A song of the Seven Sons is an exhaustive account of the humiliating history of modern China. Ever since the great powers knocked on the door of China, one treaty after another that humiliated and humiliated the country cut off our land and divided our compatriots.
Magang, the old name of Macau, has now returned to the motherland, but before his return, there were clashes between Chinese and Portuguese soldiers, and China won the victory.
Conflict breaks out
After Japan's surrender, the worldwide anti-fascist war also came to an end, but although the Japanese invaders were driven out, until the founding of New China, the land occupied by the great powers did not return to the embrace of the motherland, and Macao was one of them.
In 1887, portugal, following in the footsteps of other powers and coveting Chinese land, also began to infringe on China's sovereignty. In order to protect itself, the Qing government agreed to sign the Sino-Portuguese Bencao Treaty, and Portugal was given the right to permanently reside and govern Macau.
At the beginning of the founding of New China, there was no precise policy for resolving such problems left over from history, and the international situation was still unclear, so it could only be temporarily based on precedents and could not bear the pain, and Macao and China were still in a state of separation.
At the junction of the Macau Peninsula and Qianshan Town, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China, there is a torii-style building called Guanzha. As a result of the agreement, my country and Portugal have established a guard post on the border of the gates and a neutral zone, which both sides must abide by their commitments and never enter the area.
It was the Portuguese side that defaulted. On the afternoon of July 25, 1952, a Portuguese soldier on duty had a loose attitude and was so contemptuous of the demarcation line that he put his feet in the neutral zone in front of our soldiers and spat at our soldiers.
Our soldiers, with the idea of guarding the hard-won peace, did not pay attention to their boring provocations, who knew that the other side had intensified, violated the agreement, and openly invaded our cordon.
It is intolerable and intolerable. In the face of the gradual escalation of the Portuguese side's behavior, Song Youzeng, the leader of the third squad of the first company of the 29th Regiment of Public Security, who was present at the time, angrily stepped forward and issued warnings to the Portuguese soldiers. Under the warning, the Portuguese soldiers, instead of relenting, stepped into our cordon in groups of three or five, holding firearms in their hands.
Song Youzeng's left arm was stabbed by the Portuguese army, the blood flowed incessantly, bloody clashes occurred, the situation of his comrades was not good, and the soldiers who were on duty immediately rushed to the rescue.
They were shot for no reason by Portuguese soldiers, and we did not cause trouble, but we were not afraid of trouble, and began to fight back. This was the beginning of the border conflict between China and Portugal after the founding of New China, the Guanzhai Incident.
Tensions
With the armed conflict between the two armies, the situation in the border area near the gate suddenly became tense, like a barrel full of gunpowder, waiting for a spark to ignite it.
The Guangdong Provincial Party Committee immediately made a decision and, out of strategic considerations, ordered the closure of the gate. In this way, the flow of personnel on both sides was curbed, and the central authorities quickly understood the situation, and if it were the weak and incompetent Qing government at the beginning, it would probably be trembling and proposing compensation for cutting up the land for peace.
However, China has already changed its heavens and the earth, and it must not tolerate such aggression by other countries. Chairman Mao has issued instructions to resolutely eliminate all enemies who have invaded and to show our attitude to countries that still despise China and trample on China's sovereignty.
Upon receiving instructions, the Twenty-Ninth Public Regiment did not dare to slacken off, and immediately convened a relevant meeting, at which an analysis of the current situation was made and a strategic plan was formulated on this basis. With meticulous preparations and the high morale of our army, in the course of the battle, our army fought bravely and defeated the Portuguese army and won a great victory.
This fiasco was unexpected by the Portuguese government, which thought it was still facing the powerless Qing government, and had been met with such a strong counterattack, without seeing the imaginary weakness. Seeing that force could not conquer us, the Portuguese government turned to using public opinion to put pressure on our side.
They collude with Western anti-China forces to jointly tarnish China's international image, which is their usual trick. The Portuguese foreign minister distorted the basic facts, lobbied in various Western countries, and set off an anti-China wave, and Western newspapers also published the matter, but their popular statement was that China had provoked a dispute, which was undoubtedly a slander.
Britain could not sit still, and the British ambassador to Portugal and the commander-in-chief of the Army in the Far East went so far as to declare that because of the existence of the military alliance between Britain and Portugal, the British side would not sit idly by, and even more threatened to freeze our country's property in Hong Kong Airlines, and the United States also showed a desire to step in.
At this time, shortly after the founding of New China, the Western countries still held the illusion of dominating China, believing that under heavy pressure, China would inevitably yield. Naturally, our side will not let them do as they wish, have a tough attitude, stick to their position, and never give in.
Raise our country's prestige
The border war lasted for five days, ended on 30 July, and ended with 5 Portuguese killed, 14 wounded, 2 killed and 30 wounded.
The war between the two sides has also had a great impact on the lives of Macao residents, as an island, Macau is not large, there is less land available for planting, and the daily vegetables, fruits and grains come from the mainland.
Because of the conflict at the border, the closure of checkpoints, the inability to communicate between the two places, the supply of food and vegetables and the vital fresh water supply cannot be guaranteed, Macao has lost its former vitality.
The shortage of living materials has also caused great panic among the people, businessmen have seen the price increase, many people can not afford it, and the previously peaceful life has been disrupted.
The chaos in Macau made the Portuguese Governor in Macau feel bad, and he reported the matter to the Portuguese government, which also panicked and allowed the Governor to negotiate with the Chinese side. The Governor of Australia made concessions, saying that the Portuguese side did not want to further aggravate the situation and hoped to hold peace talks with the Chinese side and seek a solution.
Our side attaches great importance to this and immediately convenes a meeting, which decides that when negotiating with the Macao side, it is necessary to make the other side agree to these three conditions: first, the Macao authorities need to make a guarantee that they will never commit any further crimes; second, they need to make a formal apology for this matter and restore the truth of the matter; and third, they must compensate our side for their losses.
The unrepentant Portuguese side only agreed to article 1 and refused to implement the latter two articles, which brought the negotiations to an impasse, but the Chinese side could wait, but Macao could not wait, and the Portuguese side finally compromised.
After that, in order to finalize the details, there were many negotiations. In the end, the Macao authorities submitted an apology to China on August 2, promising to abide by the agreement and not to enter the neutral zone, to compensate us, and to retreat 50 meters from the Portuguese guard at the border.
brief summary:
The Guanzha incident was a huge victory for China's external side and shattered the illusions of Western countries manipulating and controlling China. It turns out that it is only by strong strength and a humble attitude that it can win respect.
Unlike the situation of the Weak Qing Government and no diplomacy, our national strength is getting stronger and stronger, and the international recognition is also increasing day by day. With the improvement of China's comprehensive strength, the chapter of shame in history has finally been turned!