In 1946, a bad American military maliciously raped a female student of Peking University, Song Meiling was ordered to solve this matter because of the excessive influence of public opinion, how did she finally deal with it?
It happened on the night of December 24, 1946, by an American soldier named Pearson, who committed this despicable and ugly act.
The bullied schoolgirl named Shen Chong, who went out to watch a movie that night because of an extracurricular activity, was forcibly kidnapped by Pearson and Corporal Pritchard to a square on the way home, and was bullied for up to 3 hours.
During this period, Shen Chong struggled to resist, but he was never able to break free from the control of the two American troops. Later, a worker happened to pass by, and when he saw the bullied female student, he was furious and immediately rushed to the rescue, but because of the weakness, instead of successful rescue, he was injured.
The worker did not want to see his compatriots continue to be humiliated, and hurried to the police station to report the crime. Soon after, law enforcement officers arrived at the scene and directly arrested the vicious Pearson, and Corporal Pritchard fled the scene early because of his numb legs.
Pearson's egregious behavior was absurd, and law enforcement officers quickly found out the truth and determined his ugly crime.
However, the Nationalist government did not directly punish Pearson, but deliberately concealed the news and tried to block the matter, which still attracted the attention of the broad masses of the people.
The students of Peking University united to hold a general meeting and solemnly protested to the Nationalist government.
During this time, the students made three demands: First, the prisoner Pearson must be severely punished. Second, the United States authorities are asked to publicly apologize for the matter. Third, let the US military withdraw from China as soon as possible and stop continuing to run amok.
Everyone's request was very reasonable, but the National Government was unwilling to agree. Some Nationalist military officials even shamelessly stated that the women who were victims were not good women.
This absurd remark soon aroused the strong anger of the people. Shen Chong's true identity was also released because of the media's attention.
Strictly speaking, Shen Chong' grandfather Shen Baozhen was a famous person, who served as the governor of Liangjiang during the Qing Dynasty. His father was also a high-ranking official of the National Government.
However, a good background did not allow her to be treated fairly, but made him bear more pressure.
Shen Chong's tragic experience has won the sympathy of countless Chinese people, and in order to help her uphold justice, students all over the country actively participated in demonstrations and demonstrations, and constantly negotiated with the Nationalist government, hoping that they would severely punish the BAD US troops.
With the passage of time, the social impact of this case has become more and more serious, and Chiang Kai-shek, under the pressure of public opinion, decided to face up to the matter.
He knew that Song Meiling had a close relationship with the United States, so he put the matter in song Meiling's hands, hoping that she could properly solve this problem so as not to affect his continued cooperation with the United States.
Song Meiling also knew that this matter could not be left unchecked, so she found an opportunity to meet Shen Chong at a university in Nanjing.
As soon as the two met, Shen Chong, who was in great pain, cried directly, and Song Meiling was also a little uncomfortable in her heart, took a handkerchief and personally wiped her tears for her, and comforted her, don't think about it, it is not easy for your parents to raise you so big, you must live strongly.
Subsequently, Song Meiling also specially said to Shen Chong, if there is any request, I will definitely meet you. Shen Chong hesitated, choked up, and said that he hoped to severely punish bad people like Pearson so that others would not be hurt again.
Song Meiling agreed to Shen Chong's request on the spot, and said to her in particular seriousness that he would definitely solemnly negotiate with the United States, severely punish Pearson, and give everyone a reasonable explanation.
Soon after, Song Meiling did come to the prison and met with the villain Pearson. Pearson, who had already been reduced to a prisoner of the order, had no intention of repenting at all, and after seeing Song Meiling, he even jokingly greeted him and said how he was in the mood to come here to visit him.
Song Meiling was very angry the more she saw Pearson being so rude, but instead of being angry, she sneered at Pearson and said that she didn't handcuff you, and it was quite painful.
As soon as Pearson heard this, he realized that he was still a prisoner. If Song Meiling is embarrassed and angry, she can clean him up at any time.
Fearing punishment, Pearson quickly apologized to Song Meiling and tentatively asked Song Meiling how many years he would be sentenced to?
With Pearson's crime, even if it is directly punished with capital punishment, it is not too much, song Meiling resented his rudeness, and directly reached out and made a beheading motion.
Frightened, Pearson quickly argued that he was an American and was subject to American law.
Looking at Pearson, who was almost out of shape, Song Meiling said very seriously that what you committed has alarmed the president of the United States, and it is impossible to escape easily.
Pearson, who was afraid of being soft and afraid of hardness, immediately instigated when he heard this, and quickly begged Song Meiling to help him.
Soong Mei-ling knew very well that Chiang Kai-shek still needed to continue to cooperate with the United States, and if pearson were directly eliminated, it would affect their follow-up discussions.
So Song Meiling simply forced Pearson to sign a confession, sentencing him to 15 years in prison. Later, the U.S. military tribunal also approved the verdict.
When the people learned of this, the anger gradually subsided. Judging from the verdict alone, Pearson did receive some punishment.
But the facts are not so simple, and the so-called trial of the US military tribunal is just an excuse for insincere. According to U.S. regulations, Pearson was a U.S. Navy officer, and his decision must be reviewed by the Secretary of the Navy to take effect.
Knowing that Pearson had committed an unforgivable crime, the Secretary of the Navy rejected the original verdict.
In the end, Pearson, who had a bad record, not only evaded sanctions, but also continued to serve in the U.S. Navy, and his life was basically not greatly affected.
The people were particularly angry when they learned the truth, but unfortunately, the decision of the Us side did not change. The Nationalist government headed by Chiang Kai-shek did not continue to pursue the matter.
In fact, Shen Chong's affairs were not simply accidental events. After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the arrogant and rude US military ran amok in China's territory, creating more than 3,000 vicious incidents in just one year.
Chiang Kai-shek, in order to continue to win US military assistance, has always turned a blind eye to these people. This wrong choice further encouraged the arrogance of the US military and made the decadent National Government completely lose the hearts and minds of the people.
Many people lamented that the reason why the US military was so arrogant and overbearing in those years was, in the final analysis, because we were too weak. We must bear in mind the lessons of history, be as strong as possible, protect ourselves with strength, and never let the tragedy of history be staged again.