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Today I will tell you a little story between Chairman Mao and the Burmese leader U Nu.
Regarding the history of Myanmar, it is complicated to say that it is complicated, and it is simple to say that it is simple.
Relevant archaeological data show that Myanmar had human activities in the late Paleolithic period 10,000 years ago, but the cultural development of these humans was slow.
It was probably in the 1st century AD that regional states began to emerge on burmese soil.
Among them, the Shan state established by the Shan people in northern Burma has sent emissaries to pay homage to the Eastern Han Dynasty in China three times.
Around the beginning of the 4th century, the Huns migrated from the Tibetan Plateau to Burma, established the State of Shan, and conquered the State of Shan.
Whether it is a State of Shan or a State of Shan, there are not many historical cultures left behind, and they only rule parts of Myanmar.
It was not until 1044 that the first unified kingdom in Burma was called the Bagan Dynasty.
After the Bagan Dynasty was destroyed by the Yuan Dynasty, there were successively small dynasties such as the Dongwu Dynasty and the Gongpung Dynasty.
Before these small dynasties could grow, by the end of the 19th century, the British came.
The British were busy colonizing India at first and had not yet noticed Burma.
But Burma made an anti-British secret pact with France, which immediately angered the British.
From 1824 to 1885, the British waged three wars, eventually occupying Burma and making it a province of British India.
When the British destroyed the Gongpung Dynasty, the Chinese Qing government protested to the British, but the protest was ineffective.
China then signed the Sino-British Treaty of Burma with Britain, which stipulated that China recognized Britain's dominance over Burma, but Burma continued to pay tribute to China every ten years.
During World War II, Burma was occupied by the Japanese.
Pro-Japanese Aung San, with the support of the Japanese, formed the Burmese Independence Volunteer Army, which fought against the British and Chinese Expeditionary Forces before declaring Burmese independence.
Aung San was a clever man who turned to support the Allied side of the United States and Britain when the Japanese army was about to be defeated.
Thus, although Aung San himself was assassinated on 19 July 1947, the Union of Burma continued to honor him as the "Father of the Nation" after its establishment in January 1948.
U Nu, who formed the Burmese Independent Volunteer Army with Aung San, became his successor and served as the first Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar.
When new China was proclaimed in 1949, the remnants of the Kuomintang, Li Mi, sneaked into Burma, causing great trouble to Burma.
In order to establish good relations with New China, Wu Nu very much wanted to become the first country in South Asia to recognize New China, and when he heard that India was discussing whether to recognize New China, he immediately sent a telegram to Nehru, saying can you let us admit it first?
Nehru and Unu had a good personal relationship, sympathized with his situation, and agreed to give him the lead.
As a result, Myanmar became the first country in South Asia to recognize new China.
On November 30, 1954, Wu Nu came to China for the first time on a state visit at the invitation of Zhou Enlai.
On the evening of December 1, 1954, Chairman Mao solemnly received Wu Nu and his delegation at the Zhongnanhai Qinzheng Hall.
Zhu De, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Chen Yun, Chen Yi, and Yao Zhongming, China's first ambassador to Myanmar, also attended the meeting.
This time, Wu Nu behaved very strictly and cautiously.
When referring to the remnants of the Kuomintang Li Mibu who crossed the border and roamed across the border area of Burma to wreak havoc, sell drugs, loot, and commit all kinds of evil deeds, Chairman Mao said very thoughtfully: "We understand your difficulties, and the fact that the Kuomintang troops can survive in Burma is not because you take them in, but because you have no way to drive them away." However, we also take defensive measures against them, and we will never cross the border one step. Nor will we use the excuse of the Kuomintang army in Burma to undermine the peaceful relations between our two countries. ”
Wu Nu listened to Chairman Mao's words and was relieved and breathed a long sigh of relief.
On the evening of December 11, Chairman Mao held the second meeting with Wu Nu at the Yinian Hall.
During this meeting, Chairman Mao emphasized the five principles of peaceful coexistence.
Wu Nu saw chairman Mao's sincere tone, the previous guard was gradually dispelled, the boldness was getting bigger and bigger, and the speech became more and more unscrupulous, and later, like a bamboo tube pouring beans, everything was said, crackling, and all poured out. Even some small disputes that occurred on the border between the two sides were magnified and complained.
In the end, he shouted at Chairman Mao and said, "I'm sorry, but in the past we had reservations about our speeches, and we didn't dare to speak as freely as we do now, for fear that we would be mistaken for the running dogs of Britain and the United States." Now that we've all opened the skylight to say something bright, don't blame me for being too blunt. ”
After the talks, the members of the delegation who came with Wu Nu told him that he had spoken too directly, and that the large complaints made during the talks about the Sino-Burmese border dispute, as well as the direct clamor against Chairman Mao later, were very impolite and offensive to Chairman Mao.
Wu Nu listened, worried and uneasy, and the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became.
The next day, he took an opportunity and quietly asked Zhou Enlai: "Premier Zhou, I clashed with Chairman Mao like that last night, what should I do?" ”
Zhou Enlai smiled and said, "We are friends now, and among our friends, we should pay attention to frankness and honesty, and rest assured, Chairman Mao cannot have a bad impression of what you said last night." ”
Wu Nu listened, still a little guilty and said, "I'm sorry." I've imagined countless times before that what we would do if the people I would meet in China weren't friendly enough. After all, compared to China, we are only a small country. However, I now find that my previous fears were unfounded. Just because there is no fear, speak directly. ”
Zhou Enlai said enthusiastically: "It's good to be direct, you don't have to worry about this." ”
Wu Nu turned from worry to joy, so he admired Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou even more.
He saw that Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou were both wearing Zhongshan clothes, so he bought a set for himself while shopping.
When he went to visit Tongzhou Air Base, he went wearing a Zhongshan suit.
We warriors met, felt very kind, and said that he looked no different from Chinese.