakistan have always had good friends. So in a sense, Kanjuti is not separated from us.
