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In 1979, Deng Xiaoping's nine-day visit to the United States set off a huge storm. Tens of thousands of military and police in the United States protected him, but Deng Gong was attacked twice and escaped from danger under the protection of eight Zhongnanhai bodyguards.
In January 1979, China and the United States ended their eight-year ice-breaking journey and formally established diplomatic relations, entering a new era. At the end of that month, Deng Xiaoping, the representative of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, visited the United States to express his goodwill from China.
At this most historic moment, the United States sent tens of thousands of military and police officers to protect Deng Gong's safety, hoping to bring him the best life experience. Unexpectedly, in the process, Deng Gong was attacked twice, and he was only out of danger under the escort of 8 Zhongnanhai bodyguards.
How dangerous was Deng Xiaoping's visit to the United States, and how did the eight bodyguards protect Deng Gong's safety?
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Visit to the United States
In 1979, Deng Xiaoping's nine-day visit to the United States set off a huge storm. Tens of thousands of military and police in the United States protected him, but Deng Gong was attacked twice and escaped from danger under the protection of eight Zhongnanhai bodyguards.
In the decades of recent history before the "Deng Xiaoping visit" historical event, relations between China and the United States were extremely tense. Because of the differences in state systems, New China and the United States have been hostile to each other since its founding. But there are no eternal enemies and no eternal friends in this world.
In the face of national development interests, all ideological differences and a small number of interest disputes have been put aside, and the need for cooperation between China and the United States has arisen. At the end of the 60s of the last century, the United States, because of its weakness in the process of the Cold War, desperately needed to find a partner to resist the rising Soviet Union. And China, because of its drift from the Soviet Union, also needs to cooperate with a strong enough country to resist the threat that the Soviet Union may come at any time.
Prompted by national interests, two countries that have been hostile for decades have come together. In 1972, after China sent a friendly enough signal, President Nixon visited China and finally officially issued a joint communiqué between China and the United States, laying the foundation for the establishment of formal diplomatic exchanges between China and the United States.
Unfortunately, Nixon was later impeached for political events, and Sino-American relations reached an impasse until the late 70s.
On January 1, 1979, China and the United States formally established diplomatic relations, and the moment of friendship between China and the United States, which had been delayed for several years, finally arrived.
After the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, in order to demonstrate the sincerity of the Chinese government, Deng Gong, as the leader of the mainland, put forward a plan to personally visit the United States.
The leaders of the Party Central Committee made several rounds of discussions on this plan, hoping to ensure Deng Gong's personal safety as much as possible. In the end, the central government issued instructions and asked Vice Minister of Public Security Ling Yun to lead the leading team to the United States for inspection. On January 12, Ling Yun led a group of elites to board a plane bound for the United States.
After receiving the news that the Chinese Government will visit the United States, it also attaches great importance to it. After Lingyun disembarked, the US government directly led a delegation to the White House for talks to formulate a security plan for Deng Gong's visit to the United States at the end of the month.
Lingyun
At that time, when they heard that Deng Gong was going to visit the United States, the reactionary elements headed by the Kuomintang in Taiwan were furious. One of the Taiwan spies even shouted: "I must give Deng Xiaoping a little color!"
Taiwanese government officials who remained in the United States also began to actively liaise with overseas killers, hoping to sabotage Deng Gong's visit to the United States by hiring "Italian killers". Some members have even actively mobilized anti-China forces in an attempt to launch a large-scale anti-China march in the United States.
In addition, members of some extremist organizations in the United States are also very dissatisfied with this incident, holding that Sino-US friendship runs counter to US interests. Some of them also said that they would give him an "unforgettable experience" during Deng Gong's visit.
But obviously, the U.S. government absolutely does not want to see such a thing happen!
As the world's only two superpowers, the United States is very confident in its security measures. Taylor, an official of the Federal Security Service, even assured during the talks that the US side would guarantee the safety of Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping.
On January 20, the advance team that completed the work returned to Beijing, sorted out and summarized the relevant work of the trip, and finally submitted it to the central government for review. Three days later, Deng Gong convened a meeting of the relevant personnel of the visit and affirmed the plan of the advance team's visit. Despite Deng Gong's approval, some cadres at the meeting still had doubts about Deng Gong's travel safety. But Deng Gong didn't care, and insisted on taking only an 8-person escort team, including Ling Yun, to the United States.
In fact, in addition to these eight people, Deng Gong was accompanied by Vice Premier Fang Yi, Foreign Minister Huang Hua, and more than a dozen other staff members on his visit to the United States. However, these people were not responsible for Deng Gong's safety, so they were not counted among Deng Gong's security personnel.
January 28, 1979 was the first day of the Chinese New Year. Deng Gong and his entourage of 20 people boarded a plane bound for the United States, waved goodbye to the central leaders, and chose to usher in a new era in Sino-US relations on the first day of the new year.
On the 28th, Deng Gong's special plane arrived at Washington Airport in the United States, and a nine-day visit to the United States began.
What kind of sabotage will the anti-China forces carry out during Deng Gong's visit to the United States, and how will the Zhongnanhai bodyguards defuse the crisis?
Mountain Rain Greedy
In 1979, Deng Xiaoping's nine-day visit to the United States set off a huge storm. Tens of thousands of military and police in the United States protected him, but Deng Gong was attacked twice and escaped from danger under the protection of eight Zhongnanhai bodyguards.
On January 29, 1979, on the south lawn of the White House in the United States, celebrities from all walks of life arrived. At 10 a.m., 19 gun salutes rang out one after another near the lawn, demonstrating the highest level of hospitality in the U.S. government. As the last salute dissipated, four figures appeared on the podium in the South Lawn area. It was President Carter and his wife and Deng Xiaoping, who went on a visit.
In the midst of the high national anthems of the two countries, the American honor guard slowly walked to be reviewed by Deng Gong and Carter. After the guard of honor left, Carter stepped up to the podium and began to give a speech.
But not long after he spoke, a group of men and women suddenly appeared in the pile of reporters only four or five meters away from the podium. They had words in their mouths, and Deng Gong on the side of the podium rushed towards them. The bodyguards of Zhongnanhai, who were guarding near Deng Gong, were busy and urgently on alert, ready to move at any time.
Thankfully, both of them were bare-handed and appeared in the welcome room. Members of the US National Security Agency, who were hiding in the crowd, immediately blocked the two from going and told them to leave the scene. Apparently Carter had anticipated such a situation and went on to give a speech without pause.
In fact, Carter's reaction to this is not surprising, after all, long before Deng Gong arrived in the United States, a large number of emergencies began to appear in American society in an attempt to prevent the development of friendly relations between China and the United States. A few days before waiting for the public to arrive in the United States, the door of the Chinese liaison office in the United States was smashed down at night. On the gate, the national emblem, which indicates the national symbol of China, was forcibly pried down with tools. The address sign of the liaison office was even splashed with paint.
The US Security Agency was naturally very aware of this matter, so it took certain precautions long before Deng Gong arrived in the United States. In Deng Gong's plan to visit the United States, the United States even mobilized tens of thousands of military and police officers to participate in the protection in many aspects. But even with such a huge amount of manpower, there are still many gaps in the protection of the United States.
On February 1, Deng Gong left Washington for a visit to Atlanta. Under the arrangement of the US Security Agency, he stayed in a high-end hotel called "Peachtree Plaza". On the night of check-in, more than a dozen people behaved strangely on the street near the hotel. The U.S. National Security Agency, which is in charge of perimeter security, immediately arrested him and figured out the identities of the group. It turned out that these more than 10 people were all members of American fascist organizations, and they gathered to try to interfere with Deng Gong's visit to the United States and sabotage Sino-US friendship and cooperation.
After his identity was confirmed, the US Security Service immediately arrested and took him away, which did not cause any adverse effects. However, with the experience of this time, the US security forces have unexpectedly slackened.
On February 2, Deng Gong came to the Hyatt Regency Houston City to check in. No sooner had Deng Gong's motorcade arrived at the scene than riots erupted around the hotel. Some Americans are even shouting slogans while storming the perimeter security line. For security reasons,. The NSA had to arrest the men who had stormed police security.
In fact, the US security services have deployed more than 6,000 police forces in Houston alone, and the total police force along the route of Deng Gong's visit has reached tens of thousands. This is mainly due to the fact that the Houston area is very serious, and the U.S. government has judged that large-scale mass incidents are likely to occur here, which is why so many military and police forces are concentrated.
However, even with so many military and police forces concentrated, the United States failed to achieve effective protection, so that Deng Gong was in danger twice on February 2, and finally relied on Zhongnanhai's bodyguards to successfully survive the crisis.
Thrilling
In 1979, Deng Xiaoping's nine-day visit to the United States set off a huge storm. Tens of thousands of military and police in the United States protected him, but Deng Gong was attacked twice and escaped from danger under the protection of eight Zhongnanhai bodyguards.
Because before Deng Gong's visit to the United States, the US Security Agency issued a package ticket, saying that it would definitely guarantee security. Therefore, the Americans attached great importance to the safety protection of Deng Gong and mobilized a lot of police forces. However, although there are a large number of these people, their security literacy needs to be improved.
On the day Deng Gong checked into the Hyatt Hotel, an extremist successfully infiltrated the hotel. When Deng Gong entered the hotel lobby, the extremist took out a bag of items from his clothes and threw them at Deng Gong. Our security guards hurriedly protected Deng Gong behind him and dodged the bag of mysterious items.
The U.S. military police, who were accompanying them, immediately intervened and arrested the extremists who had not been able to get out of the scene. After inspection, it was found that what the extremist threw out was a bag of anti-China propaganda leaflets, which was not lethal. But the accident slapped the NSA in the face.
The defense capability guaranteed by the verbal guarantee is in vain. Exactly how the extremists entered the hotel, no one even found out. If the extremist had brought out not a leaflet, but a pistol or explosives, the consequences would have been devastating.
At six o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, Deng Gong received an invitation from the U.S. government to attend a dinner at the Simonton City Arena and enjoy the local arena.
Because of the attack that occurred that day, the security personnel couldn't help but increase their vigilance and began to carry out close protection in the form of full encirclement. The eight guards of the mainland are lined up in front of the back, left and right, and there is also a member of the US National Security Service in the middle. Under such protection, Deng Gong successfully arrived at the hotel lobby and prepared to go out for a ride.
At this moment, a strong man of more than one meter and eight meters and weighing nearly two hundred catties suddenly rushed out of the hotel, and quickly rushed towards Deng Gong. Our security personnel on the left and right sides of Deng Gong immediately took Deng Gong to dodge and galloped towards the vehicle parked at the door. The American security member in the team, because he was closest to the location of the gangster, had a chance to exit.
He stepped forward with an arrow, knocked the gangster down with his arm, and cooperated with the remaining security personnel present to control him. After Deng Gong got into the car, he quickly galloped away from the scene of the crime and got out of danger.
Later, it was revealed that the attacker was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, a well-known white supremacist organization. The attack was launched because of dissatisfaction with the cooperation of the U.S. government with the yellow government. It is unknown how he managed to evade security and enter the hotel.
After two raids on February 2, the U.S. government finally recognized the weakness of its defenses. If it weren't for the proper security forces of the mainland, and if it weren't for the fact that the attackers did not possess powerful weapons of destruction, it is very likely that they would have made irreparable mistakes.
The next day, the U.S. government had to use riot forces in major cities, tear gas and non-lethal weapons to deter the American people who were marching against it. At major major traffic intersections, the US side has mobilized mounted police units to enhance mobility and protection.
Under such protection, there were no accidents during the subsequent days of the visit. On 5 February, Deng Gong concluded his planned visit to the United States and took a special plane from Seattle to Beijing via Tokyo. On February 8, Deng Gong and his entourage returned safely to Beijing, ending their visit.
During his visit to the United States in just a few days, Deng Gong visited many interesting things and learned about all aspects of American society. But the few people in charge of security work are always in tension. One of the security guards in charge of personal defense, Zhang Baozhong, once revealed that he slept on the sofa outside Deng Gong's bedroom every night, always holding a pistol in his hand, and did not dare to slack off at all.
It was he who, in the raid on the afternoon of February 2, together with another guard named Sun Yong, led Deng Gong to escape from the scene of the crime, and did his best to ensure Deng Gong's personal safety.
It is precisely because of the existence of Zhongnanhai bodyguards like Zhang Baozhong that the negligence caused by tens of thousands of military and police officers in the United States did not cause a vicious impact, and Deng Gong finally successfully completed his plan to visit the United States. Since then, China and the United States have begun to develop for the better, and China has won the opportunity of reform and opening up and began to rise rapidly.
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