100 Historical Stories That Unlock Teenage Wisdom

Chapter 44

Chapter 54 Wang Jingwei defected to the enemy and became a national thief——Without character, he eventually became a clown
People should not be arrogant, but they should not be without pride.No matter at any time, our national integrity cannot be changed, and the backbone of the nation needs to be supported by an indestructible force!
Wang Jingwei was vice president of the Kuomintang, chairman of the Central Political Committee of the Kuomintang, vice chairman of the National Defense Supreme Council, and chairman of the National Political Council in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War.Since the Anti-Japanese War, he has published articles and speeches many times, actively advocating compromise with Japan, and denounced those who advocated the Anti-Japanese War as "high-profile".He advocated that "war must be defeated, and peace may not be chaotic".Therefore, only by begging Japan for "peace" can the situation be maintained.

In July 1938, Wang Jingwei ordered Gao Zongwu, Director of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to go to Japan secretly, and had secret talks with some senior officials of the Japanese military department. He learned that Japan wanted to replace Chiang Kai-shek with Wang Jingwei to clean up the situation, and reported the situation he found. Wang. In October, Guangzhou and Wuhan fell. In November, Wang sent Gao Zongwu and Mei Siping to secretly sign the "Records of the Japan-China Agreement" with Japanese representatives Kagesa Sakuaki and Imai Kazuo in Shanghai, and drew up Wang's action plan for responding to Japan's declaration of surrender and fleeing to Hanoi. On December 7, 10, Wang Jingwei sneaked out of Chongqing. The next day, Chen Bijun, Tao Xisheng, Zhou Fohai, Zeng Zhongming and other Wang family's confidantes arrived in Hanoi via Kunming. On the 11nd, Japanese Prime Minister Konoe issued the third statement to induce surrender, proposing three principles of so-called "good neighborliness and friendship", "joint defense against communism", and "economic cooperation", and declared that he was willing to "cooperate with independent individuals" with China. On the 1938th, Wang published a telegram in Hanoi to Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee and Supervisory Committee, urging the Kuomintang government to compromise with Japan. In late April 12, under the protection of the Japanese army, Wang Pai secretly left Vietnam and arrived in Shanghai in May.They call themselves curve savers, and they really do.

The Wang Group's treason and defection to the enemy caused an open split between the pro-Japanese faction and the pro-British and American faction in the Kuomintang camp. On New Year's Day in 1939, the Standing Committee of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang announced that Wang would be permanently expelled from the party and revoked all his positions.On the same day, the Central Propaganda Department of the Kuomintang and the Political Department of the Military Commission jointly issued a statement, stating that the cowardly and despicable mentality of those who are deliberately and weakly willing to be used by the enemy will have no impact on the entire future of the War of Resistance.On the other hand, Jiang secretly ordered some dignitaries to persuade Wang not to make public statements against the country, not to sever relations with China, etc., but Wang refused. On June 6, the Kuomintang government ordered Wang Gui to be arrested.

At the end of May, Wang Jingwei led Zhou Fohai, Gao Zongwu and others to Tokyo for talks with the Japanese Prime Minister, and reached an understanding on the establishment of a pseudo-central government headed by Wang Jingwei.With the support of Japanese imperialism, on August 5, Wang Jingwei convened the pseudo-"Sixth National Congress of the Kuomintang" in Shanghai, which was attended by Kuomintang defectors. , acknowledging the three principles of "good neighborliness, joint defense against communism, and economic cooperation" in the Japanese Konoe statement.The meeting elected Wang as interim chairman. On December 8, they signed the "Outline for the Adjustment of New Relations with Japan" and its attachments with the Japanese invaders.Its main contents are: (28) Northeast China was ceded to Japan, and Mengjiang (referring to Suiyuan, Chahar provinces and northern Shanxi at that time), North China, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and South China islands were designated as "national defense and economic "" The "Strengthened Joint Zone of Japan and China" was occupied by the Japanese army. (12) Japanese garrisons in key locations in North China and Mongolia, specific locations along the Yangtze River, and specific islands along the coast of South China, and control the railways, aviation, communications, and major harbor waterways where they are stationed. (30) Japan has the privilege of developing resources in North China, Mongolia, Xinjiang and other regions, and controls the finance, economy, transportation, agriculture, trade and customs of the Wang Puppet Privileges. (1940) Japan assigns advisers to the Wang regime, etc. On March 3, 30, the Wang Puppet "National Government" was formally established in Nanjing.Wang Jingwei acted as the chairman of the pseudo-national government and served as the president of the Executive Yuan.Chen Gongbo served as the president of the Puppet Legislative Yuan and the Minister of Political Training, and Zhou Fohai served as the Minister of Rectification and Finance.Since then, a puppet regime acting as the eagle dog of Japanese imperialism has emerged on Chinese soil.

The military and civilians across the country were very indignant at the fact that Wang's group surrendered to the enemy and established a puppet regime, and they continued to attack.In the end, it perished completely with the defeat of Japanese militarism.

Wisdom Interpretation:

Looking back at history, countless heroes have shown us the connotation of strength of character. As young people in the future of the motherland, we must remember: to be a person must have strength of character.

Why use one reason after another to repeatedly say that you are not a coward, but you are unwilling to stand up at the real critical moment, like Mr. Wen Yiduo, and shout "Our China"!
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