While Ouyang Yun, Song Ziwen, and Mu Jiandie were chatting, de Gaulle and Jimmy were also talking in the car.
The two started talking about Ouyang Yun's age, both of whom were surprised by his youth, and then turned to business. Jimmy had followed De Gaulle for many years and already had a considerable vision. He said a little worriedly: "General, listen to the Chinese Prime Minister. Meaning, does he want France to be merged into the Restoration Army? How is this possible? Angpos is a puppet of the Chinese..."
"Jimmy, I understand your worries, but do we have any other choice? The Americans and British cannot protect themselves, and the Soviet Union can only survive under the iron heel of the Nazis. Jimmy, you have to know that the country and the home of the country can only survive. Only entangled interests can lead to a strong alliance, so it is inevitable to sacrifice certain national interests. Now I only hope that General Angpos will truly take the restoration of the country as his own responsibility..."
Because Ouyang Yun and De Gaulle have reached a tacit understanding, the next meeting between the French and Chinese coalition governments will directly enter the topic. The French side is naturally led by De Gaulle, and the coalition government is led by Ji Xing. On the eleventh day after Wen, Soong Ziwen, and de Gaulle arrived in Chongqing, the two sides held a press conference to formally discuss the "China-France Chongqing Agreement" and accepted interviews from media from various countries.
The "Sino-French Chongqing Agreement" involves three major items. The first is the settlement of historical issues between the two parties. The two parties will mutually recognize the legitimate rights and interests of their respective governments in their inherent territories. France will give up its original imposition on successive Chinese governments. unequal treaties on the body, and will accept the proposal of the current Chinese government to abolish the colonial system; secondly, China and France will strengthen cooperation in international affairs and further deepen the alliance; finally, this is also the core part, China and France will strengthen Military cooperation, if conditions permit, China will participate in France's restoration of the country and provide support to the best of its ability...
Under the three major items, there are many details. Among them, the one that has attracted widespread attention from the media in various countries is the one about the Chinese government’s obligation to accept French refugees. Who is not qualified to run news in China such as Britain, France, and the Soviet Union? With their political sense, they immediately realized that there must be something hidden under this detail, so they launched a network to find the truth. And just a month later, as batches of French technicians, including scientists, came down from the flying fortress, they began to Entering the emerging factories that line the outskirts of Chongqing, the truth has been exposed.
The French later came to Chongqing on their own, but they were the first to gain something. When the "Sino-French Chongqing Agreement" was made public, the British and Soviet Russians could not sit still. The leader of the British military delegation was the victor. Weir, this tragic general, was exiled to India by the British Queen's government. Due to various bad performances in the past, Churchill settled the accounts and kicked him out of the position of the handsome commander-in-chief of India. He finally got the chance to make a comeback. Naturally, He hoped to use this to make a good comeback. However, because Churchill gave him very little authority, he was unable to bring out attractive bargaining chips in his contacts with the coalition government. In fact, he was in a passive situation, and even came to It’s been almost twenty days since I arrived in Chongqing, but I haven’t even seen Ouyang Yun’s face.
The "Sino-French Chongqing Agreement" was published. Reporters were very interested in the "refugees" in it, but he was keenly aware of the real core content behind it. "The French are ready to accept the Chinese as their leader." In the He delegation. When other members discussed the matter, he gave insightful insights. Then, he ordered a call to New Delhi, suggesting that the government make some major concessions on diplomacy and historical issues in exchange for help from the Chinese.
The historical issues between China and the United Kingdom are nothing more than the land lease and the independence of internal affairs. The land lease of Hong Kong and the independence of internal affairs involve Tibet. With the current strength of the United Kingdom, it has long been insufficient to maintain its control over Hong Kong. occupation and continued to maintain influence over Tibet. However, the stubbornness of the British gentlemen and the pride of the empire on which the sun never sets made the British military and political leaders headed by Churchill unwilling to give up. With the conclusion of the "Sino-French Chongqing Agreement", the French used practical The action taught them a lesson. It turned out that after abandoning the pretense of being a superficially powerful country, the French went into battle lightly and were able to receive strong support.
Regarding the "refugee" plan reached between China and France, the Western powers have an extreme view that this is actually an act of hegemony by China, and the pitiful fighting France cannot even protect its own people. This is a symbol of the loss of sovereignty. Of course , people with forward-looking vision such as Roosevelt had completely different views. The "Sino-French Chongqing Agreement" naturally attracted widespread attention from Americans. At this time, the United States had already mobilized all its people, and because of the successful precedent of World War I, The mentality of once again becoming the global savior has also begun to become the consensus of Americans. At this time, the French suddenly bowed to the Chinese and actually admitted that China was the only one to follow their lead. This was naturally a heavy blow to the Americans.
"The reason why the Chinese were able to defeat the Japanese was because of our assistance."
"Look at the Chinese fleet, aircraft carriers, heavy cruisers and submarines. Which one is not made by us in the United States?"
"...This is the government's responsibility. When its own security is threatened, the first thing the government should do is to arm its own country's military to the greatest extent. Why should we use our taxpayers' money to do good things?"
...Such calls have resurfaced in American public opinion circles in recent days, and even Roosevelt has become the target of public criticism.
In this regard, Roosevelt behaved quite indifferently. When talking about these things with Knox and others, he expressed his views on the "refugee" plan, saying: "General de Gaulle is not a fool. This is a real win-win measure." , you think about it, once the war is over, those French people working in Chongqing will return to France, what kind of benefits will this bring. I am sure that after the war is over, France will sooner or later become an industrial power in Europe. This is the 'refugee' plan. What’s the profit?”
Knox and others did not pay attention to this aspect at all. Someone said: "I heard that the British are also begging for mercy from the Chinese, oh, I'm sorry, this is what our reporter in Chongqing said, we have paid so much , did it ultimately enable China’s rise?”
"China and the United States are not enemies. On the contrary, we have a common enemy. China has never declared war on Germany. Now, since they claim to help the French recover, isn't this a good thing for the Allies?" Roosevelt But he said this,