He is an old friend of Chinese people, and when the earthquake in China occurred in 2008, he immediately reached out to help China. In order to transport more relief supplies, he even dismantled the seats on his plane.
When the whole world was boycotting the Beijing Olympics, he once again stepped forward to receive the torchbearers from afar with the highest standard of national etiquette to express his unwavering position.
However, it is precisely such a good man who has a warm heart in the ancient way, but he has become a "cold-blooded warlord" in the mouth of Western countries, and in his later years he was forced to step down from the presidency and forced into exile abroad. Someone once suggested that he take refuge in China, but he never implicated his good friend, saying a sentence that brought countless people to tears.
Why is his relationship with China so ironclad? What kind of life did he live after he was forced into exile?
Today, I will talk to you about this "tragic hero", the former president of Pakistan, Musharraf
Musharraf was born on August 11, 1943, to an ordinary family in New Delhi, india's capital, and in 1947, under the role of the British Mountbatten Program, India was divided into two countries, the Republic of India and Pakistan, and Musharraf also moved to Pakistan with his parents at this time.
At the age of 18, he was admitted to the Pakistan Army Military Academy and after graduation became an artilleryman.
In the following Indo-Pakistani wars, Musharraf repeatedly made great achievements, gradually rising from a small soldier to the position of chief of staff of the army, and was quite prestigious in the country.
But there is an idiom in China called Gong Gao Zhen Lord, and Musharraf became a thorn in the eye of then-Prime Minister Sharif. On 12 October 1999, Musharraf made a state visit to Sri Lanka, where Sharif seized power and surrounded the airport where he was about to land while he was about to return home.
But Musharraf, after all, was well-fought, and he commanded his cronies from a distance on the plane, successfully defused the deadly crisis with understatement, and then dissolved the Sharif government.
Under Musharraf's official presidency in 2001, Pakistan's economy grew and the country's GDP directly doubled. Diplomatically, he also has the foresight to cooperate with China in all aspects, regarding China as his good brother.
He is an old friend of the Chinese people, who stepped forward in times of crisis and poured all his strength into helping China tide over the difficulties.
On May 12, 2008, an earthquake of magnitude 8:0 0 struck a place in China, displacing countless people in the natural disaster.
As soon as he received the news, Musharraf, who was far away in Pakistan, rushed to the Chinese embassy in Pakistan and told the Chinese ambassador: If the Chinese brothers need something, we will provide it.
When he learned that tents were urgently needed in the disaster area, he directly emptied the bottom of his home and sent 22,260 tents. You know, this also contains Pakistan's strategic reserves, which are really poured into it.
In addition to the tents, Musharraf also sent many urgently needed drinking water and other supplies to the disaster area. In order to send more things over, he also used his own special plane, and also removed all the seats.
When the Pakistani rescue team landed, the Chinese government had planned to ask them to rub it, but they righteously refused: Don't worry about us, we are here to save people!
Some people may think that it is just a little relief material, and other countries have also sent it. But Pakistan is different, because of historical problems, the relationship with India is relatively tense, and from time to time there will be wars, so the economy is not good. Musharraf also sent so many supplies under such circumstances, which is to treat China as an iron brother.
In addition to giving supplies during the earthquake, he also gave China enough face during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
At that time, the China threat theory was popular in Western countries, and many countries were boycotting the Beijing Olympics, waiting to see Chinese jokes. But just as the Olympic flame was passed to Pakistan, Musharraf actually brought his prime minister to greet him, which is the highest standard of courtesy in Pakistan.
It is in this way that he told China: Brothers, don't be afraid! I stand up for you!
But Musharraf's behavior also touched the interests of Western countries, and under the leadership of the United States, a number of Western countries began to attack Musharraf in an attempt to drop him from the presidential throne of Pakistan.
He supported China in spite of national security when there was a crisis in China, but when he was in distress, he was worried about implicating China.
During Musharraf's rule, Pakistan's economy was booming and people's lives were getting better and better, and it is no exaggeration to say that he was a "savior". However, because of his "pro-China" attitude, he offended the Western countries led by the United States.
According to Musharraf, he was assassinated five times in his lifetime, but fortunately none of them succeeded. Since the assassination failed, the Western countries came up with a new method, that is, to smear Musharraf and force him to step down.
Soon, there were many rumors in the international community against him, and some people accused him of using his military power to impose a dictatorship on the country and being a cold-blooded and ruthless dictator.
Under pressure, Musharraf surrendered his military powers. He had thought that he had been in the army for many years, and the army was his cronies, and it did not matter whether he had real power or not. But countless histories tell us that if a leader does not have military power in his hands, then his rule is a castle in the air.
Soon, Musharraf was defeated by the domestic opposition and announced his resignation in desperation. He was then forced into exile, fleeing to England and then Dubai.
At that time, many of Musharraf's friends suggested that he flee to China, and his answer made countless people cry, saying: After I left Pakistan, the new president still maintained good relations with China, and if I went to China at this time, it was likely to affect the relations between China and Pakistan.
In 2013, Musharraf planned to give it a go and fly back to Pakistan to run for a new round of general elections, but was arrested and imprisoned as soon as he got off the plane, and was subsequently sentenced to "treason" by the court. Fortunately, the sentence was later annulled, and Musharraf absconded from the country in September 2020.
Looking at Musharraf's life, it is more tragic. He saved the people of Pakistan, became a visionary friend with China, and the future is bright. However, it eventually lost to the intrigues and tricks of Western countries and ended up in exile abroad.
But in any case, we must not forget that he has helped China countless times, supported China, and is a good friend of the Chinese people. I would also like to wish him good health and a peaceful old age.
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