Be Calm During Hot Season
Every morning these days, whenever I was standing in the bridge for watch or taking a break in the restroom, I was always immersed in the hot debate “ where will the Sino-US relationship goes?” – mainly created by the recent collision event between the two nations’ military planes over the South China Sea on April 1 this year, which caused the death of a Chinese pilot and the emergency landing of the wounded US spy plane on a military airport in Hainan province.
The low-graded air frictions between China and the US can be traced back to the day when China declared its independence in 1949. Years have run past, but no more serious are accidents among the two countries’ military conflicts than this time, especially which has occurred during a key time – the time for the negotiation between the two countries over the dispute of the arm sales to Taiwan and the initial time of the new US President George W. Bush going to power. As we all know in history that every newly elected American President would take a dislike to the nation with a different ideology. At the first moment of his presidency, he would more or less create some blocks on the way to further cultural, educational and economical interactions between nations, by doing so he expresses himself and his policy to his politic counterparts and his people – I am a vigorous, brave fighter willing to embrace any challenge, trust me, I am going to lead the America to a more prosperous altitude and I will harness this world depending on the American will. But as times passes that a normal relationship is beneficial for both sides. George W. Bush is no exception. He will surely follow his father’s steps – echoing up with the request of the majority of the American people and to soften the hardened tie across the Pacific Ocean.
The chaos stirred up by this event has calmed down. Ironically, it came so suddenly; the world was expecting how the two leaders, Jiang Zhe Ming and George W. Bush, would resolve the conflict because both had delivered a strong declaration. Even we thought it definitely a sticky problem, which could be seen as a trial for Chinese leaders. It is a good example of diplomatic negotiations. When we were waiting for its pitch time for this 14-day dispute, the ice was melted simply by a letter transferred from the US ambassador to China to the Chinese Foreign Ministry with two key words: “ Sorry” and “very sorry”. On the side of the America, they declared it means “ a regret”, but it means “ an apology” for the Chinese. Both governments have found a good excuse to explain to their people, both have declared its victory over this matter.
Put the matter of who is the winner aside; let us take a debate about how our government is preparing to respond to a low-graded conflict between countries and to pose ourselves at a better position and to minimize our losses.
As the American Secretary of Defense said they would insist a regular spy flight along the Chinese coast in spite of this event. Expectedly, we certainly will make a limited counterattack.
Beginning in 1997, we have suffered two losses: the embassy in Belgrade and this event, why are we always the loser? Why shouldn’t we take an aggressive action in a latter conflict that would place us at a winner position? Imaging that, how the US government would be shocked if a firing from a Chinese pilot’s “mistake” had knocked down their plane! Quarrel would be inevitable, but time could cure the hurts. Both governments would take a long-term protection of bi-beneficial policy as more important than a conflict. Let the Yankees taste their wounds! And I can bet after having touched the bottom line of the Chinese leaders, the US plane or warship engaged in spy mission would never get closer to the Chinese coast. It also could prove ourselves to the world that we Chinese people can’t be irritated!
By no means is what I have said above to have a deteriorating relationship with the US, just a lesson for these cocky Yankees (like our the Volunteered Army did in 1950s in Korea), and a determination, a courage of Chinese leaders to protect the nation from outside interference!
Never do I agree with these protesting demonstrations, it is too childish and bookish! Cursing and yielding outside the US embassy is uselessly wasting up our energy and sweats. Maybe the ambassador inside the building is looking down over these crowded, easy-irritated young students and said:” let they cry out there, it is temporary, when things are over, many of them would humbly come into this house and ask for a VISA to the country they are protesting against now!”
The imminent thing we must do is to concentrate on studying and working, to make every endeavor to build a prosperous nation, bearing in mind the old saying:” there is no dignity for the poor!”
------ Written on ship Da Qing 412 around the mid-April, 2001.
Every morning these days, whenever I was standing in the bridge for watch or taking a break in the restroom, I was always immersed in the hot debate “ where will the Sino-US relationship goes?” – mainly created by the recent collision event between the two nations’ military planes over the South China Sea on April 1 this year, which caused the death of a Chinese pilot and the emergency landing of the wounded US spy plane on a military airport in Hainan province.
The low-graded air frictions between China and the US can be traced back to the day when China declared its independence in 1949. Years have run past, but no more serious are accidents among the two countries’ military conflicts than this time, especially which has occurred during a key time – the time for the negotiation between the two countries over the dispute of the arm sales to Taiwan and the initial time of the new US President George W. Bush going to power. As we all know in history that every newly elected American President would take a dislike to the nation with a different ideology. At the first moment of his presidency, he would more or less create some blocks on the way to further cultural, educational and economical interactions between nations, by doing so he expresses himself and his policy to his politic counterparts and his people – I am a vigorous, brave fighter willing to embrace any challenge, trust me, I am going to lead the America to a more prosperous altitude and I will harness this world depending on the American will. But as times passes that a normal relationship is beneficial for both sides. George W. Bush is no exception. He will surely follow his father’s steps – echoing up with the request of the majority of the American people and to soften the hardened tie across the Pacific Ocean.
The chaos stirred up by this event has calmed down. Ironically, it came so suddenly; the world was expecting how the two leaders, Jiang Zhe Ming and George W. Bush, would resolve the conflict because both had delivered a strong declaration. Even we thought it definitely a sticky problem, which could be seen as a trial for Chinese leaders. It is a good example of diplomatic negotiations. When we were waiting for its pitch time for this 14-day dispute, the ice was melted simply by a letter transferred from the US ambassador to China to the Chinese Foreign Ministry with two key words: “ Sorry” and “very sorry”. On the side of the America, they declared it means “ a regret”, but it means “ an apology” for the Chinese. Both governments have found a good excuse to explain to their people, both have declared its victory over this matter.
Put the matter of who is the winner aside; let us take a debate about how our government is preparing to respond to a low-graded conflict between countries and to pose ourselves at a better position and to minimize our losses.
As the American Secretary of Defense said they would insist a regular spy flight along the Chinese coast in spite of this event. Expectedly, we certainly will make a limited counterattack.
Beginning in 1997, we have suffered two losses: the embassy in Belgrade and this event, why are we always the loser? Why shouldn’t we take an aggressive action in a latter conflict that would place us at a winner position? Imaging that, how the US government would be shocked if a firing from a Chinese pilot’s “mistake” had knocked down their plane! Quarrel would be inevitable, but time could cure the hurts. Both governments would take a long-term protection of bi-beneficial policy as more important than a conflict. Let the Yankees taste their wounds! And I can bet after having touched the bottom line of the Chinese leaders, the US plane or warship engaged in spy mission would never get closer to the Chinese coast. It also could prove ourselves to the world that we Chinese people can’t be irritated!
By no means is what I have said above to have a deteriorating relationship with the US, just a lesson for these cocky Yankees (like our the Volunteered Army did in 1950s in Korea), and a determination, a courage of Chinese leaders to protect the nation from outside interference!
Never do I agree with these protesting demonstrations, it is too childish and bookish! Cursing and yielding outside the US embassy is uselessly wasting up our energy and sweats. Maybe the ambassador inside the building is looking down over these crowded, easy-irritated young students and said:” let they cry out there, it is temporary, when things are over, many of them would humbly come into this house and ask for a VISA to the country they are protesting against now!”
The imminent thing we must do is to concentrate on studying and working, to make every endeavor to build a prosperous nation, bearing in mind the old saying:” there is no dignity for the poor!”
------ Written on ship Da Qing 412 around the mid-April, 2001.
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