The 9th year of the Republic of China, August 2, 1920 AD!
San Francisco.
This place is also called "San Francisco" and "San Francisco".
Today is a very special day for San Francisco.
The fleet slowly headed towards San Francisco.
On both sides, there are warships flying the American flag, and on the largest warship among them, flying in the wind, is a huge five-color national flag!
Flag of the Republic of China!
Three American warships, headed by the USS New Mexico, sailed towards the fleet.
The "New Mexico" carried the semaphore:
"Welcome to San Francisco, the people of San Francisco and the United States welcome you, President of the Republic of China!"
Standing on the deck of the "President", Wang Hengyue looked at everything calmly, and then said slowly:
"Reply the signal! Friendship, dignity, honor! As the president of a proud country, I am visiting another proud country. Long live the Sino-US friendship!"
All the U.S. warships sounded their sirens at the same time to express their welcome to the President of the Republic of China!
The pier has already been filled with a dense crowd of people, including Americans and Chinese. Among these people, most of them are overseas Chinese living hard in the United States!
When they saw the battlecruiser "President" slowly appearing, the welcoming crowd instantly burst into loud cheers.
Some overseas Chinese screamed and screamed, and suddenly burst into tears, crying until tears ran down their faces, and their hearts were broken. Some people simply fell on the shoulders of their companions and cried loudly. His companions were also trying to persuade them, but they couldn't.
I even tried to persuade myself to cry loudly...
Everyone is crying, every overseas Chinese is crying!
How many years has it been? How many years has it been! In the United States, I saw a warship from my motherland for the first time! How many years has it been? These overseas Chinese have been living in the United States for many years. They never dreamed that they could see a warship from their motherland.
!
While they were crying, they kept waving the five-color national flags in their hands, crying and shouting loudly, venting their emotions to their heart's content!
Long live China!
All the Chinese navy officers and soldiers, and all the visiting officials, stood on the deck, looking at the overseas Chinese who were cheering and crying. Their teeth were biting their lips tightly. They did not dare to open their mouths, for fear that if they opened their mouths, their own
Tears will well up in your eyes.
"All of you, salute!"
With the order personally issued by President Wang Hengyue, all the officers and soldiers raised their hands!
Salute to our overseas Chinese! On behalf of their lovely and great motherland!
The cheers instantly became louder!
The overseas Chinese waved the flags in their hands crazily, shouted and shouted crazily!
At this moment, they are the proudest and happiest...
In the 9th year of the Republic of China, on August 2, 1920 AD, President Wang Hengyue of the Republic of China arrived in the United States!
In 1882, the U.S. Congress accepted the Chinese Exclusion Act submitted by Republican Senator John Miller. On April 27, 1904, the U.S. Congress passed a bill to extend all Chinese Exclusion Acts indefinitely!
At that moment, all Chinese people were indignant but helpless! But now, the president of the Republic of China is here, and these Chinese people who have been bullied, discriminated, and insulted in the United States finally have a backbone!
The fleet slowly docked, and the most exciting moment arrived:
Wang Hengyue, the President of the Republic of China, stepped down from the gangplank step by step.
The cheers on the shore were almost hysterical...
He finally set foot on the soil of the United States!
He finally appeared in front of all the overseas Chinese!
This day is August 20th!
This is a day that both Chinese and Americans will never forget!
The cheers stopped momentarily, and everything was so quiet.
Everyone's eyes were on him:
Wang Hengyue, President of the Republic of China!
Wang Hengyue stared at the overseas Chinese for a long time, without saying a word... The overseas Chinese also stared at him. For a long time, without saying a word...
Then, everyone saw Wang Hengyue, the President of the Republic of China, bowing deeply to the overseas Chinese.
This bow was very deep and very long. When he raised his head, he only said one sentence:
"You have worked hard."
Only these five words made the overseas Chinese burst into tears again.
You have worked hard.
Enough, enough, with these words, everything is enough!
Wang Hengyue took a deep breath and then said slowly:
"I have many, many things I want to say, but suddenly, I don't know where to start. This should be a day worth remembering for everyone. It's not because I visited the United States and opened the first visit of a Chinese head of state.
On the way to visit foreign countries, I met you, my lovely overseas Chinese, the overseas Chinese who have gone through many hardships!
I know how much you have suffered in a foreign country, and I know how many tears you have shed here, but I also know that you have never forgotten that behind you, there is a country called China! That is your root.
, You who wander outside always have a root, and one day you will fall back to your roots..."
When these words were spoken, low sobbing came from the overseas Chinese again, very low, very low...
Wang Hengyue looked at his compatriots:
"I want to apologize to you. When you were in the most suffering and in need of help, our country was unable to provide you with help; when you were in a bad situation, needed support the most, and needed the cry of the motherland behind you, our country could not help you.
I can't make the cry you want to hear... At that time, our country was small and poor; our country was in constant internal strife and war. We couldn't even protect ourselves, so what's the point?
Give support to overseas tourism? Our government has even forgotten that there are still you overseas tourists who are struggling to watch the country...
I would also like to apologize to you. When we overthrew the Manchu Qing Dynasty and restored national unity and peace, it was you who donated your own frugal money. You were reluctant to give up food, clothes, and even when you were sick.
Go and see, but when your country needed it, you donated everything you had without hesitation. Some of it was money for children's education, some was life-saving money, and some was money for retirement... But after the country was unified,
We have never said "thank you" to you. Today, I am here. On behalf of China, I would like to say to all of you:
Thanks!"
It's boiling, the whole place is boiling!
Everyone is shouting "Republic of China", everyone is shouting for the President! When these overseas Chinese donated everything they had, they didn't care about a "thank you", but in fact, deep in their hearts, maybe
What matters most is this "thank you".
Because they can know that their country has not forgotten them...
Wang Hengyue listened to the cheers quietly, waiting quietly for all the cheers to gradually quiet down:
"Now, I'm here, with our fleet, on a goodwill visit to the United States, and more importantly, I'm here to see you, representing our common country.
I cannot guarantee whether you will receive fair treatment or whether you will still be bullied after I leave. But what I can guarantee is that when this happens again, I, the President of the Republic of China Wang Hengyue, will do my best.
Come and protect every one of you! I also hope that the U.S. government, and all governments in the world, can respect our overseas Chinese and respect the overseas Chinese of every country. This is where the civilization of a country lies!"
Then, he paused and said:
"I will stay in San Francisco for three days and then go to Washington. During these three days, any of you who want to see me can come and see me. I guarantee that you will not be hindered in any way. I
The final destination will be made public! Some people told me that my safety may be threatened, but I don’t believe that my people will shoot at me! What I don’t believe even more is that overseas Chinese will
Shoot me!
This is my promise to you!"
The crowd was quiet, quiet...and then, deafening cheers came uncontrollably!
The Chinese began to enter the United States in large numbers during the California Gold Rush of 1849. Most of them came from southern China, which fell into poverty after the Taiping Rebellion, in search of their wealth. At first, there was ample surface gold, so the Chinese were
Warm welcome and acceptance. However, as the reserves of easily accessible gold shrank and gold mining competition intensified, so did the hatred of the Chinese. Nativist groups began to claim that the gold in California belonged to the Americans, and then began to criticize foreigners.
Gold diggers commit crimes.
The anti-Chinese wave that appeared on the west coast of the United States brought huge losses to the lives and property of Chinese workers. From 1855 to 1876, there were as many as 262 murder cases of Chinese workers. Due to the constraints of anti-Chinese forces,
Local governments in the United States often do nothing and allow thugs to do whatever they want, resulting in endless anti-Chinese incidents.
The protection of expatriates is not only the unshirkable responsibility of the government, but also a symbol of the dignity of a country. This is why some governments often protect overseas expatriates more than the protection of local residents. But this principle did not apply to the Qing Dynasty at that time.
government.
In the early days of Chinese anti-China in the United States, the Qing government had no awareness of protecting Chinese workers. For a long time, the Qing government had adopted a sea ban policy to prevent people from going to sea to make a living, and regarded Chinese who went to sea without authorization as "abandoned citizens."
However, with the arrival of Wang Hengyue, President of the Republic of China, this situation will be curbed to the greatest extent!
Wang Hengyue and the government of the Republic of China beside him will be the most solid and powerful protectors of overseas Chinese in the United States and of all overseas Chinese around the world!