China is an ancient civilization with a long history, but also a country of etiquette, China has attached great importance to diplomacy since ancient times. From the Xia and Shang Dynasties to the Qing Dynasty, China's last dynasty, the Diplomatic History, can be described as long and orderly, and magnificent.
China is deeply influenced by Confucianism, and Confucius once said, "If you are poor, you can do your own thing, and if you are poor, you can help the world." This has been the case in all chinese dynasties, for example, in 630 AD, when China was under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty developed to an unprecedented level of prosperity after the reign of Li Shimin Zhenguan of Tang Taizong.
However, Emperor Shuming of Japan sent emissaries to the Tang Dynasty for the first time, and since then sent Tang envoys to China nineteen times from 630 to 895, sometimes with a maximum of more than 500 people. From the Tang Dynasty, I learned a lot of culture, art, science and technology, and advanced political systems.
Of course, later we know that Japan has developed through the Meiji Restoration in modern times, and its national strength has never been stronger. He forgot his former benevolence and launched a war of aggression against China. Nevertheless, this has not changed China's "open and inclusive" attitude.
After the reform and opening up, China's economy has developed by leaps and bounds. At the same time, we have been helping small countries that are weaker than us and are developing, helping them to build railways, bridges and other important transportation facilities.
Therefore, China's international status is also getting higher and higher, and it is respected by all countries in the world, but some countries have just taken advantage of China's goodness and begun to play tricks.
Tonga is one such small country, located in the western South Pacific, is an island nation of 173 islands. Of these 173 islands, 36 are inhabited. Moreover, the population of Tonga is not large, as of 2017, the total population of Tonga is 108,000, which is not as large as the population of one urban area in our country.
More than 3,000 years ago, Polynesians settled on the island of Tongatapu. It is the first population to appear in the territory of Tonga. After thousands of years of development, the Kingdom of Tonga was founded about 1,000 years ago. In 1616, it was discovered by the Netherlands, one of the Western powers, and in 1900, it became one of the many protectorates of Britain.
A large part of the reason why the United Kingdom accepted Tonga as a protectorate was due to its geographical location, and during the Second World War, the United States and New Zealand established military supply bases in Tonga.
Tonga is a vast sea with many seafood resources. We know that seafood is rich in protein, so the people of Tonga who live in the sea are very obese, and they prefer to be leisurely, not only eat more, but also rarely exercise.
It is for these reasons that the development of Tonga's production industry is not good. The only thing that supports them is the tourism industry that relies on the beautiful environment to develop the economy.
In the 21st century, an economic crisis broke out in Tonga. At that time, Tonga's domestic economy was not good, and after the outbreak of the economic crisis, the economy was even more in a downward spiral, and the only way was to ask for help. At that time, China borrowed $117 million from the Tang family.
At that time, Tang Jiaguo's annual GDP was only 400 million US dollars, and everyone needed to repay 8,000 yuan per capita. After 11 years, Tonga has not exchanged this foreign debt, and now Tonga's Prime Minister Posilva has demanded that China cancel this debt, which has caused a great international reaction. After all, it is you who borrow money, and it is you who does not repay it. Speaking of the past?