Coquettish Rebirth

"Mr. Schmidt, in a new book you just published, "Tomorrow's World Power", you criticized the United States, calling it the policy of implementing imperialism and interfering in the internal affairs of other countries. At the same time, you also stated in the book China and India are the possible powerful countries in the future... First of all, on behalf of Chinese students, I would like to express my gratitude to you for being so optimistic about our motherland. Wasn't it just a polite compliment?" asked a student standing up in front of the camera.

"Polite compliments? No, of course not, how could it be polite compliments. In 1961, 10 years before I became Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany, I had already realized the extraordinary potential of your China. At that time The population of your country is not large, about 6 million, and even military is insignificant. Although you really defeated the Union Army, you are really not good in terms of military technology. Although the army is good, you have to invest in military power It is still not possible. But at that time, I had discovered that China had extraordinary potential. This discussion was in my book "Global Military Strategy". To tell you the truth, our German embassy in China In fact, there is a secret mission, which is to integrate and select your various daily reports in China, and then translate and fax such a two- to three-page A4 news report to Germany, and then, I will also get this A thing. So it can be said that, to some extent, I understand China better than you young people here. I may know a piece of news ten years ago better than you. What is happening in China every day. I also Knows better than you. So... this is not a polite compliment, I really like China."

After the old man finished speaking, Li Kuang, who was present at the scene, stood up and translated the old man's words into Chinese.Although the so-called simultaneous interpretation was used in the previous speech, this time, for the sake of dramatic effect, this interpretation system was not used, and Li Kuang was used to translate on the spot.Such an answer from Schmidt immediately caused an uproar on the scene. Many people understood Schmidt's initial optimism about China, and they were simply very happy.Later, when some people began to question whether this was Schmidt's good words, whether it was just a courtesy to praise the host.Everyone felt a little uneasy.honestly.Many people have secretly felt that this is probably a kind of polite remark from Helmut Schmidt.Because everyone thinks that if they are Schmidt, they must say good things about China after they come to China!In the end, who would have thought that Schmidt was so frank that he began to be optimistic about China decades ago... Could it be that our China really has such potential, and is it really that Mr. Schmidt is so optimistic about it?

But at this moment.The student who had asked Schmidt if it was a polite compliment stood up again.The student frowned and asked Schmidt in dissatisfaction: "Excuse me, Mr. Schmidt. Why are you so optimistic about such a dictatorship country that is not so democratic and not so free? As a Chinese, I found that It is full of corruption, why do you think such a country will be so optimistic about you? Do you really understand the political situation in China?"

Whoa!After asking such a question in front of my buddies.The audience was in an uproar!Schmidt didn't answer yet, he just looked at the young man with a frown, while the other students in the audience started booing him! "Come down!" "Traitor!" "Traitor!" "The Pacific Ocean is not covered. If you have the ability, go to freedom! You will know how to talk!" "After a person like you comes to power, you will definitely be more corrupt than anyone else** !" It can be said that for a while, the order of the entire venue was a bit chaotic!

At this moment, I saw Uncle Schmidt suddenly stood up, and then said: "Then I will answer your question, why I am optimistic about China. I am optimistic about China, not because of him, now There are many corrupt countries in the world. I’m afraid you don’t know. Right now, the United States is still full of prostitutes. You may not even believe the situation of prostitutes in Detroit. In 1974, Detroit elected the first black man The mayor, a Democrat named Coleman Young, was in power in Detroit for nearly 20 years until he retired in 1993. During his tenure, Detroit's rape cases continued. At the same time, Detroit itself is also being blackened. Although Detroit, the Motor City, is trying hard to become a black cultural center, in fact, there are only three paths for black people in Detroit. The first is in sports or To become a star through music, the second is to join gangs and work hard, and the third is to build waste products... In addition, I need to remind you that the concept of democracy belongs to your red camp, and the slogan of the blue camp is freedom, not democracy. When the Soviet Union existed, whoever said that the United States was in the democratic camp, he would smoke!"

Having said this, Uncle Schmidt suddenly seemed to be unable to bear it anymore, and he said angrily, "Why do you have so little confidence in your own country? Well? Do you know that for the Germans , Chinese civilization has always been a comparison, because she has a completely different development trajectory and model from Western civilization, which reminds Western thinkers that what happened in the West may not be an inevitable human civilization. Like Blaney in Germany He was the one who invented calculus together with Newton. He is the founder of number theory. The concept that everything is a number can be found in both Chinese and Western cultures. Leibniz has always hoped to find a mathematical solution to all problems in the universe. Inspired by the ancient Chinese I Ching's cosmology of yin and yang and the binary expressions of Tai Chi and Bagua, which laid the foundation for the development of number theory and logical algebra. Please note that I am not saying good things about your China, not that I am boasting You, but true! Blaines can be said to be the first German who wishes to be Chinese! When a foreigner thinks you are good and wants to be one of you, you yourself are desperate deny yourself, why?"

What?Blaney, who invented calculus, actually wanted to be a Chinese?This is simply too shocking!When did foreigners dream of becoming Chinese?This, this, this, is too stimulating for national pride!

Then at this time, Uncle Schmidt continued to educate the masses and the student who asked the question: "Why do you think China is not good? What was the situation in China before 1949? Before 1949, everything in your country No! The industrial foundation is so poor that you can’t even make tanks! Even nails have to be imported! After decades of construction, even if there are delays in the middle, even if there is still a distance from the world’s advanced level, you have established a basic With a complete industrial system, this is a foundation laid, understand? You are not like other countries in the world, you have no colonies, no dumping markets for goods, no cheap raw material origins! You can only digest yourself Accumulate original capital! This process has allowed you to surpass India in a few decades. When India first became independent, its national strength was stronger than yours! What are you dissatisfied with? Do you have to become the world's most advanced country after reform and opening up? Does it mean that your superior socialism must reach the development level of others in 50 years in just 300 years? Are you too confident or do you take other countries too seriously? You are developing and other countries are also developing! Do you think Did they stop there and wait for you?"

At the end of the talk, Master Schmidt simply said with a bit of anger: "Why do you always want to become the number one overnight? It seems that if you don't become the number one, you can't prove that your China has potential? What is this? Thinking? And don’t think that there are only two countries in the world, and don’t think that China is the only foreign country. The concept of foreign countries is very big. There are good and bad foreigners. More countries in the world are not as good as yours. There is even the United States, why do you always think that the United States is the greatest country, why do you think that the American model is correct? Damn, the United States can win only because the Soviet Union killed itself, not because they are strong in the United States! If The Soviet Union and the United States have changed their camps and their leaders. I don’t know who died! You are always talking about freedom. Damn, there are 207 sovereign countries in the world, and about 180 of them can call themselves It is free. Are you willing to be the bottom of the 180 free countries?

In addition, the male student who asked the question, in order to let you and your classmates understand something better, I have to say some statistics, the United States has never been the best country.Their country ranks 27th in the world for student literacy, 22th in mathematics, 49nd in science, 179th in life expectancy, 20th in infant mortality, third in median household income, fourth in labor force, and exports Fourth place.The United States has only three data that rank first in the world. First, the proportion of prison inmates in the total population. Second, the number of religious believers. Third, defense expenditures!And their defense expenditures are more than the sum of the defense expenditures of the countries ranked second to No.20!And among the 26 countries ranked second to No.25, 19 are NATO members!You tell me that such a country is the best in the world?fart!Did you even know that in the [-]th century, the United States was recognized as a patent thief by Europeans!When a new invention comes out in England, within a week there's a copy in America!People all over Europe are condemning the United States, thinking that Americans are low-end countries that ignore international skills and know how to plagiarize! "

"In the 2000-year history of the world, you China once occupied the leading position for 1800 years. Even when you fought against Britain in the 19th century, the British never defeated your army with guns. Only the final hand-to-hand combat won you. You! Your country is one of the greatest countries in history! You have always been the number one in the world! Why are you so unconfident now? Why do you always feel that you are behind? Why do you always feel that you are not doing the right thing On the track? Why do you always need the affirmation of outsiders? Why do you need me to be your teacher today? Many times, when you still feel that you are not strong enough, you may have become the number one in the world, at least some No. [-] in the world to some extent..." (To be continued...)