Chapter 75 US intelligence always loses to him

When Chu Shulong stayed in the United States and returned to China, the American political and academic circles designated this "American hand" who admired Mao Zedong and Washington as a "hardliner on the United States."Nevertheless, the American media still favors this wise and talkative China expert. Chu Shulong is the Chinese scholar who has received the most interviews from American media in recent years, including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Time Magazine, Newsweek, World Report, and The Far Eastern Economic Review never forgot to keep its eyes on him. In October 1997, four days before President Jiang Zemin's visit to the United States, the executive editor of the "Washington Post" came to China for an interview. He first interviewed Chu Shulong in Beijing, and then flew to Shanghai to interview Chairman Jiang who had left Beijing.Later, this long interview was published on the front page of the Washington Post when President Jiang visited the United States. Chu Shulong and President Jiang talked about Sino-US relations in the same interview.

"As long as there is something wrong in the world, the media will immediately go to Chu Shulong", which has become a routine in these years. The "5.8" bombing of the embassy, ​​the "9.11" incident, the war in Afghanistan, the conflict between Palestine and Israel, the war in Iraq, the North Korean nuclear incident, etc. Once the world situation fluctuates, Chu Shulong's phone will be called by reporters from all walks of life. burst.Chu Shulong himself admits that he and the media need each other.He hoped that his ideas would have an impact on the Chinese and foreign public through the media.

Americans regard Chu Shulong as a "hardliner" based on the following facts: Chu Shulong, who became a researcher at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations in 1988, was sent to George Washington University in the United States to study for a doctorate in political science at his own expense.Since Chu Shulong comes from the Institute of Modern International Relations, a strategic institution considered by the Americans to have an "absolutely official background", he has always been the focus of the US intelligence agencies.American intelligence officers often find various excuses to chat with him in order to obtain information they think is valuable.Chu Shulong has studied international relations for several years, and he has already become vigilant. Naturally, he will not disclose state secrets. American intelligence personnel are very disappointed.

In 1989, Chu Shulong's lover Jiang Yueqiu went to the United States to accompany him to study, and returned to China to take care of his young daughter a year later.Due to the impact of the "89 Incident", Sino-US relations fell into a low ebb, so when Jiang Yueqiu applied to accompany her to study in the United States again a year later, the US embassy refused her visa.At this time, people from the US Central Intelligence Agency approached Chu Shulong and offered to assist his wife and daughter to come to the United States smoothly, but Chu Shulong refused.Chu Shulong said, I would rather my wife and daughter not come to the United States, nor do I need your help, let alone cooperate with you.

Once, three members of the CIA found Chu Shulong suddenly and told him that a diplomat from the Chinese embassy in the United States had requested political asylum in the United States. All said, can you confirm it?What else do you know? Chu Shulong said in a hurry, how can a person who wants to seek political asylum be listened to?He wants to apply for your political asylum, and he says some things and some things he doesn’t have, and some things he says are true and some things are false. How can you believe everything?Seeing that they couldn't get anything out of Chu Shulong's mouth, the three left helplessly.Later Chu Shulong learned that the embassy official who sought political asylum was Chen Youwei, the counselor of the Chinese embassy in the United States and the author of "Kissinger's Critical Biography".This person later became a senior visiting researcher at the Johns Hopkins University Institute of International Studies and the president of the China Forum in Washington DC.

In 1989, Wang Ruowang, who was expelled from the Communist Party of China, went to the United States. In order to please the American government, he brazenly attacked the Chinese Communist Party on various occasions.Once, Wang Ruowang went to George Washington University, where Chu Shulong was studying, to give a speech to teachers and students.In his speech, he exaggerated the persecution of the people by the Communist Party during the "Cultural Revolution".He first cited the example of Ding Ling's persecution, saying that the Communist Party did not spare even a 6-year-old girl, and shot her to death in the street.And so on.

At this time, Chu Shulong who was sitting under the stage became angry.He immediately raised his hand to speak and refute.Chu Shulong said: "How much of what you said was organized by the Communist Party? You mentioned Ding Ling. When I was in college, Ding Ling gave us a report. She said that the persecution she suffered was never from the Communist Party." The reason is not the reason for the policy, but the result of some people in the literary and art circles blaming her. Also, you said that a 6-year-old girl was beaten to death on the street. Murderer. Your speech like this is too irresponsible."

Wang Ruowang was furious and stammered in Chinese that this classmate had been brainwashed by the Communist Party and had no clear understanding of the Communist Party. This kind of understanding is extremely superficial. Chu Shulong raised his hand again to ask for a speech.He said: You, Wang Ruowang, claim to be a "democracy fighter", but your method is really undemocratic.As a student, I may have a lot of superficial views on China and the world, but I have been in the United States for three years. Americans never use the word "superficial" to describe my "superficial views". Now you Call others superficial because they have something different from you. You really don’t know what democracy is. You should learn democracy well.You simply don't deserve to stand here and speak!

Wang Ruowang was rendered speechless by Chu Shulong's criticism, and ended his speech hastily like a deflated ball. Chu Shulong worked in the United States for another year and a half after receiving a doctorate in political science from George Washington University in 1993.Since he often published papers on international politics when he was in school, American academic circles began to pay close attention to him.The American press is also optimistic about this political scientist who is intelligent, sharp, humorous and has unique oriental charm, and the cooperation with him has continued to this day. A reporter from the "Washington Post" who has interviewed Chu Shulong many times said: American journalists seem to be able to play smart in front of anyone, but it will be an encounter with Chu; Chu is a very principled A political scientist who is keen, keen and familiar with the art of struggle, he is the love and fear of us American journalists.

The American media indeed loves and fears Chu Shulong. In October 1997, on the eve of Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visit to the United States, a reporter from CBS Broadcasting Company interviewed Chu Shulong in Beijing and asked a sharp question: President Jiang will go to Williamsburg when he visits the United States. The place where I gave the speech, I had to visit Philadelphia, the center of freedom. These are the most quintessential places of American democracy. As a leader of the Communist Party, why should I go to see the core things of American democracy, American capitalism and the West? We in the United States How are audiences supposed to understand such things?

Chu Shulong replied: Chairman Jiang is the leader of the Communist Party of China, and China's social system and ideology are different from those of the United States. Chairman Jiang's attitude towards different issues just reflects the leaders of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese government's attitude towards An attitude of respect for what is "different" should be appreciated by Americans.Because that's the right attitude to treat something different. After hearing this, the CBS reporter had to say: Mr. Chu is indeed a challenge to the wisdom of American journalists.