Premier Zhou is not only an outstanding communist, but also an outstanding diplomat full of wisdom. Although Premier Zhou is in a high position, his control of details has reached the extreme, especially in diplomacy. Once, Americans wanted to use commercial satellites to broadcast important moments of leaders' visit to China, and promised not to charge China. But it was rejected by Premier Zhou righteously. Why is this? It is this little detail that shows Premier Zhou’s great wisdom to the fullest. The
thing should start on the eve of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States in 1972. After rapid development at that time, New China gradually became the world's largest developing country, and its influence in the world became greater and greater. Many developed countries have actively sought to establish diplomatic relations with New China. Of course, the United States is no exception. However, due to its own ideological differences, the imperialists headed by the United States have long been hostile to and blockaded against New China. In addition, the Second World War broke out and ended After the larger-scale Korean War, the relationship between the two countries has been awkward. The then US President Nixon realized that China's rise was becoming more and more important in the world. Therefore, in order to break the ice-bound state between China and the United States for many years, it was decided to start the ice-breaking journey for the development of Sino-US relations. He also believes that seeking a breakthrough in Sino-US relations will become the most meaningful thing during his presidency.
President Nixon decided to send his national security assistant, Dr. Kissinger, to visit China secretly after careful consideration before visiting China. He wanted to see China’s attitude towards the United States through Kissinger’s visit, so as not to risk coming to China for food. To close the door, affect their image. However, due to the far-sightedness of Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou, they also expected the improvement of Sino-US relations, so they warmly received Kissinger and his team visiting China. After Kissinger returned, he gave feedback on the details of the visit to Nixon, and Nixon confirmed his intention to visit China. So he once again asked Kissinger to visit China to discuss the specific matters of his official visit to China with Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou.
In this way, Nixon came to China again. This time he visited China publicly. After arriving in Beijing, Premier Zhou continued to entertain Kissinger with enthusiasm.
Immediately after that, the two sides began intensive negotiations on President Nixon's visit to China. The two parties first determined the specific date of President Nixon's visit to China, and communicated on the specific matters of President Nixon's visit to China. The content of the communication involved various aspects such as clothing, food, housing, transportation, and security. In consideration of the first US President’s visit to China, Premier Zhou made concessions to the greatest extent possible on the demands of Americans. But one of them caused disagreements between the two sides. In the end, Premier Zhou relied on his superb wisdom and ability to control details to solve the problem.
Kissinger conveyed to Premier Zhou the important moment that President Nixon wanted to broadcast his speech in China to the world through commercial satellite communications. This condition was difficult to break the New China at that time, because we did not have our own commercial satellite at all. Faced with such a dilemma, the Kissinger team casually proposed to mobilize US satellites to broadcast the important moment of China free of charge, but they were immediately rejected by Premier Zhou. why? Premier Zhou believes that this move by the Americans is suspected of infringing our country's territory, and the other is to worry that the Americans might use satellites to do other things that are harmful to us. The Americans are puzzled, but helpless. In their view, there is no charge for supporting China with their own satellites. Why doesn't Premier Zhou agree? The atmosphere of the negotiation was a bit awkward for an instant. Soon after a brief silence, Premier Zhou broke the deadlock. Premier Zhou said firmly and without losing excitement: "We can use your satellites, but we have to pay you for the lease. At the same time, the satellites during the lease are controlled by our country and you must not interfere." The Americans were surprised at this. Immediately afterwards, something that surprised the Americans even more happened. Premier Zhou also said: "During the lease period, the right to use the satellite belongs to us. If you want to use it, you need to pay the usage fee after obtaining our permission. We don't earn you any money for this fee, so let's deduct the Chinese rent! "Z3z
In fact, on the surface, we are taking advantage of the free use of satellites, but if you think about it carefully, Premier Zhou actually relied on the control of details and clever use of his own logical thinking, which not only helped to defend our sovereignty. And show to the AmericansIt shows our country's determination to firmly defend its territorial sovereignty. It is wonderful! How, are you shocked by the great wisdom of the prime minister's small details?
