Text | Star Literary History
Editor | Changlu
Foreword
1999, May 8, This day is a pain that 1.4 billion Chinese people will never forget, NATO headed by the United States, flying B-2 bomber dropped five missiles 's shameless bombed the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia. Three journalists died on the spot and many others were injured.
Especially the couple Xu Xinghu and Zhu Ying. Not long after they got married, they received a mission to Yugoslavia..
This incident directly aroused the indignation of the Chinese people. Everyone took to the streets one after another and demanded that the United States give a reasonable explanation, otherwise the shame of today will be washed away with blood.
The US responded shamelessly afterwards, saying: This was just an "accidental bombing".
It was a mess after the bombing
In the 1990s, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union , the Southern Federal countries also began to disperse and declared independence one after another, but some problems arose subsequently.
There are differences in the division of property and territory, which has intensified the existing ethnic conflicts between countries.
At this time, NATO was also observing all this behind the scenes. They were worried that a series of actions by Yugoslavia countries would break the new world structure, so they began to try their best to intervene, so the conflicts began to intensify at an accelerated pace.
When the Eurozone was formally established, the United States felt that the time was ripe and launched the Kosovo War in March.
The Kosovo War
The course of this war was like an professional boxer beating up middle school students in an exhibition match. NATO started with a crazy output of fighter jets and guided missiles , while the weapons and equipment of the Yugoslavia side were not only lagging behind. , and the role of the air defense system during the war was almost zero. Faced with various indiscriminate bombings by the NATO air force, the Yugoslav Alliance had no power to fight back.
This war lasted for nearly 80 days. After this "for peace" bombing, nearly 3,000 civilians lost their lives in the shells, more than 10,000 people were injured, and more than 2 million people lost their jobs. According to the war According to later statistics, the bombing caused economic losses of nearly 200 billion U.S. dollars to Yugoslavia.
Disaster victims
Yugoslavia finally had to agree to the solution jointly proposed by the eight Western countries and Russia, and completely withdrew from Kosovo .
Xu Xinghu and his wife who stayed at their posts
During this period, various civil facilities in Yugoslavia were severely damaged, and local people were also displaced and homeless. In order to avoid this disaster, most of the Chinese compatriots here After boarding the plane back to China, only a few people in are still here, still sticking to their posts.
At that time, Xu Xinghu and his wife jointly published the war documentary report "Experiencing Artillery Fire".
In this report, they used dozens of frontline reports, peeled off NATO's hypocritical mask of "for peace", and poured out the words to the world through the reported words.
Xu Xinghu and his wife
As the bombing intensified, they and the couple moved to the Yugoslav Embassy. In order to reassure their families, they immediately called to report that they were safe and told them that they were staying at the embassy and that they were very safe. . The
embassy was bombed tragically, and three journalists unfortunately died.
However, no one could have imagined that it would not take long before the Chinese Embassy suffered a huge disaster.
In 1999, the staff of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia returned to their rooms to rest after finishing the meeting.
said it was a break, but in fact the staff just went back to continue working. There was a lot of news that they had to send back to the country in a timely manner. After
Ambassador Pan Zhanlin returned to the room, he lit a candle and continued working at his desk.
Due to NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia these days, some infrastructure around the embassy has been damaged.
Pan Zhanlin
1 At around 11:45, a huge noise rang out in the embassy, followed by a strong shock that woke up all the diplomats. The entire embassy office building shook, the glass windows shattered, and the ceiling on the roof of the building shook. It also gradually fell off.
Pan Zhanlin quickly walked outside. At first he thought that NATO had bombed the Yugoslav Electric Power Design Institute next to the Chinese Embassy, and that the aftermath of the explosion had affected the embassy. However, when he arrived outside, he was completely stunned.
In front of him, there was a sea of fire. Broken glass and stone fragments were everywhere on the ground. The wall coverings fell off in large areas. The entire building to the right of the embassy had been cut in half.
The scene before his eyes made Pan Zhanlin understand that it was not Yugoslavia's Electric Power Design Institute that was bombed at all, but our country's embassy.
The US dispatched a B-2 stealth bomber at that time. It was the most advanced model of the United States at the time. It was this aircraft that dropped 5 sophisticated guided missiles to the Chinese Embassy. Although the bombing was only It lasted for 2 minutes, but everywhere the shells hit was flames.
The first missile penetrated the entire building directly from the top floor of the embassy and landed in the diplomats' dormitory. Shao Yunhuan was a reporter at the time and unfortunately died in the bombing.
Shao Yunhuan
The second missile exploded directly in the center of the embassy of . The third-floor office of was severely damaged, the second floor was penetrated, and the bomb exploded on the first floor. This missile burned all the confidential documents of our country and caused many Two staff members were seriously injured, and the scene could be described as hell on earth.
The third bomb landed in the northwest corner of the embassy. Xu Xinghu and his wife were unfortunately killed in the room.
At that time, reporters in Yugoslavia sent back the scene when Xu Xinghu and his wife were killed. The report said that Xu Xinghu was in pain when he died. His hands were struggling violently and his clothes were torn.
Xu Xinghu and his wife
They found his wife Zhu Ying more than an hour after they found Xu Xinghu. She was bombed directly from the second floor to the basement. No one knows how they spent the last moments of their lives. Maybe In their sleep, maybe they walked through the tunnel of life and death step by step, saying goodbye to the world in an extremely painful way...
The fourth bomb penetrated directly through the whole building and landed in the basement. You know, the basement is full of gas tanks and After the oil missile exploded, the entire building was directly destroyed.
This sudden bombing directly led to the death of three Chinese journalists, Xu Xingguo and his wife, and Shao Yunhuan. More than 20 embassy staff were seriously injured and tortured. When some survivors were found, their faces were full of fear. look.
The fifth bomb fell in the center of Ambassador Pan Zhanlin's residence. The bomb penetrated into the ground. Fortunately, the bomb never exploded.
aroused the anger of the Chinese people.
The news spread back to the country, and the whole country was in an uproar. No one could accept the naked provocation of . immediately aroused the anger of the people across the country. People in many places in our country organized spontaneously. Holding the black-and-white photos of the three deceased journalists in their chests, gathered at the entrance of U.S. embassy across the country.
Anti-American demonstrations were even held in some places. They chanted their dissatisfaction and wanted justice for the victims of their compatriots. I am also seeking an explanation for the country. After the
incident spread, it also caused an uproar internationally.
Russia came out to condemn Western countries led by Laos and the United States, saying: This is an act that loses humanity. Subsequently, other peace-loving countries also issued statements one after another, strongly condemning the U.S. government. In the face of condemnation from the world, The repentant American actually said that this was just an accidental injury!
This is the first time has attacked a foreign embassy in the months since NATO bombed Yugoslavia.
Just half an hour after the bombing incident, NATO spokesman Shea immediately held a press conference. triumphantly praised how accurate NATO's attack on Yugoslavia was.
also bluntly stated that NATO’s attack was reasonable, as if he had no idea what had just happened.
The United States began to quibble. At the same time, the incident also reached the ears of China's representative to the United Nations, Qin Huasun. He immediately convened a meeting with members of the delegation to discuss countermeasures, and finally decided to request an emergency meeting of the Security Council. meeting to consider the issue of NATO's bombing of our embassy.
Qin Huasun
At this conference, Qin Huasun pointed out that NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia for more than 40 days has caused a large number of civilian casualties, and now it is pointing the finger at China, and is frantically bombing China's Embassy, is a violation of China’s sovereignty!
The Chinese government and people express great indignation and severe condemnation of this barbaric atrocity, and lodge the strongest protest.
NATO, led by the United States, must bear full responsibility for this, The Chinese government reserves the right to take further measures.
The US representative first said that the target was wrong. The pilot originally wanted to blow up a TV station hundreds of meters away, but the TV station had been blown up by a NATO bomb as early as April; after that, the US issued a statement , claiming that the US Using an old map, their target was originally the Federal Yugoslavia Military Supply and Procurement Bureau.
I wonder if the Americans at that time blushed after hearing this. The level of lies was so great that even children could not be deceived. It was simply a dream to use this despicable method to hide it from the whole world! B2 stealth bomber was the most advanced American fighter aircraft at the time, with strong performance and combat effectiveness.
Of course, the systems equipped on the aircraft must be very advanced, especially the aiming of the target. There must not be too many mistakes. Even if the map they used was the previous one, could it be that those pilots were targeting the target in ? During the launch, couldn't you see the five-star red flag placed above the embassy?
Even though it was dark at the time and the line of sight might have been affected so that the red flag could not be seen, the US military usually wandered around here a lot. Wouldn’t they be clear about the ground situation at that time?
Bomber
If you want to make a bombing mistake, it is simply unreasonable to shirk responsibility!
The Chinese delegation did not buy this explanation and continued to ask: "Should NATO provide an explanation for this incident? Should NATO apologize in the future?"
Solana , who was the Secretary-General of NATO at the time, claimed: "This is just an inevitable mistake, and I deeply regret it."
The United States and Britain refused to admit the incident. After more than an hour of quibbling,
representatives from all parties failed to reach an agreement.
Solana
enters combat readiness
This statement by the United States completely angered more than one billion Chinese people. When the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission learned that the embassy in Yugoslavia had been bombed, he directly convened an emergency meeting of the Central Military Commission. After the meeting An order was issued, that is, to keep all armies tense and tell all armies to prepare for war.
my country's tough negotiating attitude forced the United States to pay more attention to this matter. It changed its previous attitude and said it would negotiate with us. After several months of negotiations between the two sides.
The United States and other NATO member states apologize to the Chinese people and victims.
reached an agreement
On June 16, finally reached an agreement on the bombing incident. The United States compensated the martyrs who died 4.5 million, and our country gave this compensation to the families of the three martyrs and the injured.
and will also pay US$28 million to China as compensation for the property losses of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia.
In 2000, the United States stated that it had punished eight staff members of the Intelligence Agency and fired one of them.
However, the United States has never given us a reasonable explanation for . This thorn will always be stuck in the hearts of the Chinese people.
speculates on the true intention of the US bombing
There was news before the negotiations that at that time our country obtained the wreckage of one of the most advanced bombers in the world, which was stored in the basement of our embassy. When we obtained the wreckage of the plane , we invited military experts to conduct research.
Unexpectedly, the United States installed a positioning system in this aircraft. Although the aircraft can no longer fly normally, the positioning system can still send intelligence to the United States.
The plane wreckage
has aroused speculation among many people. They believe that the old Americans are worried that we will find the exact location of the wreckage and destroy their military secrets, so the US military uses bombing to try to cover it up. For this reason, they also use However, they did not expect that the last ground-penetrating bomb did not detonate, so the ultimate goal was not achieved.
For its own interests, the United States did not hesitate to use 5 precision-guided missiles to solve the problem. What's more, the ground-penetrating bombs chosen by the United States showed that their aircraft were definitely not a mistake in bombing the Chinese Embassy. There is another reason!
After this, our country's stealth fighter was inspired and played an important role in developing its own bombers. However, this experience has been unforgettable for countless people. To this day, the United States still owes us an explanation.
Awarded the title of Martyr
html At 0:00 on May 12, the special plane that went to pick up the ashes of the fallen heroes landed smoothly in the capital Beijing.On this day, the whole country was immersed in endless grief. At 5:03 in the morning, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, the accompaniment of the national anthem sounded on time, and the five-star red flag was raised along with the music.
However, this time the flag-raising ceremony was different from usual. After it reached the top of the flagpole, it did not stop there, but slowly dropped back to one-third of the flagpole. This is the most solemn flag-raising ceremony in the capital Beijing with lowering the flag at half-mast. , the highest specification form, expressed condolences to the three heroes who died heroically in the attack on the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia.
The flag was flown at half-mast
At noon that day, some of their ashes were buried in the Babaoshan Martyrs Cemetery.
was awarded the title of revolutionary martyr at the commendation meeting.
html On May 19, another part of the ashes of Xu and Zhu were taken back to their hometown in Danyang, Jiangxi by their parents for burial.Conclusion
Now they have sacrificed for 23 years, but their spirit will not fade with the passage of time. Their will will always inspire us to move forward. When war breaks out, they use their fearless spirit to Standing on the smoke-filled battlefield of Yugoslavia.
In order to call for justice and defend peace, they unfortunately sacrificed their lives, but you will always be the pride of the Chinese people.
But we will never forget this blood debt. We will always remember that humiliating history of blood and tears. It is the lessons we have experienced time and time again that have promoted the development and progress of our country time and time again. Today, China’s Its strength is also one of the best in the world. , especially its development in national defense and military, makes those Western countries tremble with fear!
However, we should not easily forget the humiliation we suffered in the past. We hope that the Chinese people can, not forget the national humiliation and revitalize China!
If you fall behind, you will be beaten. This saying has been true since ancient times. Now that China has become stronger, it is no longer a lamb to be slaughtered. And we cannot be proud of this, but we must work together to make our motherland more prosperous. Prosperity, only by remembering history, can we prevent tragedies from happening again.
