Chapter 165 Conclusion The dignity of a great country is sometimes typed out

1.The dignity of a big country is sometimes played out. Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew recalled that when he traveled in Europe before the Korean War, people often discriminated against Chinese people.After the new China sent troops to North Korea and won consecutive victories, the customs officers in Western Europe actually regarded the yellow-skinned him as a Chinese. His attitude changed drastically and he showed great respect, which deeply touched him. Robert University of Oxford strategist?O'Neill commented that the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea "made China jump from their victory to a world power that can no longer be underestimated. Since then, the giant image of New China has been established in the world."

Dignity is sometimes won through cooperation, and sometimes it is out of competition. As Westerners said when commenting on that period of history-the Chinese soldiers' "the spirit of seeing death as home is awe-inspiring." 2.Dignity is priceless, it is equal to life. This point is the same whether it is for a country, a nation, or an individual, whether it is for the big or the small, for the strong or for the weak. In an era that believes in strength, the question of whether dignity is worth money or not and how much it is worth has always troubled people.The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea a year ago, the image of a great country built with the lives and blood of 200,000 volunteers, has already told us the answer.

On the occasion of commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers entering Korea, the Yinghuashan Memorial Hall in Dandong City, Liaoning Province, spent 6 years and worked hard to calculate the latest statistics of the Chinese People's Volunteers who sacrificed their lives for more than 80,000 kilometers. — 183,108 people.The "Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea Hall" of the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Museum also recognized this number of martyrs, and it is prominently marked in the middle of the "Volunteer Martyrs Wall" on the east side of the hall, surrounded by metal garlands.

In 60 years, we finally have the precise number of sacrificed soldiers for the first time. For the first time, we have counted single digits and implemented it for everyone. This is the respect for the sacrificed martyrs of the volunteer army who brought us dignity. It is also respect for our nation. 3.Dignity is often more important to the weak. Today's world is still a world that believes in the law of the jungle.The weak are often looked down upon; the strong are often domineering.So for the weak, dignity becomes a luxury.Don't the weak need dignity?Is the road sweeper inferior to others?Vulnerable groups are originally a sociological concept that needs to be cared for and rescued, but for many people, they have become objects of contempt, contempt, ridicule, and even bullying. This is very unfair.At the same time, it also tells us that the weak should be self-improvement, and the weak should be self-respecting.

4.Poverty, backwardness, and coercion should not be a reason or an excuse to give up dignity. On the contrary, the poorer, more backward, and more deeply humiliated, the more we should realize the pricelessness of dignity and the importance of defending dignity, just like the poor and white China under the leadership of Mao Zedong. Like the poor and white Chinese in Mao Zedong's era. The reason is very simple.Poverty and backwardness can easily become a reason for not being respected; the humiliation you have suffered can also easily form inertial thinking and become an excuse for not being respected.It is not terrible that other countries and others do not respect you, nor is it terrible that the whole world does not respect you. What is terrible is that you do not respect yourself, you do not defend your own dignity, and you do not realize your own value.

In the early 1970s, before US President Nixon was planning to visit China, he once consulted a French politician who had visited China, saying that the US was going to recognize China and allow China to join the United Nations. China would always be happy, right?Unexpectedly, the politician said: "This shows that you still don't understand Mao Zedong. The logic of the Chinese people is that the key is not whether you recognize him or not, but whether he recognizes you or not." Relying on such a kind of self-esteem, it has endured more than 20 years of isolation and won the respect of other countries. It has also enabled the status of the mainland and Taiwan in the United Nations, avoiding the situation of North and South Korea and East and West Germany.

Conversely speaking, in the face of power, if you give up your self-esteem, and you don't respect yourself, it is useless to mention the respect of other countries and others.Just like the Qing Dynasty, once it lost its power and humiliated the country, not only the little Japan dared to bully and beat you, but even Spain, Portugal, and other "big teeth" would come to kick you.Japan, whose economy is already very developed, why do people think it is just a second-rate country?It is because it will only follow behind the United States and act as a waiter.It is precisely because of this that the poor country North Korea said that "Japan is just a state of the United States", and once expressed that it would drive Japan out of the Six-Party Talks.

As far as poverty and backwardness are concerned, dignity has not depreciated or faded. On the contrary, the more the environment does not respect your dignity, the more the environment does not value your national character and personality, the more you need to fight and cherish it. A priceless treasure that blooms with the brilliance of humanity and the brilliance of the country. 5.Self-esteem comes from self-reliance and becomes self-improvement. Self-esteem and self-reliance are a kind of dual adjustment relationship.Self-reliance and self-improvement create conditions for defending self-esteem; defending self-esteem makes self-reliance and self-improvement possible.

Just like in China more than half a century ago, it was precisely because of the founding of the People's Republic of China that the Chinese people stood up and became self-reliant, so they were able to send their own troops to fight the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and defend the dignity of the country; The contest with the United States maintained the dignity of a nation, which made other nations look at the Chinese nation with admiration, made the country truly stand up, and laid the foundation for the country's self-improvement. If you lose your self-esteem and become a shrinking turtle, you won't have a chance to stand on your own, and you won't be able to become really strong.

It is hard to imagine what China will be like in the next 60 years if there is no life-and-death contest with the world boss, and if the world boss is not beaten all over the ground to find his molars.Will it be beaten by tens of thousands of people, will everyone dare to pee on your head, will the F-16 be able to drop bombs on our heads at will, will the Chinese be squinted, and It's hard to say. It’s hard to imagine that if China hadn’t crippled the army of the British Empire in the four battles between China and the army of the British Empire, one of the sixteen countries, the “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher would have succumbed to Deng Xiaoping. Hong Kong Would go back so easily.

It's hard to imagine, buddy! 6.The dignity that comes out is often more able to win people's respect. The Volunteer Army has won the respect of the most powerful opponent, the American soldier, the ally, the Soviet Union, the West, and the whole world by virtue of its actions and victories.No one typing, no action to beat the boss, no experience of defeating the boss, it is difficult to make people respect you! In my opinion, among modern China's foreign wars, including the War of Resistance Against Japan, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is the one that best demonstrates the spirit and quality of the Chinese army.One regret of the War of Resistance Against Japan is that the Chinese Communist Party’s armies—our Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army—were developed and strengthened enough to fight the Japanese army and defeat it.Although the Japanese know the strength of the Chinese Communist army, they are always unwilling.Only the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea hurt the United States, the world leader, and made countries all over the world look at China with high regard. I think every Chinese should know about the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea more than half a century ago. 7.Earning dignity comes at a price, sometimes even in life. Dignity cannot be obtained for no reason. It not only depends on being an honest person, speaking the truth, and doing honest things, but also by fighting, shedding blood, and even sacrificing one's life. 60 years ago, didn't the new Republic want to stand up peacefully and smoothly?Don't you want to live in peace with the world leader, the United States?But President Truman doesn't consider Mao Zedong, MacArthur doesn't consider Peng Dehuai's feelings, and Americans don't consider the Chinese people's feelings! People don't look down on you, but they don't look down on you!A war broke out in North Korea, but the U.S. Seventh Fleet wandered into China's Taiwan Strait, and troops were also dispatched to China's territorial waters.Why?Because we are no match for others in modern times, if you let them crash when you hit them, and get down when you hit them, can they think highly of you?Isn't that the case in Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan today? ! It can be seen that you can either not fight this battle and let people continue to treat you as a grandson; or fight a fierce battle to let them know that poor China is not easy to mess with, and there is absolutely no other way out.The leaders of New China, represented by Mao Zedong, resolutely chose the former when faced with the choice between dignity and survival.In this way, 200,000 to 300,000 volunteer soldiers rushed up screaming, hundreds of thousands of flesh and blood blocked up, the 38th, 39th, 40th, and 42nd armies rushed up, Qin Jiwei, Han Xianchu, Hong Xuezhi, and General Deng Hua rushed up. Going up, General Peng rushed up, Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Republic, rushed up, just like that, with his life to establish his prestige, and with his sacrifice to raise his aspirations, the dignity of the great country of the Chinese nation was stained with blood and padded with life! Today, in order to get money and benefits, many people don't have to lose face, ignore their dignity, and discard their personality.They seem to have such a reason: let's be "pragmatic", anyway, they will get benefits.In fact, this is a misunderstanding, no, this is a value misunderstanding. What is the difference between gaining benefits at the cost of losing dignity, and those pigs and dogs who are given two lashes and some food?Therefore, for the sake of dignity, we need to pay a price, even pay the price of life to defend it. 8.Winning dignity ultimately depends on strong strength, but it doesn't have to wait until then.Can you have no dignity when you are not strong? Being bullied, angry, and beaten, people often say: We are still behind, and when we become stronger, he will not dare to bully us.In fact, this is just a general truth.That's right, winning dignity ultimately depends on becoming rich and strong, but we can't have to wait until then to gain dignity!Could it be that before that time, we can lose our dignity?If you think that way and do that, you won't be able to become a first-class country at all.Because first-class countries have come through in a weak state of upholding dignity! As Mr. Dai Xu said, dignity is above the sword of the brave.A real swordsman can fall under the opponent's sword, but he must never kneel under the opponent's sword.A country and a nation must also dare to show their swords in order to win a minimum of dignity in this world where the law of the jungle prevails. 9.Dare to hit people even if they are behind! If you fall behind, you will be beaten. This is a saying that is on the lips of many people.Because the country is backward, it is easy to be bullied by others. Is it true that if you lag behind, you should be beaten?According to this logic, China will not develop in a short while, and it will be a long-term process to change its backwardness. In such a process, it will only be beaten, should it have no dignity, and should be bullied?There is no such reason! In terms of backwardness, is there anything more backward than in 1950? In particular, don't have a certain development, but become more timid.Just like a rich farmer, when he sees the village head and the big landlord, he bows his hands, afraid of others, they have strength!Seeing poor bachelors, especially bachelors who are blocking the door and making trouble, is also a bow and hand, afraid of others.It's no wonder that you lose your dignity, don't be looked down upon, and aren't bullied! 10.A nation that dares to take responsibility, a person who dares to take responsibility, is always worthy of respect. Mao Zedong, Peng Dehuai, and soldiers of the Volunteer Army are highly responsible and dare to take responsibility.They made decisions and won the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, shouldering the responsibility of an ancient nation and country to survive, and the responsibility of future generations to enjoy a peaceful life. Therefore, when we have the status of a big country and enjoy a peaceful life today, we must not forget those soldiers who resisted US aggression and aided Korea. 11.Only with dignity can one win respect. If you have strength, you may win respect; but if you have self-esteem, you will often win more respect.The most shining moment of a person or a country is the moment when it makes sacrifices to take responsibility. The two years and nine months of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea are just a moment in history.And it was at this moment in history that a nation exploded a high-energy spiritual atomic bomb—for the sake of national dignity and national independence, and for the children and grandchildren of today and the future, Mao Zedong and the soldiers of the Volunteer Army shouldered the responsibility of the country and the nation.This is the most shining moment of our country and nation. At this moment, China's status as a great power has been established. 12.There is no shame in being poor, there is no shame in being backward, and it is shameful to be poor and backward without living up to expectations. Nowadays, many people are afraid of being poor, and they are afraid of talking about being poor. In fact, poverty is not shameful.Poverty is caused by various historical and objective factors, such as farming for generations without accumulating wealth; for example, due to occupational reasons, earning less, and so on.How poor China was during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea!Were the Chinese in that period ashamed? Of course, if you don't live up to your expectations, don't work hard and get poor, or do crooked things, don't lose your talent! 13.Living in today's China is very dignified, not only because we are rich, but also because our ancestors have sacrificed their lives for this dignity. People living today may not feel the importance of national dignity or human dignity, just like oxygen, which can be breathed every day, and it seems that they cannot feel its existence. If you lived before the birth of the Republic, in an era when the Empress Dowager Cixi was driven around by the Eight-Power Allied Forces, your feelings would definitely be very different. One leaf knows autumn.Let me ask, in Iraq and Libya, the president was arrested by other people's troops in your country and hanged with a noose. Does this country still have dignity?Do the citizens of this country still have dignity?Therefore, the more we live with dignity, the more we must thank our founding leaders, our ancestors, and our martyrs.Otherwise, we will be ashamed of the nation, the martyrs, and the title of descendants of Yan and Huang. Li Ao, a person who many people think is "unreliable", said: "The reason why I admire the Communist Party is because it will not let this nation suffer any more." These words are reliable. 14.Dignity, whose core is equality, has universal value. Dignity goes both ways.On the one hand, you have dignity; on the other hand, give the other party dignity.That is to say, the core of dignity is equality. On the Korean battlefield, the volunteers captured the prisoners of the United Nations Army and treated them very preferentially. They treated them equally in personality, took care of them in life, and even let them eat delicious food first.During the battle, when evacuating the battlefield, the Volunteers also simply bandaged the wounded of the United Nations Army, put them on the side of the road on stretchers, and waited for the United Nations Army to transport them away.So much so that American soldiers have to admit: Chinese soldiers are civilized people. Why do you do this?It is because the Chinese know that dignity is priceless, so they treat the weak with dignity as well. 15.Dignity is not about saving face, nor hypocrisy. Dignity and saving face are two different things.To save face is because what you do has no dignity, it is already very shameful, it has already been looked down upon by others, and you are still holding on there, shouting: Although I am poor, I am idle! Dignity is won by striving, by struggle, and by struggle.The Korean War changed the Japanese view of China.Although Japan was defeated in 1945, it had no respect for China in its heart.It was the Korean War that made the Japanese fundamentally change their view of China since the Opium War, and began to think about the reasons for China's progress and strength. Jin Yuan, the former director of the Fushun War Criminals Management Office, once described in detail the changes in the mentality of Japanese war criminals before and after the outbreak of the Korean War.At that time, Shigeru Fujita, head of a certain regiment of the 59th Division of the Japanese Army, and others were always arrogant and refused to plead guilty.Only two months after the start of the Korean War, the Volunteer Army reported frequent successes and drove the U.S. military back to the south of the "38th Parallel". The defeated U.S. military generals like Shigeru Fujita woke up from their dreams and changed their attitudes. They believed that China is not the China of the past. Japan can no longer fight China. Many Japanese politicians strongly promoted the improvement of relations with China after the outbreak of the Korean War and frequent reports of the Volunteer Army's victory. In May 1952, three Japanese politicians including Kisuke Miyakoshi visited Beijing.Since then, Japanese progressives from all walks of life and from all walks of life have broken through the Japanese government's ban and visited China one after another, advocating friendship with China. 16.Although winning respect does not necessarily depend on fighting.In addition to fighting, construction, civilization, etc. can also win respect, but for rogues, and guys who turn their faces and refuse to accept the benefits after taking advantage, do we still have to rely on appeasement? If they forcefully occupy your land and don't return it, they bully you anyway, they have already punched you three times, if you don't fight, will it work? Of course, as a big country, a country that has fully stood up, it needs to have a sense of normalcy, equality, and a big heart. This is another matter. 17.To fight, you have to win the fight and play with wisdom in order to win respect. It is certainly admirable to fight without fear of death, but it is also foolish to fight recklessly if you only know bravery and fearlessness.To fight, you have to be able to win, at least you can draw.Otherwise, if you are usually poor and poor, but you get down as soon as you hit him, can you have dignity? ! In the Second Battle of Resisting U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, a Turkish brigade of more than 5,000 people in the United Nations Army fought extremely bravely.In one fight, a large number of "volunteers" were defeated and wiped out in one round, and hundreds of prisoners were also captured.As soon as the battle was over, they triumphantly asked their superiors for credit.But soon they discovered that this Turkish brigade, which was accustomed to combat, was not fighting volunteers at all, but reimbursed their friendly army, a unit of the 7th Division of the Korean Army. That night, their real opponent came.A 20-minute raid by the 112th Division of the 38th Army of the Volunteer Army captured the hill they occupied-Gariling, and beat them to death.Now they went crazy and threw away their hats one after another: "Use this as a boundary, and those who take a step back will be killed!" They desperately launched a strong attack on the volunteers' positions.They fought very bravely and were not afraid of death, but the fiercer the attack, the stronger the firepower of the volunteers they encountered.As a result, before dawn, there were only less than two companies left in this army of more than 5,000 people. The rest were all called by the volunteers' guns and buried in the ground. The Turkish brigade is stupid, can a stupid army earn respect? 18.When competing with opponents who are much stronger than yourself, you need to be brave and more wisdom. In order to defeat an opponent, one must either be stronger than the opponent in strength, or stronger in wisdom than the opponent, and there is no other way.In the case of weak strength, the only way to defeat the opponent is to rely on wisdom and courage. 19.Sacrifice for something worthwhile is a happy thing. A person, with his eyes closed, has nothing left.Because of this, people cherish their lives very much and are greedy for life.Have you ever seen some corrupt officials weeping bitterly, turning their calves, and reflecting deeply before being shot, saying that if they do it again, they don’t need money or power, just be ordinary people and be good? alive? What did you do when you said such nonsense when you were about to finish playing?Why didn't I feel that it was good to be an ordinary person at that time?This kind of person, let him be an official next time, he will still be a corrupt official. And our volunteer soldiers, although greedy for life, are not afraid of death.On the Korean battlefield, facing sacrifices, they did not cry bitterly, but devoted themselves to the battlefield without hesitation and sacrificed their lives for the country.Why?Because there is a value higher than one's own life.When the land is trampled upon, parents, brothers, wives and children will be bullied and bullied, and the bounden duty of being a soldier requires you to make sacrifices, then you should have no hesitation, dedicate your life for this, and be greedy for life and not afraid of death.This is the righteousness of the world. 20.A person is still optimistic in the face of sacrifice, without him, I am afraid it is because of faith. Optimism is by no means the usual blissful joy, but an attitude towards life in the face of hardships and sacrifices.The reason why the volunteers are able to lie on the snow and step on the ice and see death as home is because they have faith, the belief in defending their homes and the country, and their military responsibilities.Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain their optimism in the face of sacrifice. Let me ask, which corrupt official didn't turn his calf and pee his pants as soon as he heard that he was going to be shot! twenty one.Showing weakness to hegemony is a cowardly act. twenty two.Commemorating this war and commemorating the soldiers who died for this war is by no means narrow nationalism.On the contrary, we commemorate wars in order to reduce wars and cherish peace and dignity more. For the sake of peace and dignity, we are not afraid of sacrifice.