Since Trump took office, Sino-US relations have begun to deteriorate.
Trump uses various power policies to wage trade wars and technology wars to stifle our autonomy and development space.
Actually, this is not surprising.
美国本质就是扩张，在国际关系中，美国内心是恶魔，而非天使，也并非是很多人以为的光辉和自由。
当然，如果美国打扮成天使的模样，很多人或国家还是会上当，掉进美国挖的火坑里； And when there is no use value, it will be ruthlessly abandoned like a dead rat.
伊朗国王巴列维就是这样一位人物。
U.S. President Jimmy Carter and King Pahlavi toast together on New Year's Day 1978
He first used the United States as a backer to seize power, and then because of his economic policies and nationalist complexes, contrary to the United States, he was ruthlessly abandoned by the Carter government, and instead supported Khomeini to seize power, abolish the Pahlavi royal family, and establish a republic.
巴列维本人的人生结局也是非常悲惨。
1979年，巴列维国王一家被流放，而这时，他身患癌症，身体已经越来越虚弱了。
在流亡途中，本来时任美国总统卡特本着人道主义精神，已经答应接收巴列维国王来纽约治病，并为他提供最好的医疗条件，但这时却发生了“伊朗人质事件“，卡特深陷国内舆论泥潭，也就以此为借口对巴列维关闭了大门。
A year later, the isolated Pahlavi died.
Pahlavi's life went through political ups and downs, physical pain and psychological torture. He became a perfect example of the winner to loser in life, and all this, it cannot be said that the United States is the initiator.
The Pahlavi dynasty was established in 1925 by Pahlavi's father, Reza Khan, who overthrew the Qajar dynasty in a coup d'état.
当了国王的礼萨汗雄心壮志，在伊朗大规模发展工业、落实基建，还派遣逾百人到欧洲留学，包括他的儿子巴列维。
Reza Khan
礼萨汗老国王脾气暴躁专横，巴列维几乎没有享受过父爱，这也导致巴列维从小就优柔寡断，性格软弱。
Moreover, in a country like Iran, patriarchal thinking is very serious, especially in the royal family, because Pahlavi is the heir to the throne, so he has been especially favored by his mother and sister and twin sisters since he was a child.
Pahlavi was sent to boarding school in Switzerland at the age of 11 and was the first heir to the throne in Iranian history to receive an education abroad.
Later, he was sent to study in the United States, Britain and France, so he fell in love with French culture and enjoyed living in France.
In addition to his native Persian, he is fluent in English, French and German.
Pahlavi loves a sophisticated and modern way of life, and believes that his people should live such a life.
Pahlavi and twin sisters
他先后娶了三位王后。
It is said that he grew up in the shadow of patriarchy, and his father's influence on him is clear from the women he liked.
The old king was burly and reached a staggering height of 1.93 meters, so Pahlavi had a soft spot for tall women. 他的助手因此被派遣去寻找高大健硕的欧美女性做他的情人。
His first queen was Fozia, the daughter of King Fouad I of Egypt, and it was entirely a political marriage, a marriage for the good of the country.
据说婚前两人仅仅见过一面，双方家长就操办起盛大的婚礼了。
Princess Fozia is very beautiful and has the charm of Hao Sijia.
But she has almost no concept of Iranian customs and customs, and she cannot integrate into Iranian life.
In addition, Pahlavi also had no feelings for her, and there were often scandals about private lovers.
Moreover, the princess has been pampered since childhood, and does not know how to get along with her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, and she is isolated in her in-laws' house.
Fozia gave birth to a daughter in 1940, but the birth of a daughter did not improve her status in her in-laws' family.
In 1941, at the age of 22, Pahlavi succeeded his father on the throne.
However, Fozia, who became queen, saw no hope in this marriage. 国王丈夫要么日理万机，琢磨如何与政敌缠斗，要么背着她继续寻花问柳。
Finally, in 1948, the proud Fozia divorced Pahlavi and returned to Egypt to continue being her princess.
Later, she also found true love, remarried an Egyptian diplomat, and had a son and a daughter until her death on July 2, 2013, at the age of 91.
The fairy-looking Soraya was introduced to King Pahlavi at a time when he and his first wife, Princess Fozia, divorced due to emotional disagreements.
Soraya
In 1948, a close relative of Soraya handed over a photograph of Soraya to King Pahlavi, who was lonely and disheartened after his divorce.
At the age of 16, Soraya grew up in Germany to an Iranian nobleman and a Russian-born German mother.
Soraya, who is in its 28th year, has both the atmosphere of Persian descendants and the brave pride of the Germanic people.
Soraya's emerald eyes stole the king's heart at once, and the king couldn't put it down, eager to meet Soraya as soon as possible.
As soon as they met, the king was completely fascinated by Soraya, who exuded a free and romantic atmosphere all over his body.
With a passing eye, the two fell in love at first sight and soon got engaged: the king gave her a 24-carat diamond engagement ring.
At that time, the marriage of the king of the most powerful kingdom in the Middle East was certainly a big event.
In February 1951, the grand wedding of the Pahlavi king was held as scheduled, and world dignitaries, including the Queen of England, sent elaborate gifts to express their congratulations, the proudest of which was Stalin's mink coat and diamond-encrusted black leather table.
The wedding was also extravagant and pompous: 1.5 tonnes of flowers such as orchids, tulips and carnations flown in from the Netherlands for decoration.
The Soraya bride was particularly impressed by a Dior-designed filigree gown with pearls and stork feathers.
After marriage, although the king's mother, the queen mother, and the king's sisters regarded her as a thorn in their side, like they did with the king's first wife, constantly snubbed her and insulted her contemptuously, but fortunately, the king always stood by her side and supported her, and Soraya's life was not difficult.
But soon, many people became aware of a serious problem: the queen had never been pregnant. And a king must have descendants to inherit the throne.
For the king, queen infertility was a real problem. It has been nearly 4 years since she was married, Soraya has never been pregnant, and Pahlavi confessed his worries to his wife.
Between 1954 and 1955, Pahlavi and Soraya visited the United States several times.
The Pahlavi king, while thinking about how to calm his wife's heart, took her around for a walk.
Sightseeing in San Francisco, dancing mambo in Hollywood, skiing in Sun Valley, and water skiing in Miami Beach, Soraya has a lot of fun, but just doesn't get pregnant.
At this time, the photo of Queen Soraya wearing a bikini on her water skiing in Miami caused great controversy in Iran.
At that time, bikinis were only high-end and prominent things popular among Hollywood stars, and even though Iran was a relatively open society, it was still not open enough to tolerate a dignified mother wearing a fleshy bikini.
Soraya has been criticized.
Later, Princess Shanaz, the daughter born to King Pahlavi and his first wife, occasionally visited her father, which made Soraya, who had not yet given birth to a son and a daughter, very angry, and made the king very angry.
By 1958, Soraya's belly had not moved, but the Pahlavi dynasty could not live without a male heir, and Soraya had to have a son so that the Pahlavi dynasty could continue.
The king said that it seemed that I had to find another concubine to bear me a child, but the wayward Soraya did not agree.
Although the stubborn Soraya has been living in Iran for 7 years, her mind is still Westernized and she cannot accept sharing her husband's love with another woman. In the Middle East, polygamy has always been a basic existence.
Soraya even proposed that the king amend the constitution to allow his half-brother to succeed to the throne. Soraya fantasized that the King of Pahlavi would give up the throne for her like the Duke of Windsor, who loves beauty and does not love rivers and mountains.
At this time, the queen mother, who already hated Soraya, took advantage of the problem to force the king to divorce Soraya, and told him: It is your responsibility to have a son to inherit the bloodline of the Pahlavi dynasty.
In desperation, the king coaxed Soraya to leave Iran for a while, and when he finished amending the constitution, she would return.
As a result, Soraya never returned.
On March 21, 1958, New Year's Day of the Islamic calendar in Iran, Shah Pahlavi announced to the Iranian people the divorce of his and Queen Soraya with a heavy heart through radio and television.
It must be said that the post-divorced Pahlavi Shah had feelings and righteousness.
He bought a $3 million penthouse for Soraya in Paris and paid her $7,000 a month in alimony (paid until the Islamic Revolution overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979).
Of course, priceless jewelry such as Bulgari rubies, Van Cleef & Arpels brooches and Harry Winston platinum rings with 22.37 carats of diamonds, luxury cars and much more ensure that Soraya can keep her life in good shape.
What about $7,000 in the 50s! That's a lot.
Fortunately, the Pahlavi dynasty at that time was not poor in money, relying on selling oil, and the family base was also thick.
After her divorce, Soraya moved to Paris and began a brief career as a film actress, falling in love with an Italian director. Later, the director unfortunately died in a plane crash.
Soraya died in 2001 in her apartment in Paris, France, at the age of 69.
Tombstone in Soraya
After the divorce, the Pahlavi king soon met a young girl named Farah.
Farah was born in Tehran in 1938 to an upper-class family, the only daughter in the family, and later studied architecture in France.
Shah Pahlavi, who was passionate about French culture, met Farah at a welcome reception at the Iranian embassy in Paris.
farad
And Farah, who is just 20 years old, has a pair of deep eyes, charming lips, and laughs like sunlight on the grass, exuding outstanding grace in any case, as if with an elegant atmosphere, which makes the knowledgeable prodigal son King Pahlavi can't help but feel affection.
On December 21, 1959, 21-year-old Farah married the 40-year-old King.
After getting married, Farah soon gave birth to a son, which can be described as a national celebration, and the king breathed a sigh of relief, and the dynasty finally had an heir!
Perhaps the haze of the second queen Soraya who had never been pregnant remained, and after the birth of her eldest son, Queen Farah gave birth to three in a row, giving birth to four children for the king, two men and two women - the queen's position was secured.
At the time, Iran was the world's second-largest oil exporter, and rolling oil brought great wealth to the ancient country.
With a combination of internal and external forces, Iran quickly became a rich, open and modern country.
Although in those days, Iran in general and Iranian women in particular were experiencing a very happy "golden age".
Iran, however, is in turmoil.
And the king's life is indeed very high-profile and luxurious, and there are many criticisms among the people.
From October 12 to 16, 1971, near Persepolis, the ancient capital of the Persian Empire in Iran, King Pahlavi, who called himself "King of Kings", held the most extravagant National Day dinner in history, inviting more than 60 kings, queens and presidents from all over the world to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire.
The celebration was intended to show off to the world the long history of the Persian Empire and the achievements of Iran's modernization development.
The main venue was transformed into a new castle of 50 silk tents, with a huge tent at its center decorated with fountains and trees imported from the Palace of Versailles, France.
Each tent has a bedroom, living room, office, marble washroom and everything you can think of for comfort, luxury.
帐篷城不远还专门建了机场，供私人飞机起降，另外还修了1000公里的新公路，对接首都德黑兰。
An airfield was built specifically
The total cost amounted to $300 million.
Shah Pahlavi wanted to demonstrate his "Iranian dream" of economic prosperity, revival of Persian civilization, revival of imperial glory, and world power under the leadership of a powerful leader.
Pahlavi speaks at the banquet
In order to create a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere, Pahlavi deliberately imported many beautiful birds from abroad.
However, these birds are difficult to adapt to the harsh desert climate, and the temperature plummets from a maximum of 40 degrees during the day to zero degrees at night, and within a few days a large number of deaths add a lot of sadness.
However, this did not affect the atmosphere of that celebration that lasted 5 days.
The party recreates the glory of the Persian Empire in its heyday.
French chefs flew in 18 tons of delicacies, including beef, lamb, pork and poultry, as well as caviar.
With the exception of caviar, all other ingredients, even parsley leaves, are imported from France.
Guests drank thousands of bottles of fine French wine, white wine and cognac, including rare champagne from 1911.
This celebration is the ultimate in luxury and amazes people.
Every party revelry leaves a hangover, but the consequences of Pahlavi's feast are more than that.
At a time when half of Iran's population was still living below the poverty line, Pahlavi decided to televise the celebrations and feasts that were seen as ignorant of the suffering of the people.
His extreme luxury shocked the masses struggling with poverty.
The feast highlighted the iron fist of the Pahlavi dynasty, but it also tore the fig leaf, brought the opposition forces closer together, and eventually became the trigger for Iran's Islamic revolution.
Although Iran's abundant oil resources attracted the support of the United States and its allies, Pahlavi's secularization and westernization program was promoted for a time.
However, Iran's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, believes that Iran must become an Islamic state.
Khomeini's return to Tehran was welcomed by Iranians
He was forced into exile in 1964 and repeatedly attacked the Pahlavi regime.
Iran entered the late 1970s, with turmoil, with waves of anti-Shah protests.
In January 1979, Pahlavi was forced to leave Iran with Farah and his four children.
The United States, which once promised to take in Pahlavi, refused to enter Pahlavi, who was already terminally ill and lying on a stretcher, because it did not want to offend the new Khomeini government who came to power.
In this way, they ended up in exile in Egypt, Morocco, the Bahamas, Mexico, the United States, and Panama.
Pahlavi's health deteriorated sharply, he contracted leukemia, but more severely depression.
Finally, on July 27, 1980, Pahlavi, who fantasized about restoring the Persian dynasty, died in Cairo, Egypt.
Pahlavi and the eldest son
Sadly, there is an heir who once worried Pahlavi, but there is no royal family to inherit.
All that remains is the sound of ambition and broken dreams.
Later, after Pahlavi's death, Farah lived in the United States with his four children.
In particular, Farah's later years were stormy, and her youngest son and daughter could not bear it because of their life on the run, and finally chose to commit suicide.
Perhaps the struggle of the descendants of the exiled royal family really makes ordinary people imagine that the huge mental pressure they endure in their fugitive life is really a human tragedy.