Twenty-nine years ago, in the distant port of Dammam, an event that made the people of China feel angry and humiliated was playing out. Looking back on the incident afterwards, Sha Zukang, who witnessed the incident, said in an interview with the media that he said 17 times in a row.
This event was the same as the "Galaxy" incident in 1993.
America's "Out of Nothing"
The Galaxy is a large container ship owned by The China Ocean Shipping Corporation Guangzhou Ocean Shipping Corporation.
On July 7, 1993, the Galaxy set sail from Tianjin as planned. This time, galaxy is destined for the Middle East, carrying 628 containers and scheduled to arrive in Dubai on August. Unload in Dubai before heading to The Port of Saud Dammam and The Port of Kuwait.
After setting sail, everything seemed to be proceeding in a step-by-step manner. The crew of the Galaxy was expecting a smooth voyage.
However, it backfired. A conspiracy against the Galaxy, against China, is being prepared.
On July 23, 1993, officials of the U.S. Embassy in China suddenly and urgently informed officials of the Mainland Ministry of Foreign Affairs, claiming that the Americans had accurate intelligence. It is said that the Galaxy departed from Dalian on July 15 with two types of chemical weapons precursors, thiamine and thionyl chloride, for shipment to Iran. The Americans arbitrarily and unreasonably demanded that the mainland immediately stop the voyage of the "Galaxy" and stop the so-called "export behavior." Otherwise, the United States will impose sanctions on the mainland. We immediately solemnly stated that there were no so-called chemicals on board.
On August 3, the United States was even more advanced, and arrogantly gave the so-called three choices in its negotiations with us. Either the Galaxy returned the same way, or the United States sent someone to board the ship for inspection, or stopped at a certain port and waited for the Americans to depart.
This barbaric demand for arbitrariness and disregard for the sovereignty of other countries was naturally rejected by the mainland government.
On the one hand, the Americans were aggressive in diplomacy, and on the other hand, they sent warships and aircraft to track and monitor the "Galaxy," and the US planes also flew over the "Galaxy" from time to time to circle, seriously interfering with the navigation safety of the "Galaxy." And that's not all, they also spread false news about their fabrications to countries and ports along the way, demanding that these countries ban the Galaxy from docking for supplies.
In fact, the so-called chemical weapons precursors of the Americans are nothing more than hardware parts, stationery and dyes. In the face of the unreasonable teasing of the Americans, we have repeatedly refuted it and strongly protested it.
However, in order to avoid the expansion of the situation, we also let the Galaxy suspend its advance and anchor on the high seas more than 10 nautical miles from the Strait of Hormuz.
Ignoring China's repeated explanations of the truth, the US side insists that there are so-called chemical weapons on the Galaxy. Under the obscenity of the United States, some countries had to refuse the "Galaxy" entry. At this time, the Persian Gulf was in the middle of summer, and the temperature on the sea was very high, and it was estimated that more than 50 degrees Celsius was there. The Galaxy floats on the high seas, and the scorching sun is like a furnace. The hull was scalding hot, and the cabin was like a huge steamer.
Under such a harsh environment, the "Galaxy" food and drinking water began to be in short supply, and many people began to have symptoms of collapse. Moreover, the US military also carried out electronic interference with the "Galaxy", and the "Galaxy" had to interrupt its external contact.
Under the negotiations of the Chinese government, the Galaxy finally entered the high seas of the Sea of Oman after more than 10 days of drifting. The UAE also provided fuel, food and fresh water to the Galaxy.
Although the dilemma on the Galaxy has been alleviated for the time being, the problem has not yet been fundamentally solved.
Turn off the air conditioner to teach the Americans
Limited to the national strength at that time, we had to be forced to undergo inspections. It was humiliating, but we had to swallow our anger at the time.
Initially we proposed a joint investigation team between China and the UAE, with americans participating as EMI technologists. But it was eventually rejected by the UAE. Later, after many consultations, the Saudi government finally agreed to our request, and the Galaxy entered the port of Dammam. China and Saudi Arabia jointly investigated, while the Americans boarded the ship as Saudi experts for inspection.
At that time, the person in charge of the Chinese side was Sha Zukang, deputy director of the International Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When Sha Zukang went to deal with the matter, all colleagues in the International Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent him off. Sha Zukang had a very tragic feeling at that time, because such a thing had never been encountered since the founding of the country. Once we do not handle it well and our future is small, our national interests and international image will be greatly affected.
When the Americans boarded the ship for inspection, Sha Zukang felt very painful. He recalled that "every step was on my heart..... I didn't ask you to come on, and I didn't have those two chemicals on board, so why are you so bad at ruining our reputation?"
Sha Zukang felt very nesty in his heart, and he said that he had read three of Jin Yong's martial arts novels in less than 10 days.
At that time, our country's national strength was weak, and it was the so-called "weak country without diplomacy." At that time, we had to accept such a situation. At that time, our core task was to develop the economy, and we could not easily interrupt the process of economic construction.
At 10:10 a.m. on August 29, the official inspection began. The Americans named the Iranian cargo first. I opened the first box and found that it was a black iron barrel. The Americans are triumphant, and there is a kind of "look, I caught it" unscrupulous. As a result, the iron barrels contained only dye, and the Americans' faces were a little hanging.
The Americans continued to open the boxes destined for Iran, and it was not until 11 p.m. that all the Iranian goods were inspected. The results of the test disappointed the Americans that there were no chemicals such as thioethylene glycol and thionyl chloride.
The Americans, enraged, openly tore up previous agreements and demanded that the rest of the goods be opened and inspected. Sha Zukang questioned the United States very angrily and asked the United States to provide reasons for expanding the scope of the inspection. The US representative knew that he was wrong, and could only repeat "We are sure that our intelligence will not be wrong."
Sha Zukang was angry, but he knew that he could only continue to let the Americans check it now. In order to prevent the Americans from producing moths again, Sha Zukang demanded that the United States must agree to three conditions: the United States must admit the inspection results in writing; in the follow-up inspection, the three parties must sign and confirm the inspection records of the day every day; the United States must promise to notify the relevant port countries of the inspection results to ensure that the "Galaxy" can smoothly enter the port and unload the goods.
The US side agreed, and the humiliating inspection had to continue.
Some of the cargo was placed in the cabin of the Galaxy, at the time of inspection by the United States. Our crew specifically turned off the air conditioner, the Middle East was already hot, and now turn off the air conditioner. The U.S. inspectors were even more uncomfortable, and they collapsed on the deck when they returned to the deck after the inspection.
At that time, we had limited means of counterattack, and turning off the air conditioner was actually a helpless move, and we could only use this method to disgust the Americans. Sha Zukang and the crew's hearts were still very painful. This is a naked violation of our national sovereignty.
On September 4, with the last box of goods being inspected. The Americans have never found the chemical raw materials they say they are. They had to admit that their intelligence was wrong. On September 5, the mainland announced the results of the "Galaxy" inspection, and the "Galaxy" incident, which was making a lot of noise around the world, finally came to a temporary end.
Even said 17 times the nest sac
The reason why it is temporarily over is because the United States has never formally compensated and apologized to us.
At that time, Sha Zukang said three "nest bags": This incident, if we do not deal with it, the nest bag! If we deal with it, let him board the ship for inspection, and we nest. If the United States checks, then there will be no such chemical weapons, and the United States will nest
Although the final results prove that the Americans are nothing more than out of nothing. But the "Galaxy" incident has become a thorn in the hearts of the Chinese people. The occurrence and development of the "Galaxy" incident is actually a true portrayal of our national strength at that time. We have just reformed and opened up, and everything is still in its infancy. There is a big gap between military strength, economic strength and comprehensive national strength with the United States, and we have to accept this way to prove our innocence.
Afterwards, in an interview with CCTV, Sha Zukang said 17 times in a row, which shows how much this matter has affected our country.
Fortunately, after so many years of Taoguang and obscurity, the strength of our country in all aspects has developed rapidly. In the end, the exchanges between countries are based on national strength. With strength, our international status can be further enhanced.
Again, that sentence
Truth is within range of the cannon, and dignity is only above the blade.