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At about 11:45 p.m. on May 7, 1999 (Belgrade time), NATO troops led by the United States dropped five exquisite guided missiles on the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia!
The first bomb penetrated the entire building from the top floor of the embassy and finally landed on the first floor, which was the dormitory of our diplomats, followed by a deafening explosion that caused The Xinhua News Agency reporter Shao Yunhuan to die on the spot.
The second piece went straight from the center of the embassy through the roof, destroying the three-story office and causing the collapse and destroying a large number of important documents.
The third landed in the northwest corner of the embassy, which was also the residence of Xu Xinghu, a reporter for Guangming Daily, and his wife Zhu Ying, and the two were killed on the spot.
The fourth went straight into the basement, detonating five gas canisters and stored gasoline in the basement.
The fifth went straight into the basement of the embassy and fortunately did not explode on the spot.
In addition to the sacrifice of Shao Yunhuan, Xu Xinghu and Zhu Ying, there were people looking for other survivors with blood on their faces, and some people broke their arms and wailed in place.
The mother of the slain reporter Xu Xinghu fainted when she learned of this nightmare, crying and crying and being sad, and Zhu Ying's father was also sad, asking the most painful thing in the world than sending a white-haired person to a black-haired person.
Zhu Ying's father then wrote a letter to US President Clinton:
"My daughter Zhu Ying is only 28 years old, what is she and her husband hindering you?" Is it because they are Chinese, journalists living in the Chinese embassy? ”
At the same time, after the news of the embassy bombing was returned to China, it immediately caused strong dissatisfaction among the Chinese people!
Immediately Chinese spontaneously assembled and carried out a large-scale anti-American demonstration, they shouted, they protested, they held black and white photos of shao Yunhuan, Xu Xinghu and Zhu Ying, and gathered at the entrances of US embassies across the country.
Chinese people don't want anything else, just a justice!
They sang the national anthem aloud, sang "Unity is Strength", and insisted even though their voices were dumb and their eyes were red.
It is important to know that, according to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, attacking the embassies of other countries is tantamount to attacking the territory of that country, a naked act of war, and a blatant provocation to the sovereignty of that country! After the news gradually spread around the world, the behavior of the United States shocked the whole world!
Yeltsin, then President of Russia, strongly condemned the U.S.-led NATO, noting that the U.S. act was "barbaric and dehumanizing!" ”
In addition to Russia, Vietnam, South Africa, the United Nations and other countries have also issued statements condemning the barbaric acts of the United States bombing the Yugoslav embassy!
In the face of public opinion and protests from all over the world and Chinese people, the United States finally gave a reason to make the world feel funny!
The response of the United States is simple: this incident is "accidental bombing"!
They said that the intelligence services used the old map, that version of the map did not have the specific location of the Chinese embassy, and that the US military defined the Chinese embassy as "a transit point for all procurement in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia", which ordered the attack.
What the hell is this talking about in the United States? Can't they lie a little higher? You must know that the US military has been bombing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for two consecutive months, have they been using the old map?
So how did their mission for the first two months go smoothly with the bombing?
And the B-2 stealth bomber that bombed the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia was the most advanced bomber at that time, and even now few countries have been able to develop this weapon.
It is equipped with the world's most advanced avionics system and precision weapons, the target on the plane is aimed at the use of GPS auxiliary system, even if the map is wrong, the B-2 bomber can still clearly see the five-star red flag raised by China, but even so, it can actually bomb the Chinese embassy, the mistaken bombing is really unbelievable!
However, after hearing this answer from the United States, the Chinese Government did not adopt a tit-for-tat approach to solve the problem; on the contrary, our side forcibly suppressed its anger and pointed out that the conclusion of "accidental bombing" was unacceptable to the Chinese Government and people, and the US Government should fully realize the seriousness of its attack on China's embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia!
At the same time, china also pointed out that the US attack on the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia was an illegal act, and the US Government must bear full liability for compensation and compensate for the casualties and property losses of the Chinese.
On June 25, Clinton held a press conference in which he apologized for the bombing of our embassy, but insisted that it was a "mistake."
This statement by the United States not only angered more than a billion Chinese people, but also showed its attitude of defending the motherland at a critical moment, as the defender of national sovereignty and interests, the Chinese People's Liberation Army!
As early as march 24, 1999, when the Kosovo War broke out, Zhang Wannian, then vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, always paid attention to the dynamics of the battlefield there, and on the day of the "bombing of the embassy", Zhang Wannian immediately presided over an enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission, at which Zhang Wannian put forward four demands in accordance with the spirit of the politburo meeting of the Central Committee, the most important of which was.
"Maintain a high degree of stability in the troops, always be ready for war, strengthen combat duty at all levels, and make mobile emergency units ready for mobile operations at any time!"
This directive made the spirit of the Chinese soldiers tense at all times, and when the United States learned of this news, it took the initiative to propose negotiations with China.
Yin Yubiao, director of the Judicial Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, once revealed that at the beginning of the negotiations between the two sides, the Chinese representative first invited the US representative to watch the scene of the bombed embassy, and then watched the tragic situation of the Chinese victims and victims after the bombing.
When the US representative saw this, on July 30, the United States paid the Chinese government $4.5 million as compensation for the families and injured of the victims of the NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia.
But looking at the entire bombing incident, the US explanation is difficult to believe that they were "accidentally bombed", and not only our country thinks so, but even the US allies Denmark and Britain think so!
(Here are the rumors.) ）
Five months after the "accidental bombing," Britain's Observer and Denmark's Politics published an article claiming that the U.S. bombing of the Chinese embassy was deliberate and deliberate, and then listed the reasons.
The two newspapers seemed to have a tacit understanding, and at the same time said that the Chinese Embassy had become the "radio broadcasting center" of the Yugoslav army at that time, so the United States internally negotiated to bomb our embassy and destroy the communication system of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
As soon as this news came out, the U.S. government immediately came out to deny it, and then this inference was not followed.
But not long after, the British broke out another thing!
According to the British "Guardian" revealed that the US bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was actually a decapitation operation, the British newspaper said that the then president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miloshe Vigi was hiding in the Chinese Embassy.
But after this statement was exposed, the Chinese side immediately denied this statement, and if we think about it, the United States has invested so much effort to drop five guided missiles, and if the purpose is really to kill Milosevic, it is not worth it.
Because the United States has countless ways to assassinate this person, they do not have to risk "going to war" with China to do so, so this conclusion is a bit far-fetched.
In addition to these two statements, the most suspicious at the time was the third one!
That is, the United States wanted to destroy the wreckage of the F-117 aircraft obtained by China, which the United States claimed to be the most advanced stealth fighter-bomber in the world at that time, and it could easily break through the enemy's defense network with excellent fuselage performance and then destroy any strategic point it wanted to destroy.
At that time, during the war between the United States and Yugoslavia, an F-117 fighter was accidentally shot down by Yugoslavia, and when the Chinese government learned of this, it immediately consulted yugoslavia and asked whether the other side could provide the wreckage of this fighter to China for study, even if it was paid for.
After discussion, the Yugoslav government finally decided to hand over the wreckage of the F-117 to China, which was placed in the basement of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia.
When China obtained the wreckage of this aircraft, it immediately sent military experts to study the various advanced equipment on it! However, what is unexpected is that in fact, the United States has a back hand.
They embedded a GPG positioning system in the navigation internal system, and although the aircraft could not fly in normal condition, its internal positioning system would be sent to the United States from time to time, and when the United States saw the exact location of the F-117 wreckage, they actually found the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia!
In order to prevent China from obtaining their advanced technology and military core secrets, the United States finally chose to use missile attacks, and they also deliberately chose ground drills!
As the name suggests, the ground drill bomb has a strong penetrating ability, it will not explode immediately when it is thrown to the ground from a height of 10,000 meters, but will break through at least ten meters under the concrete, and then explode.
What the United States did not expect was that the ground-drilling bomb thrown into the basement did not explode, and China still retrieved the F-117 fighter, and the advanced equipment on this fighter greatly promoted the development of China's stealth aircraft, but this progress was exchanged for the blood and humiliation of the Chinese people!
This incident has also allowed many countries in the world to see the true face of the United States, and has also brought irreversible influence to the United States.
After the US-led NATO began to bomb the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia, the financial markets of the United States and NATO countries were affected to varying degrees.
What they did not expect was that NATO's campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia not only failed to play a role in cracking down on international socialist forces, but on the contrary further promoted the warming of the international socialist countries.
This act of the United States can be described as lifting a stone and dropping it on its own feet.
Since the founding of New China, China's development has become better and better under the leadership of the Communist Party, and China, whether in the economic or military aspects, has grown at a terrifying speed visible to the naked eye, coupled with the large size and large population of our country, in the eyes of the United States they regard China as an imaginary enemy!
Since the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia was "accidentally bombed" by the United States, not only did it not make our country feel afraid, but it accelerated China's development.
Today's China is among the best in the world in terms of scientific and technological level and comprehensive national strength, and even the US general asked, "If there is a war, can China defeat the United States." ”
He replied personally:
"It's better not to clash with China."
These words undoubtedly prove the strength of the Chinese People's Liberation Army today!
Yes, in recent years, the Chinese People's Liberation Army has launched two aircraft carriers, the successful service of the J-20 and Y-20, and the establishment of the "Beidou" satellite navigation system and the "China Sky Eye", so that China has completely become a military power!
On the contrary, China has always been adhering to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, China is advocating peace, and will never take the initiative to provoke trouble, but we are not afraid of things when we encounter things!
In this article:
Salute to all those who have made silent contributions to the rise of New China!
Salute to the 3 martyrs who were killed in the bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia 22 years ago!
Hats off to all war correspondents, embassy staff who are far abroad!