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A group of young people including Nan Yangsheng and Wang Wu talked about the recent scandals in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs while chatting in the Juyi Hall. Qin Gang has mysteriously disappeared for a month since June 25, and various rumors have been circulating on the Internet, the most notable of which is the scandal between him and Phoenix Satellite TV host Fu Xiaotian.

Ji Shuoming, senior correspondent of Hong Kong's "Asia Weekly", said on July 21 that Qin Gang and Fu Xiaotian met at an event at the Italian Embassy in Beijing in June 2017. Qin Gang attended the event as the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China. In 2018, the two are on good terms.

Current affairs commentator Su Wenyin wrote in an article titled "Qin Gang Violated Xi Jinping's Taboo? Rumors with Fu Xiaotian and New Evidence" published on July 19 that embassies and consulates abroad are often the frontier bases for CCP spies to carry out espionage activities. After Qin Gang entered the diplomatic system, he kept in touch with the CCP spy network around the world. So here comes the problem, Qin Gang has broken the rule that the CCP’s spies can’t have personal relationships, and can’t make fake plays and conceal relationships and illegitimate children, especially his illegitimate son is still American. In other words, the respective marriages of Qin Gang and Fu Xiaotian need to be reviewed and approved by the CCP organization, at least they cannot hide anything from the organization. This is not just a matter of professional ethics, but a more serious matter of loyalty.

For these legends and comments, Xiao Kongming and Li Si dismissed them, he thought they were all pretentious nonsense.

Little Kong Ming and Li Si said: Zhou Enlai had a famous saying that "diplomacy is no small matter", but he himself fell into the muddy hole of diplomacy. How to analyze China's diplomacy today, we might as well go back to the struggle between Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai in diplomacy with the United States.

On July 3, 1973, Deng Xiaoping was elected as a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at the Tenth Congress of the Communist Party of China. On the same day, Mao Zedong talked with Zhang Chunqiao and Wang Hongwen, attacking the diplomatic work presided over by Zhou Enlai for no reason: "Suddenly there is a big deception and a big master."

On November 17, Mao Zedong summoned Zhou Enlai, Zhang Chunqiao, and Yao Wenyuan to criticize Lin Biao's "ultra-left ideological trend" to Zhou Enlai, and said in talks with Kissinger from February 15 to 19 that there are "two possibilities" for solving the Taiwan issue. Big plus attack.

From November to December 1973, Mao Zedong instructed the Political Bureau of the Central Committee to repeatedly criticize Zhou Enlai's "capitulation doctrine" in his diplomacy with the United States.

In order to suppress Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong criticized Zhou Enlai's performance in the negotiations with US President's National Security Adviser Kissinger, and instructed the Politburo of the Communist Party of China to hold a meeting to criticize Zhou Enlai's "rightist capitulationism" in his diplomacy with the United States.

On December 12, Mao Zedong held a Politburo meeting in his study, reprimanding Zhou Enlai for "the Politburo does not discuss politics" and Ye Jianying for "the Military Commission does not discuss the army." Said to Zhou Enlai: "As soon as a war starts, it can be distinguished who is really willing to fight and who is colluding with foreigners and wants to be the emperor himself." At the same time, Mao Zedong proposed to let Deng Xiaoping be a member of the Military Commission and Politburo, and accepted Deng Xiaoping's suggestion to transfer the commanders of the eight major military regions to each other.

In order to test Deng Xiaoping's attitude towards Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong asked him to participate in the Politburo Weekly Criticism Meeting on December 14. Deng Xiaoping said of Zhou Enlai: "Your current position is only one step away from the chairman. Others can't reach it, but you are within reach. I hope you can be very vigilant about this."

Deng Xiaoping put the finishing touch on Zhou Enlai's heart-breaking theory, and stated that Mao Zedong wanted to punish Zhou Enlai. Mao Zedong was very excited and said: "I know he can speak, and he can speak without confessing."

Some experts analyzed that: At that meeting, Deng Xiaoping's speech was a strategy, and he criticized Zhou Enlai against his will. If he didn't do this, I'm afraid Mao Zedong would not trust him either. If he wanted to come out and do something, he had to. He didn't really want to criticize Zhou Enlai, but he knew Mao Zedong's concerns very well. Perhaps there is some truth to this statement, Deng Xiaoping is again playing tricks on him. He succeeded.

The next day, Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping met the members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and the commander of the military region in Beijing and said: "We are now inviting a chief of staff, your old boss." He also said to Deng Xiaoping: "People are a little afraid of you. Let me give you a few words. There is strength in softness, and needles in softness. Be gentle on the outside, and a steel company on the inside."

Mao Zedong directly pointed out Deng Xiaoping's obscurity with "there is strength in softness, and a needle hidden in cotton".

On December 18, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee adopted Mao Zedong's proposal, and Zhou Enlai drafted a notice on Deng Xiaoping's decision to serve as a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, a member of the Central Military Commission, and participate in the leadership work of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Central Military Commission, and it was issued to the party on December 22. internal and external masses.

In fact, after Mao Zedong let Deng Xiaoping come back, he once tested Deng Xiaoping's attitude towards Zhou Enlai.

Gao Wenqian, an expert on the Cultural Revolution, said in the book "Zhou Enlai in His Later Years", "Deng Xiaoping figured out Mao Zedong's intention to call him to participate in the weekly criticism meeting. In order to pass his exam and improve politically, Deng Xiaoping told Zhou Enlai in his speech. Although there are not many words, the weight is very heavy. In just a few words, Lao Mao's desire to impose crimes on Zhou Enlai was made, and this is exactly what made Zhou Enlai deeply wronged. Deng Xiaoping is not unreasonable. I know this, but in order to regain Lao Mao’s trust, I still speak out against my conscience.”

Sure enough, after learning of Deng Xiaoping's speech, Mao Zedong happily made a new decision: On December 12, 1973, Mao Zedong announced at the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China that he would add an official to Deng Xiaoping. He said, "Now, a military advisor named Deng Xiaoping has been invited. A notice has been issued to serve as a member of the Politburo and the Military Commission." "I would like to add a secretary-general to the Politburo. If you don't want this name, then be the chief of the general staff."

As a result, Deng Xiaoping, who was good at keeping a low profile, once again entered the top decision-making circle of the CCP.

From the end of 1973 to the beginning of 1974, Mao Zedong arranged to criticize Lin and Confucius, that is, to criticize Zhou, and at the same time let Deng Xiaoping step by step regain the core position of the CCP's power. This could not but anger Lao Mao's political wife, Jiang Qing.

Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan and other core figures of the Cultural Revolution faction, since criticizing "Hai Rui Dismissed from Office", overthrew Liu Shaoqi and his "headquarters", overthrew Lin Biao and his "anti-Party clique", criticized Lin Biao and the criticism of Confucianism that began in 1973 In the three "line struggles", they were all heroes. Jiang Qing accused Zhou Enlai of "can't wait to replace the chairman." Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan and others fought for Lao Mao and made outstanding contributions. And in fact it is.

But they couldn't balance the fact that Lao Mao attached so much importance to Deng Xiaoping.

It is true that Mao Zedong didn't want to reuse Jiang Qing and Zhang Chunqiao, but as a strategist, he knew very well what it meant that the Second Plenary Session of the Ninth Central Committee "has the potential to blow up Mount Lushan". Although he had already cut off Lin Biao and his party members, and blamed Lin Biao for the scourge of the Cultural Revolution, after all, he saw people's weariness and disgust with the Cultural Revolution, and the unpopularity of the core figures of the Cultural Revolution such as Jiang Qing and Zhang Chunqiao. "A lot of grievances."

Xiao Kongming and Li Si said: Lao Mao had to face reality and make necessary compromises, such as relaxing some policies, suppressing the momentum of Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao and others, and using some "capitalist roaders" who were defeated during the Cultural Revolution. This was Lao Mao's strategy, and Deng Xiaoping naturally knew it well.

Mao Zedong valued and reweighted Deng Xiaoping, which made Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao and others very angry, and they couldn't balance their hearts. Thus, Jiang Qing began to publicly resist.

In order to vent his grievances and exert pressure to change Mao's decision, Jiang Qing began to riot. She publicly tossed about Lao Mao's nomination of Deng Xiaoping as the head of the delegation to attend the sixth special session of the United Nations on April 9.

According to past practice, Zhou Enlai should attend such meetings. But around March 20, 1974, without the knowledge of Zhou Enlai and Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to write a report to the Central Committee in the name of the Ministry through Wang Hairong, and nominated Deng Xiaoping as the head of the delegation. Zhou Enlai was in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the time, but he was criticized by Lao Mao a few months ago because of foreign affairs. Therefore, Zhou Enlai signed the agreement on March 24 and reported it to Mao Zedong for review.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Qing resolutely opposed this, and made a big fuss in the Politburo, forcing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to withdraw the report several times. For this reason, Lao Mao once said, "If everyone in the Politburo disagrees, then forget it." It shows that Jiang Qing's opinions and emotions have no effect on Lao Mao.

Later, due to Zhou Enlai's maneuvers, members of the Politburo (including Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, and Wang Hongwen) knew that it was Lao Mao's decision, and they all unanimously supported it. Only Jiang Qing reserved his opinion.

On March 27, Lao Mao sent a letter to Jiang Qing: "Comrade Deng Xiaoping's going abroad is my opinion. You should not object to it. Be careful and don't object to my proposal." Jiang Qing was forced to write back to Lao Mao, expressing his support.

From April 3rd to 5th, the Politburo discussed matters such as Deng Xiaoping's speech to the United Nations General Assembly. Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, and Yao Wenyuan all said that they were sick and absent, which clearly showed their emotions.

On April 6, Deng Xiaoping left Beijing for the United States. Thousands of party and state leaders including Ye Jianying, Li Xiannian, and representatives of the people in the capital went to the airport to see Zhou Enlai sick.

On April 19, when Deng Xiaoping returned to Beijing, Zhou Enlai and thousands of people went to the airport to greet him again, and held a grand welcome ceremony.

Before and after Deng Xiaoping attended the United Nations General Assembly, the conflict between Jiang Qing and Deng Xiaoping became public, which was in stark contrast to Zhou Enlai's tolerance and support for Deng Xiaoping. This also paved the way for the development of the four-corner relationship between Mao, Jiang, Zhou and Deng.

When Li Si said this, he looked around at the friends who were dining at the same table, and said with a smile: During the days when Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang disappeared, Wang Yi has acted as foreign minister on many diplomatic occasions. A few days ago, he also participated in the meeting of the BRICS High Representatives for Security Affairs in Johannesburg. In the high-level foreign affairs reception, Wang Yi showed up, and Qin Gang retired. These diplomatic actions are somewhat similar to those when Zhou Enlai retired from diplomacy and Deng Xiaoping showed his face. In fact, it is an internal struggle, nothing new.