As we all know, many major events in the international arena can only be implemented after they are approved by the five major powers, Namely, China, the United States, Russia, Britain, and France, because these five countries all play a very important role in the United Nations. As the five permanent members of the United Nations, they have the right to a "one-vote veto" in the United Nations. For example, the US military wanted to draw a no-fly zone in Syria, but the US proposal could not be passed at the UN Security Council after being opposed by Russia. Because of the particularity of this right, many countries now want to become permanent members of the United Nations, such as Japan, Germany, Brazil, India and other countries.
▲ China restores the old photos of its legitimate seats in the United Nations
Anyone who didn't sleep in history class knows that after World War II, China was the weakest of the five permanent members. So, with China's national strength at that time, why was it able to become a permanent member? Speaking of which, we also have to thank the United States, after the end of World War II, US President Roosevelt came up with the idea of "the world's four policemen". In his view, China, the Soviet Union, britain and the United States accounted for more than half of the world's population at that time.
▲The venue of the United Nations General Assembly
As we all know, the United Nations was originally established to avoid another large-scale war in the world, and its essence is to maintain world peace and security. Therefore, Roosevelt believed that as long as China, the Soviet Union, Britain, and the United States, which accounted for three-quarters of the world's population, were united, large-scale wars could be avoided and world peace would ultimately be maintained.
At the end of World War II, the fascist camp led by Germany, Japan, and Italy was already at the end of the crossbow, and there were successive defeats and retreats on the battlefields of all continents. It was at this time that representatives of the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain held a meeting in Moscow, Soviet Union, which culminated in the adoption of the U.S.-Soviet-British-Chinese Declaration on Universal Security, initiated by the Americans.
▲Stills of the U.S. military in World War II
In this declaration signed by the representatives of the four countries, it is clearly stated that the four Governments will abide by the principle of the sovereign equality of all peace-loving countries and establish a world organization that can be recognized by the majority of countries, which is now the United Nations. But why did Roosevelt list China as one of the world's "four policemen"? Just because Chinese mouths are so many?
▲Old photo of US President Roosevelt
The answer is clearly no! In late 1941, Japan brazenly launched an attack on Pearl Harbor, and the United States officially declared its entry into World War II. In order to persuade Congress to provide more aid to China, U.S. President Roosevelt said in Congress that although China is now backward, it has pinned down 80% of the Japanese army on the Chinese battlefield.
Imagine if China, like France, chose to surrender at the beginning of the war, then the ambitions of the Japanese army would be even greater, and they could expand their military resources on the Chinese battlefield while occupying China, so that the consequences can be imagined. After a debate with Congress, Roosevelt finally succeeded in convincing Congress to aid China, listing China as one of the "four major policemen in the world." But then again, in addition to Roosevelt's reasons, China's performance in World War II is obvious to all, which is also China's influence in the world.
▲China today
China's arduous War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression has been recognized by the whole world, providing conditions for China to become one of the five permanent members of the Security Council after the war, and although the smoke of World War II has long since dissipated, the past has not forgotten the future, and only when the country is strong can it avoid the recurrence of backward things that will be beaten. Now we have the strongest army unit in the world, world-class fighters, missiles, main battle tanks. China now has the ability to protect the dignity of Chinese from foreigners, all thanks to the fact that China is now at a higher and higher level of science and technology.