On the day of worship in another year, the "great temple" in Japan, which made many Asian people indignant, ----- the Yasukuni Shrine opened the so-called "Autumn Festival", and Kishida Fumio offered a sacrifice as the new prime minister.
It can be expected that this will be the beginning of another international storm, which will inevitably lead to a series of verbal criticisms, but Japan is a country that "cannot wake up".
It is well documented that almost all of Japan's prime ministers and government magnates have visited the Yasukuni Shrine, which enshrines war criminals.
They also refused to acknowledge Japan's aggression during World War II, without introspection or apology.
The militarist trend in its country has even more risen from time to time, which is a very dangerous country with a factor of aggression lurking at any time.
Li Zhaoxing, former foreign minister of Our country, called the Yasukuni Shrine, where Japanese right-wing politicians often visit, "The Great Temple of Japan."
Just because the Japanese Prime Minister visited the "Great Temple", he also "educated" Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso in the toilet.
It was after Junichiro Koizumi visited the shrine in 2006, when Sino-Japanese relations plummeted, and even the foreign ministers of the two countries could not hold bilateral meetings.
Later, during a meeting of Asian foreign ministers in Kuala Lumpur, Taro Aso requested a meeting with Lee, and the two sides ended up having a conversation in the restroom outside the conference room.
Li Zhaoxing demanded that Japanese foreign ministers and officials above the foreign minister should not pay homage to the Yasukuni Shrine so that Sino-Japanese relations could break the deadlock.
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Born in Shandong in 1940, Li Zhaoxing was the 9th foreign minister of New China.
Graduated from the Department of Spanish at Peking University, he has many titles, such as "Civilian Foreign Minister" and "Iron Mouth Foreign Minister".
This is because he pursues the concept of "diplomacy for the people" at home and attaches importance to the status of Chinese people abroad, which makes China's "human rights" and "democracy" unanimously praised in the international community.
Externally, he absolutely did not give in to the principles of Japan's worship of ghosts and Taiwan independence, and his sharp edge was similar to that of Chen Yiwai. But he was also extremely skilled, and his behavior was very similar to that of Foreign Minister Qian Qichen.
As a veteran politician and industrialist, Taro Aso and Lee were born in the same year.
When he became Foreign Minister of Japan in 2006, the prime minister was Junichiro Koizumi.
Both Aso Taro and Junichiro Koizumi have strong militarist ideological tendencies, and Koizumi visited the Yasukuni Shrine six times in six years, an average of once a year, from 2001 to his departure as prime minister in 2006.
Li Zhaoxing will issue the toughest response to Koizumi's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, especially in October 2005, when Koizumi visited the main temple again.
That is, on the same day, Li Zhaoxing, who learned of the news, immediately summoned The Japanese ambassador to China, Anan, and angrily denounced Koizumi as having to "take full responsibility for the serious political consequences caused by his wrongdoing."
The incident in which Lee Zhaoxing taught Aso Taro in the toilet happened 8 months later.
At that time, relations between China and Japan were in a long-term stalemate because Koizumi repeatedly visited the "Great Temple of Japan", and in order to seek to solve this situation, Japan had a toilet talk between veteran politician Aso Taro and Li Zhaoxing.
During the Asian Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in Geelong in July 2006, Taro Aso requested talks from Lee Through relevant channels.
Given the level of tension in Sino-Japanese relations, the two sides eventually decided to meet in the bathroom.
When Li Zhaoxing and Aso Taro entered the bathroom one after another, Aso Taro's secretary guarded the bathroom door and did not let others in.
Both Lee and Aso were extremely fluent in English, and the two had a 20-minute conversation without an interpreter.
Li Zhaoxing told Aso Taro that China resolutely opposes Koizumi and members of his cabinet from visiting the Yasukuni Shrine, believing that this is a damage to the feelings of the peace-loving Chinese and a provocation to the bottom line of the Chinese government.
Aso explained, of course, and eventually accepted China's request that Japanese foreign ministers and above officials not visit the Yasukuni Shrine.
This "toilet diplomacy" not only eased the tension between China and Japan, but also reflected the flexibility of Li Zhaoxing's diplomatic skills.
As neighbors with water in their clothes, the chinese and Japanese people want to live in peace, but there are a small number of Japanese militarists who are not dead-hearted and always want to overturn the case for those war criminals.
Junichiro Koizumi stepped down in September 2006, but just a month before he resigned as prime minister, on August 15, the anniversary of the World Anti-Fascist Remembrance, he once again provocatively visited the Yasukuni Shrine, a die-hard militarist.
The subsequent incident in which Japanese government officials visited the Yasukuni Shrine was innumerable, and this was an eternal "knot" that hung in the hearts of the people of China, the DPRK, the ROK, and other countries.
Similarly, because of his tough attitude toward Taiwan independence and other issues of principle, Li Zhaoxing was called "China's hawks" by the Americans.
In particular, in 1999, when China's Yugoslav Embassy was bombed by NATO led by the United States, Li Zhaoxing, who was then ambassador to the United States, once again stood on the cusp of the storm.
He traveled to Washington, the media, and all walks of life, made solemn representations, spoke out loudly, and argued with those media hosts who were prejudiced against China and talked nonsense, so that the American people would know the truth.
Li Zhaoxing's toughness is well known in the US diplomatic circles, and when he first met with the US ambassador to China when he was foreign minister, he bluntly said that there is no free lunch in the world, and his speech and attitude show the image of a tough guy.
In fact, he talks humorously, has a kind heart, and treats people gently.
When Li Zhaoxing visited Israel in 2005, Sino-Israeli relations were at a low ebb due to U.S. intervention.
When Li Zhaoxing met with Israeli Foreign Minister Shalom, both sides were very tolerant and understanding, and then the two also laughed and hated each other with a "new ping-pong diplomacy", which brought Sino-Israeli relations out of the trough.
Also in July 2005, Chinese businessman Zhao Yan was beaten for no reason by U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials.
Li Zhaoxing spoke with US Secretary of State Powell and demanded that the US side conduct an investigation "seriously and thoroughly."
This is Li Zhaoxing, who pursues the concept of "diplomacy for the people," and this is the "dove heart" that he supports Chinese in the United States.
Li Zhaoxing has two images in the eyes of Americans, one is a very scholarly and elegant diplomat, and the other is an indomitable warrior who will never give in half a step.
January 29, 2001 is the official "Li Zhaoxing Day" in Washington, D.C., and this day is also the last day of Li Zhaoxing's appointment as ambassador to the United States.
It can be seen from this that the Americans also have great admiration for Li Zhaoxing.
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Li Zhaoxing is funny, humorous and witty, with both a sword and a heart, and an iron mouth and steel teeth.
Many of his wonderful questions and answers can be regarded as diplomatic classics and can even be listed as teaching materials for the Diplomatic Academy.
Since the 1990s, the U.S. posture of prevention and containment against China has been growing.
In this environment, Li Zhaoxing, who served as ambassador to the United States, repeatedly displayed his superb diplomatic skills and constantly corrected the erroneous perceptions of some anti-China politicians and anti-China media broadcasts in the United States.
Li Zhaoxing, who had just served as ambassador to the United States in 1998, was invited to give a lecture at Harvard University, and when he first took office, he was booed by some people who had prejudices against China, and some even applauded unscrupulously.
Li Zhaoxing began his speech unmoved, and with his witty remarks, in less than five minutes, the boos in the audience gradually subsided, and then the audience was silent.
He conquered the historically picky Americans with his extraordinary personality charm, and a thunderous applause was a great affirmation of Li Zhaoxing.
In another lecture at Ohio University, an old American woman who had been indoctrinated with many fallacies in the anti-China media asked Li Zhaoxing: "Why did China invade Tibet?"
Li Zhaoxing looked at the old woman with a serious face, and did not directly say that she was wrong, or to fight back against the problem, but kindly asked where the old woman was from.
When she learned that she was a Texan, Li Zhaoxing, who was familiar with American history, officially answered the question.
He told the old lady that Texas had only joined the United States in 1848 and had previously been Mexican territory.
As early as the middle of the 13th century, Tibet was already a Chinese territory, and to this day it has a history of 700 years.
At the same time, he also asked the old lady humorously: Your arm is part of your body, can you say that your body has invaded your arm?
This question and answer made the old lady laugh, and after the speech, she warmly embraced Li Zhaoxing, and kindly and sincerely expressed her gratitude to Mr. Ambassador for letting her truly understand the truth of history.
As fellow representatives to the United Nations, Li Zhaoxing and Albright once had a "confrontation" that left a record in the history of Sino-US diplomacy.
During a small talk, Albright asked Li Zhaoxing that your Chinese delegation always likes to say that "China's position is consistent", but what is the position, can you explain it in the shortest words?
Of course, Li Zhaoxing understood Albright's ill intentions, so he asked rhetorically in retreat, so please ask Ms. Albright, what is the foreign policy of this great country of the United States?
Albright proudly said that U.S. foreign policy is two words: "leadership" and "partner."
Li Zhaoxing immediately said that China's consistent foreign policy is also two words: "peace" and "independence."
Albright's face turned red and white, and he had to change the subject with a laugh.
This dialogue clearly expresses the views of the two major powers of China and the United States on world relations, and the United States wants to continue to be the hegemon, while China hopes for peaceful development.
Once Li Zhaoxing had a discussion with more than a dozen American professors, one of them suddenly asked a tricky question, trying to make it difficult for Li Zhaoxing.
He said that according to relevant information, the US intelligence department has installed some cutting-edge eavesdropping devices on a Boeing plane that may be used by China as a special plane, and he would like to ask Mr. Foreign Minister to talk about his views.
Li Zhaoxing humorously replied: "In international trade, China has always adhered to the principle of fairness, we have to spend a lot of money to buy an airplane, I hope that we spend money to ask for the same things can not be less, but we have not spent money on things, please do not 'send' to us." ”
Whether it was a misunderstanding or a difficulty, Li Zhaoxing used his witty answer to make everyone present laugh.
At a press conference, an American said that the trade deficit between China and the United States was too large, and that the United States would not sell High-Tech products to China except for Boeing planes and agricultural products because they were dual-use.
As foreign minister, Li Zhaoxing raised the tea cup in his hand and said to the crowd: I drank this cup of tea to count civilian use, and the soldier drank it for military use. What is civilian and what is military, can you tell?
His rhetorical question made everyone present laugh.
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In the eyes of many people, Li Zhaoxing is a "thousand faces" foreign minister, he is good at being flexible in diplomacy and not lacking in toughness, and he is versatile and humorous in life.
Li Zhaoxing was an excellent diplomat and a versatile poet, an elegant elder and a responsible Chinese man.
Therefore, he can leave such a thick page in China's diplomatic history and make such outstanding contributions to China's peaceful development.
First of all, Li Zhaoxing is firm in principle and flexible in his approach to diplomacy.
Li Zhaoxing has always insisted on "saying what I know, saying what I should say and can say".
Whether he was a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a representative to the United Nations, an ambassador to the United States, a deputy foreign minister or a foreign minister, he was always one of the planners and main implementers of Sino-US foreign policy in the late 20th century and the first 10 years of the 21st century.
During his tenure as ambassador to the United States, he experienced a series of major events and difficulties.
In particular, the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia was inexplicably indignant at the bombing, the euphoria of China and the United States when they signed the win-win agreement on China's accession to the WTO, and the so-called political donation case and the Wen Ho Lee case made people extremely indignant.
Of course, what satisfied him most was the frequent contacts between the heads of state of China and the United States at that time, and the role of China and the United States in reaching a permanent normal trade partnership agreement, which promoted China's economic development.
Secondly, Li Zhaoxing is knowledgeable and versatile.
Since engaging in diplomatic work, it goes without saying that he has been busy with official business, but Li Zhaoxing has used his leisure time such as flying to create works.
In response to his unique experience as a diplomat, he appealed to the end of the pen through the language of poetry, and produced hundreds of exquisite poems full of affection.
He successively published "Li Zhaoxing's Poetry Collection" and the prose collection "Youth China", so he has the reputation of "poet diplomat".
In 2004, Li Zhaoxing was awarded the "Presidential Medal of Honor" for the centenary of the birth of Neruda, Chile, and the chilean ambassador to China at the time praised Li Zhaoxing as both an outstanding diplomat and an outstanding poet.
There was once such a couplet: "A thousand people, a thousand faces, a thousand wisdoms, all things and all things are causes."
In this way, the image of Li Zhaoxing can be described as the most appropriate, compared to his chivalrous tenderness, his wisdom and temperament, his enthusiasm and frankness, it is even more admirable.