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"In May 1999, Beijing was full of spring and flying catkins. In this gentle and warm spring breeze, we smelled the bloody smell of Belgrade ." At 5:45 on
8, a violent explosion pierced the tranquility of the morning. The U.S. B-2 bomber raided, and five bombs hit the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia one after another. The fire soared into the sky, the building collapsed with a bang, and various bricks and gravel mixed with blood splashed everywhere, and shrill screams hovered in the air.
This sudden air strike caused 33 Chinese journalists, Shao Yunhuan, Xu Xinghu, and Zhu Ying, to be killed and dozens of people were injured.
You should know that the embassy has extremely special significance in diplomacy. It represents the interests of the entire country, and the bombing nature is quite bad. After the tragic disaster, US President Clinton apologized several times, claiming that this fact was accidentally injured. But is the truth really that simple?
"Cruel" was brutally assassinated
On March 22, 2009, a murder occurred in Louden County, Virginia, USA. A middle-aged couple was suddenly attacked by criminals while practicing in a morning exercise in a riverside park.
7-year-old William Bennett died on the spot, and his wife Cynthia was seriously injured and threw her into a ditch by the murderer. The scene was extremely tragic.
The United States has always advocated freedom and democracy, emphasized so-called human rights, and never controlled weapons and firearms. Therefore, it is not surprising that gun violence is common.
However, this case is very special. Not only did it quickly make the headlines on the front page of the news, it also caused a stir in China thousands of miles away.
Because, the US Foreign Policy magazine once disclosed that the deceased Bennett was the culprit of bombing the Chinese embassy during the 1999 Kosovo War.
Kosovo is located in Balkan Peninsula , known as the "European Gunpowder Depot". Due to its natural superior geographical location and the "big dye vat" attribute of multi-ethnic integration, from the 2nd century BC to the present, the Balkans have been in constant wars of all sizes and large areas, and the ruling power has been repeatedly changed, and the internal part has been severely cracked.
Kosovo was originally an autonomous province of Federal Yugoslavia . But more than 90% of the population here are Albanians, which is a feud with the Serbs, the main ethnic group of Yugoslavia.
The contradiction between political consciousness and national subjects made Kosovo demand independent establishment very early, and implemented actions in the late 1990s to violently expel Serbs in the province.
The Yugoslav army and the Serb police naturally launched a counterattack quickly and directly attacked Kosovo. For a moment, smoke of gunpowder broke out and the civil war broke out.
Seeing that the situation was getting more and more chaotic, a large number of refugees fled and civilians died innocently, the United Nations immediately intervened in the mediation.
If you really aim to maintain peace, of course there is no problem. But the United States and NATO , which are too active, clearly the drunkard's intention is not to drink.
Since the drastic changes in Eastern Europe and the collapse of The Soviet Union has collapsed , almost all Eastern European countries have been put into the arms of the West. Only Yugoslavia is the only one who sticks to the socialist camp of and has close contact with Russia, so it naturally becomes a thorn in the United States.
Moreover, Kosovo, a seemingly ordinary little land, is actually the core hub of the oil channel of " Caspian -Central Asia".
Once the United States takes this place, it will be able to firmly grasp the oil supply channel from Central Asia to Indian Ocean , and the oil transportation channel to Western Europe , thus threatening the oil supply and security of Russia and China.
Because of this, although Yugoslavia withdrew its troops from Kosovo in mid-November 1999 in accordance with the requirements of the United Nations; on the contrary, the Albanian troops took advantage of the situation and launched more than 400 armed operations in just three months.
NATO launched a military operation code-named "Alliance" against Yugoslavia under the guise of "protecting human rights". Or use "aggression" to define it more accurately.
During the 78-day continuous bombing, together with the NATO troops led by the United States, dispatched 38,000 aircraft, dropped 23,000 bombs and missiles, and carried out 24-hour uninterrupted carpet bombing of Yugoslavia's territory.
is not just military base , military base, highways, railways, bridges, factories, TV stations, anywhere there are people, they are the targets of NATO bombing. The United States, which has no choice but to do anything, has even used biochemical weapons such as depleted uranium bomb again, and a large number of harmful substances were leaked, resulting in the Serbia cancer prevalence rate so far ranked first in Europe.
In short, this bombing operation comparable to the "indiscriminate massacre" eventually resulted in more than 2,500 people killed, more than 12,500 people injured, and millions of people displaced, with direct economic losses of up to more than 200 billion US dollars.
All construction facilities were almost destroyed, with ruins everywhere, and the country's operations were completely paralyzed.
The Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia was blown up by NATO troops during this period.
The US President apologized for compensation
"No tuition test (TOEFL), no tuition test (GRE), and wholeheartedly fight against the US imperial examination."
"Blood debts and blood, remember the national humiliation."
After the news of the bombing of the embassy spread, vigorous anti-US marchs broke out in China. Countless people gathered in front of the door of the US Embassy in China. Everyone held up portraits of the three dead reporters and sang "Unity is Strength" in unison, hoping to seek justice from the United States.
Zhang Wannian , then vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, immediately convened an enlarged meeting of the Military Commission and pointed out loudly: "The troops are ready for war, and the emergency mobile troops are ready to enter mobile warfare at any time!"
China's attitude is clear at a glance: national sovereignty and people's security are the bottom line, the United States dares to cross the boundaries, and China is not afraid of a war.
Of course, the United States, which is deeply trapped in the whirlpool of anti-humanitarian public opinion, will not let the situation continue to worsen.
On the day of the incident on May 8, US President Clinton immediately expressed deep condolences and regrets to the Chinese leaders and the Chinese people.
Secretary of State Albright also rushed to the Chinese Embassy in the United States and spoke sincerely towards the camera of Chinese journalists: "I am here today to express the US government's apology for the tragedy of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia."
Albright
Can such a serious and bad atrocities, how can an understatement of apologies on your lips be offset?
Regarding this matter, Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan publicly put forward four solemn requirements: publicly apologizes; a comprehensive and thorough investigation; a detailed result is announced; and severely punish the culprits of the accident.
In order to urge the US to pay attention to this matter, China even decided to postpone high-level exchanges between China and the United States and temporarily suspend consultations and dialogues between the two countries in various fields such as human rights, arms control, non-proliferation, and international security.
Although the United States has always been arrogant, it is also clear about the importance of it.
On May 13, 1999, Clinton met with Li Zhaoxing, the Chinese Ambassador to the United States, , at White House .
Li Zhaoxing, who was classified as an "iron-blooded hawk diplomat" by foreign media because of his tough attitude and sharp words, was calm and unwilling to give in throughout the whole process. After receiving a sincere apology from the US government, he also asked Clinton to write a written apology letter in black and white.
Although the US side was shocked, Clinton was later ridiculed by the American people and said that he was "like a student who did the wrong thing." But I really couldn't stand Li Zhaoxing's powerful aura, and finally lowered my head and wrote:
"I expressed my deep condolences to the victims and their families who died in the air strike, and expressed my most sincere apology to the Chinese people."
At the same time, after multiple rounds of negotiations. In the past year, the United States paid 4.5 million US dollars in compensation to the families of the three victims of Shao Yunhuan, Xu Xinghu and Zhu Ying, and also paid 28 million US dollars in compensation to Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The seven officials involved in the US were also punished accordingly.
At first glance, this matter seems to have settled, but in fact it is the opposite. As Li Zhaoxing said in an interview with NBC (NBC): The United States needs to conduct a comprehensive and thorough investigation into the bombing of the Chinese embassy, and the Chinese people have the right to the truth hidden behind this atrocities.
But until the compensation was settled and the officials were fined, everything seemed to come to an end, and the US investigation into the "truth" made no progress. The explanation is consistent and quite perfunctory, that is - accidental injury.
accidentally injured the rhetoric is full of loopholes
According to the United States, the original bombing target of NATO troops was actually the Yugoslav Military Command. Because the command center is only 180 meters away from the Chinese Embassy, and the two buildings are similar in size and appearance, they accidentally misunderstood their target. The explanation of
is obviously unconvincing, especially in the United States.
First of all, there were many reasonable and well-founded statements circulating internationally at that time.
For example, China has been firmly opposing NATO's military strikes, which made the United States very unhappy and decided to impose deterrence and intimidation.
For example, NATO determines that Yugoslav President Milosevic is hiding in the Chinese Embassy, and the United States has carried out all-round bombing in order to behead Milosevic by "accidentally".
For example, the US CIA survey found that as many as 95% of long-distance wireless signals in Yugoslavia are concentrated in the Chinese Embassy.
Because at that time, a most advanced F117 fighter, the US military, was accidentally destroyed. The United States then inferred that China is using the latest developed satellite communication base station to secretly assist Yugoslavia in combat. Otherwise, relying solely on the latter's military and technological capabilities, it would not hurt the F117 at all. The United States carried out bombing in order to eliminate this big hidden danger.
And for example, there were rumors at that time that the wreckage of the downed F117 fighter was secretly handed over to China for military research by Yugoslavia.
. Thanks to the embedded power supply of the fighter navigation system, the US locked in time the location of F117 is the basement of the Chinese Embassy. In order to prevent China from cracking the advanced technology and core components of F117, the United States will take the lead.
In short, the United States has too many "legitimate" reasons for attacking the Chinese embassy. In contrast, the argument of accidental injury is completely untenable.
Secondly, the B-2 bomber that carried out this bombing mission is the only stealth strategic bomber at present.
It can easily avoid various interceptor networks and achieve stealth effect at the detection level of radar and even infrared . Even if it is in a state of no refueling, its combat range can reach 12,000 kilometers, and it can fly for at least 10 hours without interruption. The most critical thing about
is the B-2 bomber equipped with the world's most cutting-edge NSS navigation system and GPS assisted aiming system, and the display mode can be magnified four times.
Under normal circumstances, the accuracy of the weapon is less than 6 meters; if the Joint Direct Attack Ammunition (JDAM) is used, the bomb drop error can be controlled within 2-3 meters.
It is obvious that the 180 meters distance between the Chinese Embassy and the Yugoslav Military Command is far beyond the range of "inadvertent injuries" of the B-2 bomber.
Moreover, according to the investigation, the five bombs dropped by the B-2 bomber: The first one penetrated the building from the southeast corner of the embassy; the second one penetrated the roof from the center; the third one exploded in the northwest corner of the embassy; the fourth shot directly into the basement, detonating the gas tank and gasoline; the fifth one plunged into the foundation and did not explode on the spot.
can be called a 360-degree strike without blind spots, and it is by no means possible by mistakes.
In the face of China's doubts, the US government gave a more detailed explanation. It turned out that the mistake they made was not the accidental drop of the bomb, but the error occurred in setting up the bombing target. What is the truth about the tragedy
What is the truth about the tragedy
An official from the US CIA submitted an old version of the map of Yugoslavia for some reason. The US side entered incorrect location data and directly mistakenly regarded the Chinese Embassy as the Yugoslav Military Command, which was bombed.
In order to confirm its statement, the US government punished seven officials with great fanfare. Six of them were punished and demoted, and the direct culprit who submitted the wrong map was fired.
This person is William Bennett who was assassinated in the street in 2009.
After the news spread, the international community, including the Chinese people, generally believed that Bennett's death was done by the US government to completely cover up the truth about the bombing of the Chinese embassy and eliminate future troubles forever.
In addition to this, there is more intuitive and terrifying evidence.
May 13, 1999, the day when Li Zhaoxing met with . In order to calm the fierce discussions within the government, g Linton delivered a secret speech in the US Congress:
"We not only have no opponents around the world, but also have the full ability to control the world. The United States will become the last only empire of mankind."
"But at this stage, we don't want to cause any unnecessary trouble."
"Our purpose of expanding eastward is to control the entire Eurasian section, and there is another place where we have a headache, which is China."
Clinton's passionate speech clearly revealed three core contents.
First, the United States has been so active in interfering in Yulosse civil war and brazenly launched the Kosovo War. What "protecting human rights" is all lies. Its direct purpose is to take the opportunity to expand eastward, expand its power to Russia's doorstep, and to crazily squeeze out strategic space.
Secondly, Clinton's handwriting apology letter was purely superficial, and he had no apology to the innocent Chinese people who died and were injured. The United States is just perfunctory to avoid big things and delaying time.
Third, the United States regards China as a great threat and opponent. As long as it catches the opportunity, it will definitely do everything possible to carry out a ubiquitous attack.
Some experts even believe that the United States bombed the Chinese embassy in fact to provoke an arms race between China and the United States and create an excuse to openly target China, and it is best to let the tragedy of the Soviet Union repeat itself in China. It's just that China is not fooled.
The final conclusion is that the reason why the United States bombed the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia was either to assassinate Milosevic or destroy F117 fighter jets and satellite communication base stations; or it was entirely aimed at China and took the opportunity to provoke and intimidate.
In short, it would never be an accident or accidental injury mentioned by the Clinton administration. Of the 10th of Bennett is also one who was pushed to take the blame.
Of course, no matter what the truth is. This bombing by the United States completely awakened China, making China realize the cruel rule that "will be beaten if it falls behind."
Although China's technology is booming at this time, it has long been among the world's nuclear powers and has full self-protection capabilities. But this is far from enough. After all, the entire Western World , led by the United States, is eyeing China.
In May 1999, in order to always remember the terrorist violations that China suffered under this time.In order to completely eliminate it from the root, such man-made disasters have happened again.
China's defense industry department has launched the top-secret "995 Project" to prepare for the future and deal with the evil deeds of the United States' world hegemony.
Then, with the unremitting efforts of a scientific research expert, a series of high-precision weapons and equipment such as Dongfeng 21D anti-ship ballistic missile, J-20 stealth fighter , 001A domestic aircraft carrier, and large military transport aircraft of Y-20 were launched one after another, causing a sensation in the world.
Now, China has become one of the world's top military power, enough to compete with the United States for the frontline .
If the United States apologized after the bombing tragedy was created in 1999, the United States was too lazy to cause trouble for itself. So now, with China becoming increasingly powerful, the situation undoubtedly has become that the United States dares not cause trouble for China easily.
As the saying of Academician Qian Qihu : "Only when our China is so strong that the enemy dare not fight, can we win a peaceful environment." And China is moving towards this goal step by step.
